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NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables

CT Graphene Matrix Cables:

I have been using the CT GE cables for almost two years.
I recently traded up for a full loom of CT Graphene Matrix cables, including speaker, interconnect and PCs, and I wanted to share my experience. I started by replacing only the ICs to try and hear the differences.

The new Matrix interconnects sounded better than the GE immediately after install. I found the original Graphene Extreme ICs to be good but not on the same level as the outstanding GE speaker cables. As break-in started to clear things up, I can hear more clarity and detail not heard before. The ICs are incredible on their own and at the 30 hour mark, I can hear a clear superiority over the GE ICs. I recently started using the Teo Game Changer ICs and preferred them over GE but the Teo has now fallen to the new Graphene Matrix ICs. My Teo’s were and are great, and it is stunning to experience Cerious Technologies commitment to making great technology better.

On the third day of listening to the GM ICs. I couldn’t wait anymore, Having too much fun. I then installed the speaker cables and power cords once I had a pretty good feel for the sound of the GM ICs.

With the full loom of GM cables running in they are going through some strange changes and definitely need time to settle down before realizing what they can really do and very important Bob says to not move them. Since I have a home office I can let them run in all day. I’m at around 120 hours now and they are still improving. Here’s what I’m hearing:

Extended highs and tighter lows.
More detail and better low level listening
Drums are tighter, more clearly defined. So real is the snap of the snare drum. The bass has more depth, seemingly goes deeper, lower. This aspect stands out the most.

I am not in the industry, I’m not an engineer, I don’t work for Cerious Technologies, but I am a fan of the cables and am enjoying what my system is capable of.

I’m closer to my own pinnacle of sound reproduction than ever before.

Lance

lancelock
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koenvingerhoets
22 posts
 
Ack - I just read the previous page... :s Sooooooooooooo I'm one of the people with questions... sorry. Not from Korea though ;) 
I just hope Bob has some time to relax. Sorry for being a nuissance.
lancelock OP
1,085 posts
 
@toetapaudio, @yoby summed it up well. I would add the Matrix is a little more natural sounding. I only have the older versions of the Sablon cables for comparison though.
klh007
614 posts
 
@yoby, Jeff, So you might agree with Dave of ZenWave Audio who claims the connectors are as or even more important than the cable? He also thinks the NCF connectors are the best sounding by a wide margin and would prefer a lesser cable with NCFs vs better cable terminated with any other connectors. Perhaps you can give us a more detailed comparison of the Matrix cables with the 2 different connectors, NCF vs stock?
genjamon
96 posts
 
@ klh007  I had a full loom of Dave's PL cables with FI50 Furutech connectors (the version before NCF came out).  Tom on here has compared non-NCF with the NCF FI50's, and doesn't think there's a huge difference, certainly not worth replacing non-NCF FI50's with new NCF FI50's.  

With that said, I found the Graphene Extreme PC's to be an absolute improvement on every component over Dave's PL cables with the FI50's.  And that's with the cheaper stock connectors on the Graphene Extreme's.  If the Matrix are a big improvement over the Graphene Extremes, I'd say take Dave's comments on connectors with a grain of salt.  Bob has a really magic recipe here with these graphene products, and at VERY attractive price points relative to the competition.  I can't wait to upgrade some of my Graphene Extreme PC's to the Matrix to see what that's all about.  I might be able to justify disassembling my two remaining PL cables to use their FI50 connectors in a couple of the Matrix cables I want to order in the coming months - to be able to hear those differences from stock for myself as well.  At least I wouldn't have to wait for extended break-in.  
maxima95
289 posts
 
genjamon

My experience with the Furutech FI-50(R) and FI-50(R) NCF, mirrors Tom's.  I listened to both on Dave's PL 11 and a Furutech  s55n.   If I already had the FI-50(R), I would not replace it with the NCF.   If I didn't  already have the FI-50(R), I would be reluctant to pay the extra $ for the NCF.  


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