What's your High End best buy/unknown components?


There seem to be so many choices in high end audio products and only the most popular (reccomended/marketed) products are the one that sell. It would be interesting to compile a list of components that have not received as much exposure in the press or not been reviewed or listed as "reccomended" or heavily marketed that are truly excellent or best buys(not necessarily inexpensive) in audio. Nice to hear some dealers' comments since they are exposed to more components than we consumers.
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I am extremely pleased with the pure silver hand-made cables (interconnect and speaker) that I purchased from Ric Cummins 6-months ago. The "Jaden" cables were designed by Mr. Cummins, who is also the designer and manufacturer of the Rosinante Dulcinea Speaker and Argent Room Lens and Dark Matter Shelves.

Until acquiring the Jaden cables, I had tried many well known and regarded cables (Nordost Quattro Fil, Acoustic Zen Silver Reference, Siltech, Transparent, Cardas, and so forth) and was never fully satisfied. I have found the Jaden cables to be tonally balanced, highly detailed, very controlled in the bass, dynamic, smooth, and musical. I have not craved to find a better cable since. Unfortunately, the Jaden cables are not widely known, but my buddies who have auditioned these cables were thoroughly impressed and have made the switch too. I have heard the Jadens do extremely well with horn, planar, and dynamic speakers.

I am also extremely happy with my Dulcinea speakers. Because I have a rather large room, 17 X 30, with a cathedral ceiling, I am integrating the Dulcinea speakers with a REL Stentor subwoofer. The combination is sublime!

My hats off to Mr. Cummins for designing high quality products that are very thoughtful to the consumer. His products are again reasonably priced and deliver much sophistication.
Within my experience, system, etc. ;

Densen electronics, Wasatch Cable Works, Tekline power cords, Yamamura Art-Q Dampers
The Placette Passive Preamp is the best sounding preamp that I have heard regardless of price. The volume control uses nothing but the best resistors available anywhere. Most systems that have efficient speakers need only a passive preamp anyway. It only costs $1400 and has a remote control as well. If you have efficient speakers and do not have a turntable, you owe it to yourself to check out the Placette website.
No longer being produced,but for me it has been NEAR speaker's!I have a set of Modified M15's and am getting M50's!
Wasatch Cable Works interconnects. Stunning improvement over the Cardas and Synergistic Research I was using. A very well kept secret.