Review: Ridge Street Audio Poiema Signiture Interconnect


Category: Cables

It's taken some time for my re-enterence back to High End equipment but in doing so I finally stirred up the courage to explore replacing my long standing RC Audio ICs. I wanted an excellent quality Silver IC without a platinum price plus, it had to surpass my current holding. I've had AQ Quartz & Lapis prior to the RC Reference so you'd have to be a big dog to wrestle these out.
I had contacted many manufactures with my simple taste of soft rock, blues and jazz. The replacement had to present a big if not huge stage, great bass extention, smooth detailed upper ranges and not be ear fatuiging for listening secessions. Reading reviews posted here put me in contact with Robert at RSA. Origionally I had wanted a cable to help "tune" my system a bit but after talking with Robert it came to light that I was missing the forest for the trees and thru our discussion I agreed to have a set of cables engineered to fit my system, plus I got a money back guarantee, hey I can't lose!
From the very second the Poiema Signitures went in there was a difference, noticibly for me was presentation, it was smoother and more relaxed as I was listening to Enya A Day Without Rain. Musician placement was now even more precise than before, bass extention was fabulous and voice timbre more natural. Treble and upper register presentation smooth and so sharp that you could use as a knife edge but it was unharsh and nonedgey.
I've now logged approx 15 more listening hours and the presentation just continues to improve from Dire Straight's On Every Street thru the rough voice of John Lee Hooker, there is air in and surrounding his voice on The Healer but no quite background echoing the roughness in Hooker's voice, It is silky but not edgey. Moving to Dave Grusin the striking of the hammer of the paino is just that, you can feel the swing of the hammer moving to strike the string. Brush strokes across the cymbil is the convayence of the brass material itself and the clack of the drum stick on the tom tom conveys the texture of the wood itself.
So now what's the weakness? I'll probably never find find any and to receive a special engineered high quality IC at a fraction of the cost of what I was exploring? Well that's a no brainer, plus I get a chance to actually talk with the designer himself and share my ideas, It just doesen't get any better.
For all who read this, this is a subjective opinion but you're not going to werestle my Poiema Signiture from me becuse I can listen forever and not suffer listening fatiuge in doing so. Pardon me now it's time for a slice of Meatloaf's I Couldn't Have Said It and Thanks to Robert and Ridge Street Audio I can.

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This is a follow to my original post, I have been able to spend more quality time with my Poiema Signitures and have found my mouth open at the hidden details I never knew existed in my music before this! From Listening to Blondie Autoamerican I was almost knocked out of my listening chair when suddenly voices, instruments and supporting instruments emerged as hidden treasues that had never been revealed before the Poiema Sigs were in my system. But not just Blondie anything I listen to exposes more detail than I had never heard before this. The sound stage is expanding more, the plucking of strings is shining and the ring of the cymbals is just shimmering. Vocals are even more relaxed and natural and yes, if you have bad recording get out of the way becuse, these are not going to hide a thing it lays them naked to your ears.
I can't say enough praise about the product or the designer, becuse they are both very open and very willing to let you hear what they present as well as accept your contribution for changes. Rock on Robert! you put many other manufactures to shame simply becuse you won't settle for compromise and you listen. Thanks!
Hassel, That's very unfortunate, I had my Poiema's engenieered specifically for my system and they continue to be nothing but sensational. I am now considering replacing my speaker cables and LAT Int.is a forerunner to so, I'd be interested to hear you additional thoughts concerning theses if you're using them