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Audioquest Water

I heard through the grapevines that Audioquest discontinued the Columbia and replace it with a new interconnect named Water. Does any one know anything about this Water interconnect? I tried to Google it but could not get any info. Maybe Bo1972, our resident expert on Audioquest, can chyme in.
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ctsooner
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As you may know they are changing out a few of their cables as they upgrade. I will check on that or if John is around, he will know.
ctsooner
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Guys, I just spoke with John at Audio Connection. As you know he's a big time AQ dealer. I've been getting a bunch of AQ cable, in fact John had me get the Castle Rock instead of Gibraltar because it's the new one. The changes are minor. for the most part it's all just getting away from the metal parts on the cable and replacing them with poly so it doesn't change the signal. It's the part where the connectors are (sorry forget what they call the collars). They are just changing the names for marketing etc... He said you can hear differences, but it's not a major overhaul. Just enough change to give them new names. I bet they are also trying to keep ahead of all the counterfeit stuff out there too.
ctsooner
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Thanks Bo. they have to keep up with the others in regards to marketing, however there isn't that much more they can do at this point as their cables at each price point are about as good as it gets. Most dealers I have visited the last year or so use AQ as much as they can as they are so neutral and that's really what you want. Shouldn't have to 'tune' your system with your cable. I'm glad they keep the newer named cables at the same prices.
ctsooner
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LOL.. in the world of audio though, the prices aren't much higher. They just keep creeping the prices each couple of years so we don't notice it as much.
ctsooner
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Yes creepy, lol
ctsooner
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looking forward to your review.
ctsooner
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Fire is above water, lol. Sky is no longer I believe.
ctsooner
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There are many cables 'above' the Fire. I didn't want to say the Fire was the TOL. I"m very familiar with the whole line. I ended up with an XLR Niagara and have loved it. I will want to hear Fire too. I didn't like the Sky as much as the Niagara. I've heard the WEL with Vandy 7's and AR gear and it sounded incredible. It's just system dependent like anything else. Just proves that you need to audition anything in the system and you can't go by reviews or what others just say. JMHO
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