Audioquest Angel vs Synergisitic Research Atmosphere Alive

Not sure which power cords or speaker cables you’re using, but if you simply add more Foundation to your loom, replacing non-Foundation cables be they interconnects, speaker cables, or power cords with Foundation, the frequency balance will fill out including low frequency and mid-range weight. Mixing and matching cables makes less sense than four different wheels and four different tires on the same sports car. The Cable Company will enable you to audition the full Foundation loom without having to purchase the cables ahead of time. you can also compare this loom, to Audio quest as they carry both brands. Then you’ll know for sure.

Yours in music,

Ted Denney III

Lead Designer/CEO Synergistic Research Inc.

Cable Stew is a killer of performance as well as potential. As in life, pick a chair. If you sit between chairs, you end up on the floor.

We use different mini din plugs depending on needed pin configuration. All are treated and voiced with UEF Tech to match the geometry and materials of the cable they will be used with. In other words, the entire cable including the connectors are voiced as a single unit. So the connector that is used, is the best connector possible for sound quality. I hope this helps, but really the only way to be sure, is to try a cable in your system.

yours in music,

Ted Denney III

Lead Designer/CEO Synergistic Research Inc.

OK I just reread the OP. If you’ve already got foundation, I would just add more foundation cables and close the loom. You will absolutely be blown away by a full loom including power cords. That’s why I developed foundation, so guys can afford a full loom if they want to try it. And of course you can try it before you make the decision to ultimately buy it. That’s how High End Audio should always be, try before you buy.

@guakus I’ve not read this thread, it just popped up on an email alert because you mentioned my name. It depends which Atmosphere series you’re talking about. If it’s the new Atmosphere SX, it’s a significant improvement over Foundation although Foundation is fantastic. And if you run an entire loom of Foundation, each piece will punch far above its individual performance level. That’s the loom effect. You can also loom Foundation with Atmosphere SX due to several design commonalities including pure silver conductor air strings, and UEF technology. I have to be careful how much I say on AG or my comments will get taken down. If you have the chance, do a direct AB comparison between the two cables you want to try, the cable company can facilitate the audition. You can even directly compare Synergistic Research to AudioQuest.

Yours in music,

Ted Denney III Lead Designer/CEO Synergistic Research Inc.

Do you have mismatched power cords, or is every single cable including power cords and digital from the same loom?

Atmosphere X is not Atmosphere SX. Honestly the Foundation phono cable is excellent.

Wow great comments, thanks guys. We can build you custom cables because we actually build all our cables in our southern California factory by hand. A true made in USA brand and we love helping fellow Music Lovers get great sound. Hey, we’re audiophiles at SR as well 😃

@guakus I would clean up my power cord loom first. And you can go as high as Atmosphere, but you’ll get better performance by replacing multiple power cords at once with Foundation instead of over spending on a single higher end power cord. Also keep in mind, all Synergistic Research products except fuses have a lifetime upgrade path with 70% of retail going towards new SR products at twice the old cables value. And you don’t have to trade cables for cables, you could’ve purchased cables from Synergistic in 1993 and get 70% of their old retail value towards anything in our current catalog. If it were my system, I’d first close the loom with Foundation, and then look at power conditioning and ground filtering next. MiG SX footers are also an option as one of the single most transformative products we make.

I am a little confused. :( Replacing my main power cables with Foundation seems like a step backward, no offense intended.

No offense taken. You have cable stew. Talk to your dealer about auditioning a full loom of Foundation power cords to replace your stew. Get back to me after a week, you’ll likely be very surprised. But if you don’t want to hear the loom in your system which is one of the most powerful things you can do to improve your stereo, replace the Kimber.