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Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line?

I have been extremely satisfied with Audience Interconnect and Speaker cable for some time, natural/organic/neutral presentation that works with every component I’ve used, solid state or tube. I own Au24 SX XLR Interconnects and Speaker cables. I have also been impressed with Audience cables price to performance ratio. I just received an email of another breakthrough reference line, the Au24 SX2, which will actually be called the Front Row line.  Alas, pricing at $5100 per 2 meter Speaker cable is no longer readily affordable. I guess Audience is rapidly catching up in price to its competitors, now that they also enjoy name recognition and stellar reviews. However, they are wonderful cables!  Has anyone heard these cables or know much about them relative to SX line? If they’re as much a revelation over the SX as the email from Audience claims, I might have to start saving. I’ll wait for the reviews I guess.  Thank you to all!
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jerrybj
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I'm looking to try/buy an Audience AU24SX AES/EBU. 

Think I'll prefer this over the Front Row.

Another option is either Atlas Mavros or Triode Wire Labs Spirit 110. Has anyone tried these? 

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jafant
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romney80

 

An update? Did you demo Ansuz C2 digital cable?

Or, did you stay with Audience SX ?

Happy Listening!

cappuccino
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Old thread, but still relevant for many I guess.

I am new to Audience, but have just tried out the Au24 SX and frontRow power cables and find them to be phenomenal.

I have so far compared them with Ansuz Mainz A2 and C2 and Nordost Tyr2 and Valhalla 2.

I prefer Au24 SX over all of them and the frontRow even more.

I have been very happy with Ansuz C2 and thought they were very good in bass department, but the Audience even more. Now I find Ansuz to sound hard and flat in comparison. The Audience maybe does not have that big «wow» effect in the beginning, but that is because they are just more musical and dont emphasize certain areas, but are just very resolving and musical. 

I am in the process of replacing all my Ansuz and Nordost cables with Audience:) I am prepared to takte the loss, just wish I discovered Audience earlier.

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jafant
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cappuccino

 

Thank You for the Ansuz, Audience, and Nordost comparison. What gear is in your System?

 

Happy Listening!

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audphile1
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This just says how subjective and system/room/listener dependent it all is.
I evaluated (all XLR) AU24SX, Kimber KS 1126, Analysis Plus Silver Apex, Nordost Tyr 2 against the AZ Absolute Copper I had at the time. With the amp upgrade I had excess bass with the AZ cables and was looking for something that’s better balanced top to bottom. 
The AU24SX had a hump in the presence region and some glare that caused fatigue. Nordost ended up winning the shootout and I now have Tyr 2 XLR throughout. 
And this is with AU24SX speaker cables by the way. I actually thought the AU24SX will be awesome synergy but it didn’t pan out that way. 

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