WOW, what a ride. New update:
I basically have sold all my cables and cords. I have a 2m Hurricane and 2m Basic power cord and Niagara 1000 that I'll soon put up for sale I think (unless I use it in my second system).
New set up is as follows:
Niagara 3000 with Dragon power cord into an Edison outlet that is on it's own circuit. All other power cords are Hurricane's and that includes on my Quatro's for the sub bass.
I use a Horizon (WEL Signatures first year's name, but identical to the WEL Signature) and the Fire IC into the Vandersteen M5-HPA mono's. Still using The Memory Player server with built in DAC and analog volume control. I'll be selling my digital soon and moving into something else (auditioning a few things)
I also am using the Fog Lifters. I have heard that at a dealer and the demo was great. Heard the slight (very slight) difference. They help manage the cable runs.
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Still burning, but man does this system sound better than anything I imagined I could afford. The new AQ line of cables is my favorite and that includes the even more expensive lines from some of the smaller companies that I've heard in my system. |
Try the Silversmith Fidelium SC's. You will be astonished at how good they are at any price, let alone their modest price. Real ear-openers. Neal
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All burned in. Holy crap is this bliss. I can't believe how GREAT the Dragon cable from the Niagara 3000 to the dedicated outlet (Edison outlets) sounds. I installed my older Hurricane and kept going back and forth over the lsat week. The Dragon at that one choke point makes. a WORLD of difference. So inky black quiet with amazing micro and macro dynamics. All the AQ cables are neutral. Is the Dragon worth the price increase over the Hurricane? To my ears it's like an upgraded component. I didn't think it would have that big a difference. It should when you consider the price difference, but we all know cables/cords can only do just so much, but if your system let's you hear the differences and can scale, this will be a good way to see how much it will scale. I'd still look to upgrade a preamp or source before going to a Dragon from another cord, but at this level, you may need to go up 10k in a speaker or preamp. JMHO |
ctsooner
Thank You for the update. I did spend time with the Hurricane-it is excellent at price-point. I have not auditioned the Dragon.
Happy Listening! |
Hi all, If anyone's interested in a 2 meter pair of Robin Hood bi-wire combo (silver bananas)- give me a shout. They're currently on eBay, https://www.ebay.com/itm/174614867219but will be happy to further discount the price if sold outside of eBay. Cheers! |
That reminds me. I need to list my 2m pair of Hurricanes and the Niagara 1000. Thanks. |
Hi all
Anyone here go from William Tell bi wire to Thunderbird Zero?
Would love to hear your experience.
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I had a similar question for AQ, and was advised that the William Tell Silver biwire would be a better choice than Thunderbird biwire (I did mention I have 96dB Tannoys). The cost for these 2 configurations is very close. I was also told this would handily beat my double run of AQ Kilimanjaro, which is their 12 AWG (9 AWG for a double run), 2nd from top Everest, all PSS silver cable from 2 series ago. The Kilimanjaros still sound fantastic to me (lots of detail AND body), so I’m taking my time with any upgrade.
And @ctsooner is making me want to snag a used Dragon for my Niagara 7000 or the solid-state Phison amp, dammit.
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I bought the WT Silver true bi wire ((Zero and main cable). I loved the Thunderbird, but I felt the WT Silver were more neutral in my system and room. They seem more open with a better defined stage, including depth. Just so smooth with zero fatigue. Voices seemed a bit better fleshed out. I was listening/auditioning in shop, so not my main system.
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I owned the Thunderbird Zeros for a couple of years. They are miles ahead of what the Silversmith Fideliums will do for you. I had the Fideliums at home for a couple of weeks. They weren’t that great. Nice bass, huge loss of high end detail with the Fideliums. If you didn’t know what you were missing you’d like them.
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Hey all!
Just got my new Thunderbirds (Zero). Only had a few minutes with them but they sounded great. Was hard to do an efficient AB test against the William Tell bi-wires, which blew me out of the water when i first heard them (before that i had the Robin Hood bi-wire and i recall hearing a big difference there). By the time i disconnected and moved everything today, I'm not sure my brain remembered how good the WT sounded to measure up against the TB. Both sound amazing, but i'll be keeping the TB for now (until next upgrade, oh no!)
Anyway, what i wanted to tell everyone is that i now have a 3 meter (10ft) pair of William Tell bi-wire for sale at very (very!) good price. I also got a great deal on them as they were previously a demo pair for a European dealer i buy lots of AQ stuff from (especially power cords).
Feel free to email me
amyr
(at)
bezeqint.net
Shipping will be from Israel.
Peace.
O'
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Glad to hear you loved the William Tell bi wire cables. I just ordered some, but unfortunately need 15 feet. Can’t wait to get them.
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Congrats! You'll love them.
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Still have a 10 feet William Tell bi-wire combo (pair) for sale at a great price.
These cables are very very good.
Feel free to email me
amyr
(at)
bezeqint.net
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ricred1
Happy New Year!
any new Cable/Cord(s) headed your way in 2022 ?
Happy Listening!
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Hi,
Very interesting thread!
I recently auditioned the Rocket 88 vs the Robin Hood ZERO. Wow, the difference was huge! I didn’t expect that! The RH made the soundstage open up so much more, with so much clarity and transparency. The bass was so much tighter and better separation and layering compared to the R88.
I also auditioned the Water and Earth interconnects, and in my system I needed the warmth of the Water RCA to make it a more smoother, fuller and engaging sound. The Earth was so much tigher but in my system not a good match with the RH. It was better, with more focus and separation but made it to clean to my ears, like it took all the warmth / life out of my system.
I’m wondering if the William Tells will sound a bit fuller / warmer so the voices has more weight, authority and body compared to the RH? Or how can you describe the characteristics of the WT in comparison?
Thanks!
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