Audioquest Dragon ZERO vs Transparent Opus

chauncey

At this level of Gear, Transparent OPUS. Enjoy the Music.

Happy Listening!

My big bugaboo with Transparent is their price new, vs the hit you take should you try to sell them. I also have little respect for their 'Network' boxes. And, yes, I have owned Transparent speaker cables.

To me, the new cables from AQ by Garth Powell are unbelievably good.

The big question is how it will work with your equipment. I have no experience with D'Agostino, and limited experience with Wilson.

As @ghdprentice, you should have a dealer/s loan you a set to try out on your system.

One person I would recommend you PM is John Rutan (Audioconnection). Though he is a dealer, he offers free, and very good advice without trying to sell you something. (And, believe me, he is the only dealer I would recommend without pause, as he is knowledgeable and nice).

Bob

@jafant

What is your reference point for your recommendation? Have you owned Audioquest Dragon Zero or Transparent Opus? Have you heard a demo of the two speaker cables in the same system / same room? Please elaborate. Thank you

rbach

Yes, I have heard the AQ Dragon Zero/TA Opus in the same system, same room.

System: Brinkman analog front, dCS DAC (server), Luxman D-03x player,  D' Agostino separates and Wilson Audio DAW, Alexia V.

Happy Listening!

What if I could get the Dragons at more than half the cost of the Opus?