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05-22-01
The kit will be arriving later this week and i will let you ... Dekay
05-22-01
don't fret kiddies. you'll only feel stupid for a short whi ... Caterham1700
05-22-01
I may be stupid, but i am not alone. in fact i like the com ... Redkiwi
05-23-01
hi red, i first started out with the speaker cables alone ... Caterham1700
05-23-01
Yes ken, when i tried the solid core stuff years ago, each t ... Redkiwi
05-26-01
Redwiki, looking forward to your results with the sakura sys ... Slawney
05-27-01
The cables have gone through some interesting changes. but ... Redkiwi
05-27-01
I would like to make a few notes on ic assembly for those th ... Dekay
05-27-01
Just a comment on what i term smearing. if smearing of soun ... Redkiwi
05-27-01
Redkiwi: both of the ic's that i was using before are solid ... Dekay
05-27-01
Hi dekay. i am using the 47labs for interconnect and speake ... Redkiwi
05-28-01
Redkiwi: i shoved the cable so hard the first eight attempt ... Dekay
06-02-01
Well blow the feathers off m'kiwi and call it a wallaby! li ... Redkiwi
06-02-01
Redkiwi, you lone ranger! do you have the otas between your ... Slawney
06-02-01
Slawney. i happen to agree with your comment about the coin ... Redkiwi
06-04-01
Kimosabe, the bass has arrived. still a little rubbery at t ... Redkiwi
06-04-01
Sorry slawney i didn't answer your question. i only have th ... Redkiwi
06-05-01: Redkiwi
I'm sold now. I will be brief.
The sound is vibrant (perhaps forward) in that instead of images flattened behind the speakers, the room is now full of music. None of this is accompanied by any nasty sounds except those obviously present in the recording.
I can hear every tiny detail of transients like cymbals, bells, rim-shots etc. The speed is stunning and the timing is so coherent top to bottom that the music just takes over from the sound. What a treat to be not fretting about the sound of the system and just boogying to the music.
Incredibly, these feeble looking cables make it sound like I have 1300w monos, not 130w monos. The music just breathes, shimmers and shakes.
No congestion, some vestiges only of unwanted warmth (still diminishing as the cables continue to burn in). Otherwise incredibly neutral. Several CDs that were just too aggressive to listen to are now wonderously rich sounding. Some CDs that were muted and a bit lifeless are now brought to life.
I know unqualified raves are not well received here. So I will leave it at this. If you get hung up on the difference between price and the intrinsic value of the materials (as many here seem to do with cables) then forget these cables. If you are mad enough, like me, to lay out USD600 for cables on a chance - then I reckon the odds are high that you will not regret it, provided you have the patience to let them burn-in. If you don't believe in burn-in you will throw these cables away in the first week - just remember to throw them in my direction. If you think these cables cannot be great because they cost ONLY USD600, then you should think again. If you want to spend less than USD600 then work something out with a friend, because the kit gives you 50m of conductor (or 12.5m of stereo pair) and 12 RCA connectors, and you can buy extra connectors and/or cable. I'm stupid enough to be considering buying a second kit so I will have plenty to be able to make cables up in the future as my system changes. My Coincident, Cardas, Wireworld and Siltech cables are not going back in the system.
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06-06-01
I received my speaker cable and 2 pairs of ic that dekay (th ... Brulee
06-06-01
Welcome to the lunatic fringe brulee, me ol' mate. Redkiwi
06-07-01
Redkiwi, i am jealous. it cost me 50 times more in cables t ... Slawney
06-07-01
Hi slawney. your 50 times more expensive cables may well be ... Redkiwi
06-07-01
I have approx. 250 hours on both the ic's and the speaker ca ... Dekay
06-08-01
You know guys, everything you've said - and its all very goo ... Asa
06-08-01
Asa: please include your detailed observations on the audio ... Dekay
06-08-01
I just received a flyer from maplshade and they now have imp ... Dekay
06-09-01
Get back on the merry-go-round, dekay. we're all still ridin ... Kublakhan
06-11-01
Red, brulee,...- i just couldn't pass up trying the ota kit ... Jcbtubes
06-11-01
I've got mapleshade double helix on order, about a week befo ... Kitch29
06-11-01
Kitch: i will be very interested in your take on the ota vs ... Dekay
06-11-01
Just the speaker cables, dekay. you'll have to pry my silver ... Kitch29
06-11-01
Kitch, good, you just saved me a bundle (even on a 30 day ba ... Dekay
06-11-01
Apart from the upper bass just plain disappearing for a few ... Redkiwi
06-12-01
Might it be worth trying garden hose on the woofers and ota ... Kitch29
06-12-01
Kitch29, i suspect it would destroy the coherence of the pac ... Redkiwi
06-14-01
Kitch29 - i will eat my hat now because i think you are righ ... Redkiwi
06-14-01
Kiwi, so you presently have ota everywhere but the woofers. ... Gregm
06-14-01
Just digital sources, but otherwise correct gregm. from wha ... Redkiwi
06-15-01
not so fast, red. so far after 8 months of using the 47 lab ... Caterham1700
06-15-01
Ok ken (as mr webb said), but i will have another go when th ... Redkiwi
06-19-01
Redkiwi and dekay-as you know, i've been breaking in the map ... Kitch29
06-19-01
Kitch: i am glad to hear that they are working well in your ... Dekay
06-19-01
As i was writing here about an hour ago, i'm noticing that s ... Kitch29
06-19-01
Very interesting kitch. i don't know anything about the map ... Redkiwi
06-19-01
Redkiwi- they're about 24 gauge with a thin shield; very sti ... Kitch29
06-19-01
Kitch: the soft plastic rca's are much easier to take off w ... Dekay
06-21-01
I have been using the ota cable kit in the system listed in ... Dekay
06-21-01
Interesting post, d-k. thanks for info! Gregm
06-21-01
Ps: i forgot to mention (in my rambling) that i will also b ... Dekay
06-21-01
I largely agree with dekay's findings, but came off using co ... Redkiwi
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