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Stealth Metacarbon Cables: Anyone ever hear them.

After having such great listening rewards when I put into my system the Stealth Sextet digital cable, I have been wondering what would take place sonicly if I put one Stealth Indra IC in my system.

However, this very highly acclaimed IC is also infamously priced around $6000.00 for a one meter pair! I have been reading about Stealth's new IC called the Metacarbon which is to supposed to give a very healthy dose of the Indra's performance for half the price.

So, my questions to you GON members:

1) Have any of you heard/auditioned the Metacarbon, and if so what were your opinions regarding its sonic performance?

2) I'm planning to put it between my dac and preamp to get its fullest effect on my system. If you have used the Metacarbon, has that been your experience regarding placement in your rig?

3) Any lucky members who use the Indra IC ever compare the performance of the Metacarbon to it, and if so what is your impression of this cable's performance compared to your Indra's?

Please, if any of your Gon members are nice enough to respond to these questions, don't refer me to the online reviews, Six Moons/PFO, I have read them already, I trust GON members experiences/opinions much more then the professional reviewers either on the web or print media. Thanks in advance to anyone sharing their experiences with this cable.
teajay

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freejazz
29 posts
 
Teajay,

I have two pairs of Indras and one pair of the MetaCarbons.

I have said many times that if I had not heard the Indras, I would have had no complaints with the MetaCarbons. It is silly to even attempt to guess, but the MetaCarbon is probably 90-95% of the Indras.

The Indras seem to be slightly more extended at both the top and bottom, they are a bit clearer throughout the spectrum and the dynamics are slightly better.

Hope that helps!
freejazz
29 posts
 
Teajay,

One quick note in that I must agree with Bill ... the similarities in the cables are much greater than any differences. They can be heard, but I do believe it would take a very resolute system to hear the relatively subtle differences.

I will need to defer on your question. I unfortunately cannot offer experience on the break-in of the MetaCarbons, as I purchased my pair second-hand. They were already broken-in. I did notice that they took about one full day of play to fully "settle-in" sonically for me.

Best,

Freejazz
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