Thanks for the posting. This is a daunting task. I really hate checking out cables....makes me ready for the funny farm......now where's me medication? Will look forward to the final review....I'll make do with the satori. Sean, if you happen upon this I'm curious, how good is the Jon Risch speaker cable? I'll bet it is in the oval 9 league.....cheers and good listening, Bluenose....
Cable shoot-out: Second summary
I received the Pure Note cables today and auditioned those with 2 friends and my wife against the Valhalla and Ensemble.
Let me just give a short summary for today:
The king of i/c are still the Valhalla, followed by a 20% margin by the Pure note i/c. The Ensemble still beaten by at least 50%
The Valhalla speaker cables are closely followed by the Ensemble (around 10% advantage for the Valhalla) and Pure Note fall behind by at least 50%.
So money-quality wise, if I were to buy cables today: Ensemble speaker cables and a tough decision between Valhalla i/c and Pure Note i/c.
Moneywise I would go for the Pure note i/c, but for the love of music I would have to take the Valhalla i/c. Maybe the Pure Note i/c will improve, once they are burned in. Then the decision would be a lot easier. But I have still lots of cables coming in. At the end of this shoot-out, I will post a detailed message, covering quality as well as prices. So please bear with me.
Let me just give a short summary for today:
The king of i/c are still the Valhalla, followed by a 20% margin by the Pure note i/c. The Ensemble still beaten by at least 50%
The Valhalla speaker cables are closely followed by the Ensemble (around 10% advantage for the Valhalla) and Pure Note fall behind by at least 50%.
So money-quality wise, if I were to buy cables today: Ensemble speaker cables and a tough decision between Valhalla i/c and Pure Note i/c.
Moneywise I would go for the Pure note i/c, but for the love of music I would have to take the Valhalla i/c. Maybe the Pure Note i/c will improve, once they are burned in. Then the decision would be a lot easier. But I have still lots of cables coming in. At the end of this shoot-out, I will post a detailed message, covering quality as well as prices. So please bear with me.