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Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
In having purchased and gone through more speakers than I can and care to remember, here's a few that captured the heart.Infintiy: Infinitesimals, Qa, QeDynauido: Where do I start, all that I have an heard.VMPS: RM40 ADS: 710, 810Not to say that t... 
Anti Cable difference.
Sonofjim, You bring to mind a few of my thoughts/concerns in regards to performance to price, which in the beginning is why I purchased the original Anti-Cables. I think I will have to purchase a set and give them a try for myself. Sigh......!! 
Anti Cable difference.
Stringreen, thank you for your response. While I have great respect for Paul's products, I was hoping for an overall gain in all spectrums of what the reference cables would bring to the table. Any comments/changes in the low end in regards to you... 
Recommendation for Tube Preamp around $1000
Dare I speak of the wonderful results that can be had with the Sonic Frontier Line 1. With the right combination of tubes, power cord, interconnects, it's still worthy of today's high end systems and compatible with several SS and tube amps of cou... 
Has anyone experimented with switching the Havana
Gregg, I'm glad you were able to get them. They made a readily appearant difference once in place. So I wish you nothing but continued growh and pleasure with your system. 
Nuforce & HiFi
Thank you everyone for the different insights and informations. Thus in the asking, I've also learned of a few added angles that I may research. JD_DF 
Has anyone experimented with switching the Havana
Gregg, my apologies for not getting back with you sooner, was off the grid for a while. In any regards, at the time of purchase that outsource site is what I used to acquire mine. I'm glad Eugene81 was able to help out, I've also gone there to ord... 
Has anyone experimented with switching the Havana
I thought the same also, upon inspection my DAC had the PCM56P chips. So after a little research I discovered that the -K was a better sounding and more linear chip. Once in place though, there was an immediate difference in my system, difference ... 
Has anyone experimented with switching the Havana
Peter, excuse me I misunderstood. I'm prsently using the PCM56P-K chip with very good results. Having purchased four for $20, ( from outsource.net ) the results far out weigh the cost an time. But of coarse YMMV. Cheers. 
Nuforce & HiFi
CK you're totally correct, I switched over to Shunyata products some years ago and haven't looked back. I will say this, I recently purchased XLRs and RCA ICs from Anti-Cable, being the curious one I am :-)). As they're breaking in I'm getting the... 
Nuforce & HiFi
Missioncoonery, thnak you for sharing. I hope others will also chime in with their findings. There after I may collectively assume the best or worse of this matter.Yet I have read of so many positive testimonies online. 
Has anyone experimented with switching the Havana
Peter I'm one of those curious audio/music lovers. The day can be going along fine, music flowing sweetly and serenely, and than of a sudden I'm wondering how this or that may sound under different circumstances. Thus my having swiitched out the c... 
Has anyone experimented with switching the Havana
Peter, In having switched out the chips I've noticed a sense of greater seperation of and around instruments within the soundstage, increased airiness of the high frequencies. and just an overall better sense of all that was there originally havin... 
Supra Sword speakercable:
After purchasing the Supra Swords speaker cable and listening to them in several different system configurations, I must say that for me they are a keeper. The musicality, huge dynamics, and overall pleasing asthetics, along with reasonable price,... 
Dollar to Satisfaction Ratio not met.
My fellow music lovers, thank you all for the hard truths, great realities and lessons within the numbers that I have yet to formaulate as a second sense. But in time that too shall come to past. While the suggestion of more research, which I can ...