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Mapleshade and others


Hello Folks:

Would appreciate any views on comparing the sound of their entire line with the following alternate choices:

Kimber Silver Steak
Harmonic Tech (Pro 11 plus or Magic)
Harmonic Tech (Pro Silway)
Cardas (Neutral or Golden Reference)
Kubala Sosna (anything)

My system will be tube based with the MB 450 by VTL and a tube preamp more than likely by CJ, ARC or Lamm. Speakers are Thiel.

My thanks.

D.H.
danhirsh
piedpiper
753 posts
 
The Mapelshade will blow away anything you put against them, IMO. They open the window wide by comparison with the Cardas being warm, rich and hugely lacking in detail by comparison and the HT being the closest but still far behind, with the Kimber in the middle. I haven't heard the Kubala. The further up the line you go, the smoother and more effortlessly transparant they get.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
>>The Mapelshade will blow away anything you put against them<<

That's funny.
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kwkwsr1000
40 posts
 
I agree with Piedpiper. I use the Mapleshade Planar V speaker wires and Ebony interconnects. I havn't hered anything that even comes close by a very wide margin! I'm moving up to the Ebnoy speaker wires now.
audiofeil
4,011 posts
 
Kwkwsr1000,
Please list all of the interconnects and speaker cables that you've compared to Mapleshade in your system.

Any cables heard outside of your system cannot be compared to Mapleshade as you know.

So, list away.
piedpiper
753 posts
 
Audiofeil,

Care to list the specific details of your experiences yourself?
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