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Teo XLR

I notice liquid cables are being talked about a bit at the moment so thought I'd share my experience.

I come from a somewhat cable sceptic background. After playing with modest cables I felt there were differences but it was all pretty subtle. The best I came across were Anti-cables which with everything I've seen seemed to offer slightly greater clarity. They've stayed in my system for the past 3 years as it's evolved.

I run an Emm Labs, Muse amp (very underrated)and Kharma speakers with just an XLR between the electronics. I was offered the opportunity to try a Teo XLR in an unfamiliar system a little while ago and was surprised at the difference it made so at the earliest opportunity I tried them in mine.

I've had them for over a week now and have been surprised at just how big a difference they've made. In a system that I've been very happy with the greater decay and body to notes is a revelation. They've added a more natural perspective that I didn't know I was missing. Very impressive.
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tbg
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Defride,
I heard them at CES. They sounded quite good, but they are very, very expensive. In the system I heard the speaker wires cost more than the speakers.
tbg
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Musicxyz, given your logic, I agree and would add that the six of you are irrelevant to me.

Realism is what I hear with the Exemplar Silver Portals. It is quite thrilling to be at the recording venue.
tbg
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Sabai, mercury vapor is hard to produce. It is, however, one of the reasons why mercury vapor rectifier tubes are no longer made. Ultimate all the mercury vapor got out through the glass.

There actually is little researcher concern about indium toxicity.
tbg
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Does any of this really matter? Who buys cabling on the basis of posting here? Most of us have probably only heard less than 5% of those available, and few have the same equipment or ears.
tbg
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Musicxyz, check out the reviews. They have a very thorough discussion of the conductive elements used in the liquid. There is no copper wire or copper.
tbg
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I should add that my Cerious Technologies cables, which had liquid in them, did leak. Fortunately, it was not toxic liquid. But from what I have seen, the Teos are very carefully made and shipped. Still, were I to have kids around, especially young ones, I would pause before getting the Teos.

Glory, do you find these cables "somewhat dark" as said in the 6Moons review? How is the holographic image?
tbg
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Sabai, I think that you should know that mercury thermometers are readily avail in most Latin and South American countries. I should also note that I once had a Keith Monks tone arm that used four mercury baths both to give contact between the cartridge cables and to provide dampening for the arm.

I have also noted that indium is used in lead free solder. It is used in nuclear medicine. I also note, "oral indium compounds do not have the chronic toxicity of salts of heavy metals, probably due to poor absorption in basic conditions."

I think you have greatly exaggerated concerns about this metal. I also think that Teo has made a very constructed cables that without deliberate effort should keep the conductive liquid inside.
tbg
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Let's get back to the sound of the Teos, can we?
tbg
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Sabai, yes it is way off topic. How good are these cables?
tbg
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Powder and Glory, thank you both for getting this thread back to the topic. Can you please say more about with which cables you compared them with.
tbg
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Thank you, Klinerm!
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