Cable question


I finally after listening to ten or so different cables, found the groove with a set of the Synergistic Research Apex SC with active shielding. I listened to them for several days, and have felt since the get go that they are very transparent, very organic sounding and the sound stage is just right. No problem distinguishing different instruments within the recordings, lending credence to accurate timbre. I just like the overall presentation...very live and dynamic. Last night I was monkeying around and I noticed that the little blue led lights that confirm the active shielding is on the cables were not lit up. Long story short, I have been listening to these $5000.00 cables without the active shielding on and can without any reservation say the cables sound much better without the shielding on in my system. I haven't bought the cables yet and am hesitating because of the circumastances. Any comments?
128x128elescher
If you don't like the "active bias",why don't you try a model w/o the biasing-same line of products.
SR cables take time to settle.
Keep the shielding on and let the system play as much as possible. Evaluate it later, in few days.
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Elesher, I agree with Audphile!... keep them on all the time and run the cables as much as possible even if you are borrowing them from The Cable Company. Some knowledgable folks think that with cables on the level of SR Apex the equiment is also adjusting to the new cable characteristics... so... give it time...

:) listening,

Ed

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