PC: Synergistic Tesla, Lessloss, Transparent MM

I agree that the highs in the new DCCA Reference Masters are extended and sweet. I never tried the Musical Essence II, so I can't compare them. I didn't end up keeping the Reference Masters because they were a bit too rich in the midbass and bass for my system/tastes. (And I too was guilty of being impatient and not giving Don a chance to customize them!) If you liked the midrange and bass of the Musical Essence II but just want a bit more treble extension, trying out the new DCCA cables may be a good idea! I use a modified 20A DCCA Source with rhodium plugs on my Running Springs Danielle with great results. I'm hearing nice sweet, crystaline highs through my Gallo Reference 3.1s. And I'm actually thinking about sending the cable back to upgrade to the new design.

In my experience, the Fusion Predator is nowhere near as warm as the stock DCCA Reference Master, but has a more detailed midrange, slightly more extended treble, and faster bass with less overhang. I initially thought it sounded lean, but after swapping interconnects, I found the leanness I was hearing to be originating from my silver interconnects.

As an aside, if you're at all interested in new DCCA or Fusion cables, you should know that you can probably get them for (a lot) less than the listed prices!

Tomer

Yikes! I didn't mean to step on any toes!

But I thought it's common knowledge that Fusion cables are being sold at introductory pricing right now until word gets out how good they are. I know I'm not the first person to put that in a thread!

And Don offers demo cables (when he has them available) which are for all intents and purposes, new! In fact, there's a demo ad up on Audiogon right now...

I've been dissuaded from even contacting some manufacturers in the past because I've thought I couldn't afford afford their cables, only to find out later that I could have gotten a better deal. I just think DCCA and Fusion are great cables, and I wouldn't want someone to avoid trying them because they think they can't afford them. Though I can see why that may have been a mistake... I guess I'll keep my big mouth shut in the future!

Tomer

I think Don and Eric will forgive you! Both are class guys who make terrific products.

I think a better way to put it would have been that both will be able to make good recommendations from their lines based on your budget, drop them a line.

Has anyone compared the new DCCA Reference Master, Fusion Audio, Synergistic Tesla, Virtual Dynamics power cables? If so, please let us know your inpressions on these power cables.