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04-01-12
have to agree with tbg that it would be very nice to go bac ... Taras22
04-01-12
Sab, have you ever had/heard the teo cables?? you seem to b ... Glory
04-02-12
Glory, i have never heard teo cables. i understand they are ... Sabai
04-02-12
Taras22, the gentlemen "doth protest too much, methinks ... Sabai
04-02-12
So you see if you were to use chocolate in your cables and a ... Glory
04-02-12
Since raisins contain antioxidants, are they beneficial to s ... Essentialaudio
04-02-12
Glory and essentialaudio, the tone of your posts is duly not ... Sabai
04-03-12
Sab, i don't need to respond to your posts as 22 has done t ... Glory
04-03-12
Sab, by the way i am a freak when it comes to organic. al ... Glory
04-03-12
Glory, please note, in his earlier post taras22 stated that, ... Sabai
04-03-12
And in the "synergistic research - new element cable&qu ... Fiddler
04-03-12
Sorry, my last post was addressed to sabai and i failed to m ... Fiddler
04-03-12
Cue the police: every breath you take and every move you ma ... Essentialaudio
04-03-12
Sab, you fell for the hd cable hype from xyz that ghost has ... Glory
04-03-12
Sab, 22 has given enough info to put one at ease concerning ... Glory
04-03-12
Fiddler, with all due respect, the first part of your reply ... Sabai
04-03-12
"...the word hypocrisy is not appropriate here..." ... Fiddler
04-04-12
Fiddler, with all due respect, i will be glad to give you a ... Sabai
04-04-12
Fiddler and audiofeil, i note the tone of your posts without ... Sabai
04-04-12
Sabai, once again this becomes a circular argument. you sim ... Fiddler
04-04-12
I'd like to preface my thread with ( i've been in this hobby ... Powder
04-04-12
Powder, i 2nd your thoughts on the teo std ic. when you hea ... Glory
04-06-12
Powder and glory, thank you both for getting this thread bac ... Tbg
04-06-12
Tbg, with all due respect, the topic is entitled "teo x ... Sabai
04-06-12
Tbg: i have been listening to "cables" since about ... Powder
06-02-12: Klinerm
I've been an Audiogon member for many years, and don't post much, but I just discovered this thread, and would like to contribute.
I met Brian Walsh (Essentialaudio) when I purchase a Kuzma 4-point tonearm from him some years ago. He introduced me to Teo cables. He could have easily contacted me and asked me to post on this thread, but he didn't. I found it accidentally by myself, because I like Teo cables (as well as many other brands of components), and therefore occasionally search the forums for discussions on them.
I was immediately blown away by the standard Teo ICs, compared A/B with the Kubala-Sosna Emotions and Elations, in my system. I liked them so much that besides replacing every short IC with them, I convinced Teo to make a 6.5 m pair (apparently never before done)to reach my CAT JL-3 monoblocks. The difference was nothing short of phenomenal. I have not even thought about auditioning other cables since then. The Teo standard ICs, at ($2500-$3000)/m, I actually think are a great bargain. Prior to the Kubala ICs, I had high-end Transparent Audios (can't remember which). Kubala blew them away, Teo blew the Kubalas away.
I had Kubala Elation speaker cables connecting CAT JL-3 monoblocks to Acoustat Spectra 66s when I first auditioned the TEO SCs. The Teo standard speaker cables were initially dramatic in comparison, but I ultimately concluded they lacked the smoothness of the Elations, despite having some other real positives, mainly a dramatic "presence." Brian subsequently lent me some Teo reference speaker cables to try. I evaluated them at my leisure in my own system, and ended up selling the (excellent) Elations and keeping the (yes, even better) Teos.
I'd also like to comment on the toxicity issue. I'm not an audio dealer, and have no dog in this “fight.” I'm a microvascular surgeon, I have an undergraduate degree in chemistry, and I think I'm capable of understanding, in general terms, the issues involved here.
Many things are potentially "toxic." I personally would not consume Indium, or intentionally breathe it for long periods. I would be even more careful about not touching hot vacuum tubes, or letting my 2-year-old or 5-year-old do so. I would be yet more careful about not putting my fingers or metal objects in electrical outlets, or on bare speaker terminals.
While it is sometimes easy to prove a positive, such as something is dangerous, it may be impossible, from a practical standpoint, to ever prove that something is completely safe. It all comes down to a risk / benefit analysis. My feeling is that these cables sound so good that their sonic benefit outweighs any of the theoretical risks discussed here.
Having said that, I wouldn't let my kids chew on them. I also wouldn't let them touch hot vacuum tubes, explore electrical outlets, or take a bath without an adult present.
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06-03-12
Thank you, klinerm! Tbg
06-03-12
This is one strange and fairly obnoxious thread all around. ... Joncourage
06-03-12
You're welcome,tbg. one thing i forgot to mention, all my ic ... Klinerm
06-03-12
Joncourage: yes, some retailers offer home trials, much as i ... Essentialaudio
06-04-12
Joncourage, a 1m pair of balanced (xlr) standard mk ii inter ... Essentialaudio
06-06-12
Klinerm, you stated: "i'd also like to comment on the t ... Sabai
06-06-12
Sab, you are like a cdp stuck on repeat over this toxic pho ... Glory
06-06-12
Hi gloria, toxicity is not a phobia. toxicology is my part o ... Sabai
06-06-12
Hi gloria, that was a typo. this should read "toxicolog ... Sabai
06-07-12
I've heard the 1m & 3m ics. in many ways the most musically ... Hornguys
06-07-12
Jim (hornguys), the products speak for themselves. that i've ... Essentialaudio
06-11-12
Hornguys, your post raises some questions. - specifically, ... Essentialaudio
06-12-12
You're right - i have no business commenting on the speaker ... Hornguys
06-13-12
Wow, this thread took on a life! i had a chance to run a fu ... Defride
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