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Teo Game-Changer IC's - get on the bus!

I wrote an extremely long review of 4 cables auditioned in my system recently. I pontificated for way too long and it was more an outlet for me to tell a story that cables do matter and how much each design can make your system sound. The last cable through was the Teo GC IC purchased here and it truly was a game-changer in how it shifts our paradigm about what wire gives us as "truth" and what this slurry of Ga-In-Sn can do better (IMO). Not a technical review but an emotional roller coaster through 4 different topologies:

Ribbons
Graphene
Multi-strand
Liquid

I'm happy to re-broadcast that here but it is very long (6+ MSWord pages long). I'll point to it for now and take your advice.

Bottom line is the GC cable is truly stunning in what it can do and for us mere mortals who cannot spend thousands on cabling, I believe it can elevate anyone's system to new heights.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=148932.0

Pete
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Is the Teo Audio website not up to date?
I don't see any mention of this new "Game-Changer" cable.
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@t_ramey , thanks.
Yes, I've seen the ads for sale in the marketplace.

I was just wondering if the cables are anything different from what they have posted on their website. 
On the website, all they reference is liquid audio cables.

I'm guessing the "Game-Changer" is so new that they do not even have it on their website yet. Maybe still in beta mode?
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Woah...those new Splash R's are more than 4 times the price of the Game Changers.
That's getting to be some serious coin. I hope they are better!
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@wig , did you get your Splash R's yet? Any thoughts?
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Well tomorrow will be 9 business days since I ordered. Also, no replies to my email or my messages through the Audiogon system.

@ozzy , that sounds a lot like the same complaints I read on that Cerious Technologies Graphene Extreme cable thread that you started. Folks complaining about Bob Grost lack of speed and responsiveness.

Same complaints on the Core Power Tech thread too.

Maybe, if folks wouldn't start these threads praising the work of small, boutique manufacturers, they wouldn't get swamped and overloaded with work. Just a thought.....
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Weak recordings and sub-standard equipment will show their short-comings rather quickly with these cables. There is no hiding...  :)

So it seems as if the Splash is quite different sounding than the GC cable then, huh? From what I've read, the GC seems to be a warm, full sounding cable.

Anyone experienced the difference between the Silver Splash and the Copper Splash?

I enjoy high resolution, but there is a point where I draw the line.
I cannot listen to any grit, glare, or grain in the name of resolution.
It is a very fine line to walk, but worthwhile if you can do it right, IMHO.

Too much warmth can be as bad as too much resolution though.
One makes you grind your teeth (resolution), one puts you to sleep (warmth).
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Thanks bumperdoo. So it sounds as if the difference is similar to the difference between solid metal copper and silver cables.

I find that silver offers more definition than copper, in a general sense.
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I wonder if this all is just another flavor of the month.

Ahhh...you've been around the block before, huh?

Hang around another couple years and you are bound to see Teo join the "Why so many XXX's for sale?" type of thread. ;^)

Will it go round in a circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
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Any forum, any time will have useless trolls with nothing to contribute.
randy is not the first troll on Audiogon, nor will he be the last.

Just don't feed the trolls the attention they so desperately seek.
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