Whether they actually sound better or not, I don't really care but I have a fetish for beautifully made, anaconda sized audio cables, especially with unusually well made connectors. Any ideas here especially where 2nd hand is a deep discount would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
High Water also carries High Fidelity and Kabula Sosna (I think). Have you heard these I/C's? Which one are you currently using? I've heard good things about these and the Stealth MetaCarbon I/C's
One of the Biggest Baddest Audio Cables is the NEW Kid on the block APCcables, really good price! on the GABOON pc and ULTRA!!! Performance!!! also very nice! guy to talk too... they look really nice, high quality, high performance! for reasonable price. APCcables gave me 30days trial but I'm kipping this bad ass power cord....
I recently thought that the Synergistic Research Galileo System for interconnects and speaker cables were the Biggest most Bad Audio Cables around. JMO :-)
They are hardly the biggest and certainly not the baddest and I don't think I've heard them but would like to. They are the Crystal Cable's Crystal Power Absolute Dreams.
The new Taralabs Evolution series cable, the speaker cable is flexible, gauge size is 000, The interconnect has capacitance of 2pf per foot!, This is the new cost no object flag ship cable from Taralabs, you heard it first, from the audiolabyrinth!
Hi TBG, The new flag ship cable is not on their Taralabs web site yet, It's not even released for sale yet, I have pics of the proto types and complete info sent to me from Taralabs, the Evolution cables will be sent to a reviewer within the next two weeks, this is what devon Scott said, the president of sales at Taralabs. TBG, I posted the info from Taralabs, that is part of my review, Take a peek into the Taralabs o.8 thread that you see me on alot, Tara did take the cables to ces 2014, only for static display for their distributers, they will soon be for sale, On my review and repost of the Taralabs Evolution series cables, I have the prices with the info, Happy Listening, Great to talk to you TBG.
I just tried level 3 power cords from Anti Cables and was shocked be positive improvement. No down side. Warm detailed with no listener fatigue. Great buy and system changing improvement. Best ANY power cable I have tried and didn't break the bank. I would not want to be in power cable making market with this guy!!!
I auditioned the level 3 PC last year and for the money, nothing can touch its beautiful tone and organic sound signature; just missing that last ounce of detail but it's a GREAT buy...
Hey guys please dont bite my head off for this: i have a super expensive Skogrand Centaurus A 2.5m that i want to sell. I'm not sure if it sells here .... if i pay and list it here do you think i can sell it? or should i do it on ebay or other websites .... where is the best place to sell it?
also i want to sell my geek out .... i'm asking people who have been using these forums for a long time .... is this place good for selling these stuff? i dont want to pay the money for ad and for it to turn out to be a huge waste of time
My vote would be the DanaCables. I've not heard them, but they look beefy and are expensive:
http://www.gingkoaudio.com/DanaCableSpeaker.html
Second, maybe Voodoo cables. I do have these in my system and they look like anacondas coming out of my equipment. Certainly look impressive and sound great too. They have a big price range for nearly any budget.
If you don't care about the girth of the cable so much, but want a bad-a$$ box / dongle in the cable, look at the MIT Oracle MA-X speaker cables. They cost as much as a nice Mercedes, but probably a good conversation starter along with giving a great sonic soundstage.
Dadbehsh, they have been well reviewed here, but I don't know if they are sold here. I would try AudioMart Canada and perhaps some in Europe. It is expensive to sell here.
Absolutely without a doubt Stage III Kraken power cords. DO NOT LISTEN to them unless your ready to buy. They are that good. If you can afford to buy one then use it on the AC line and be done with it. You will thank me for this tip. I have been an audiophile since I was 12 years old. I have heard quite a few cords. No need to name any but I assure you, you will consider this the best buy bad I know that this damn thing is EXPENSIVE. Buy it used or get discounts from dealers but get one and I promise you Nirvanna! Happy listening. I have sold just about every component I own but not the damn Kraken, not the damn Kraken! I hate this hobby.
Check it out, The Tara Labs Evolution Grandmaster interconnect and Speaker cables, The Grandmaster speaker cables has 288 conductors per channel, 000 gauge speaker cables, that is 85,000 mili-meters per channel, The inteconnect is Huge, has more girth than my Zero Gold interconnect, and Has the Brand new Generation 3 conductors in the interconnect with teflon film dielectric, new re-designed flexible air tube inside of both cables are more flexible than any cable Tara Labs has ever made, an accomplishment to say the least!
@AL, yeah Jorma makes his Prime and Statement cables in a similar way using hundreds of conductors of extremely pure gold and copper, only wound with hundreds of ultra thin ceramic glass fibres, along with the purest, non-colored teflon and heavily shielded, tin-plated copper shielding. Jorma Statement can compete with TL Grandmaster Evolution sc's, but not the Prime ic's which is to be expected given the very large price disparity. But for the money, Prime is very good. I rate it above Nordost Odin.
Stealth Audio Royale speaker cables should be checked out. http://www.stealthaudiocables.com/products/Dream/dream_Royale.htm When I first unpacked them I thought there was a Anaconda snake inside - they make their Dream cables look smallish in diameter. The fit and finish is stunning and what they offer sonically is very nice indeed :) I really like their Sakra V12's XLR IC's also.
I second Koloft. I own all Stage III cables and they have no sonic signature and are made like audio jewelry with Palladium Silver Ribbons in various configurations. I own the Mantikor Speaker cable, Gryphon interconnect, and the baby brother to the Kraken cord....the Triton. Praise the Lord for the inventor of these wonders.
I just yesterday got a pair of Skogrand Beethoven speaker wires. They were on all day and last night were wow! In 2011 on Dagogo I reviewed the Skogrand SC Air Reference Solid Copper Core speaker cables. I remember being quite impressed with their openness and dynamics. I am anxious to hear what the Beethovens do when broken in. The family resemblance suggests that these speaker cables sets the present sense of liveness and low resistance. Volume was greatly increased with them in my system.
Hi TPG, Interesting quik review post here, where can I read your full review's of these cables?, who makes them and what country?, Skogrand is the brand name?
MF's system benefited yet further from an enormous addition of lushness, texture, and warmth, along with major extensions of air, detail, and transparency, I've heard nothing like it," he declares, adding "a genuine breakthrough, though hideously expensive, while continuing to produce faster attacks, longer sustains, and deeper decays, said Michael Fremer ."Stereophile Magazine 2014 Recommended Components Fall Edition, The Tara Labs Zero Evolution I/C and Omega Evolution speaker cables matched combo.
Yeah Calvin, Taralabs really has no answer to the superior patented magnetic conduction technology which is technically superior. The best Taralabs could do is a version of that technology, but they'd just be playing catch up. Here you have a relatively affordable cable which embarrasses the big boys. Yep they've got a slam dunk.
I agree on that. There a lot of expensive cables out here that don't get it done. I just don't cable search anymore. I've changed a lot of equipment but these cables are not going anywhere. It's all expensive really. All I can say is that if you pay the money they have to deliver. The high fidelity is cheaper than its high end competition and to me it gets it done way better than the high end cables 3 times its price. I'm in a happy place.
Do you really believe that the media publication's around the world have not listen to high-fidelity's best cables?, you would be sadly mistaken if you thought other wise, that said, The new Tara labs cables have been deemed best available at any cost by everyone, including the world wide media, would you call the entire world wide media a hoax?, that would be foolish to do.
How can you buy the customer?, the customer's word of mouth is all the proof needed, I said, quote above, The new Tara Labs cables have been deemed best available at any cost BY EVERYONE.
@audiolabryinth. I wasn't talking about your mighty tara labs. I haven't heard their top of the line cable so I don't know what they do or don't do. All I know is the high fidelity works for me and that's good enough for me. I'm done this is where I get off my cable ride.
Everyone. Lol. Yup they are going to pick you up in that white truck audiolabryinth. I'm so glad I found my cable of choice. High Fidelity. If someone doesn't like tara labs they can go jail for that. Lol. Man I have never seen such brand loyalty in my life. Keith show us your tara labs tattoo. Lol.
calvinj, why have you said that?, there is many cheaper alternatives to buying the best available, I talk to many that use different brands of cables other than Tara labs, it does not matter to me what others use on their system!, I make my statement's based on media reviews and listening test, and individule impressions from others, the used and new market is flooded with High-fidelity cables for 75% off retail, although they may be decent cables, this speaks volumes!, have you ever saw any new top tier Tara labs cables like the Zero Evolution or Grandmaster Evolution cables on the used market?, LOL, NO!
@audiolabryinth. The market is not flooded with high fidelity at 75% off retail. Man you are making a lot Of not well informed statements and you always talk about the reviewers like they are gods. Good luck with your tara labs mission. Everybody knows you on a tara labs diet. It's cool. Just be who you are don't minimize your tara labs love fest. Lol. Lol. Lol. I'm staying away from this conversation with you. Lol.
Audiolabyrinth, I have only know one person who had Tara Labs cables and he was willing to send me a pair to listen to. I heard nothing notable from them and dropped further interest in them.
Perhaps you don't see many Taras for sale as few have been sold.
Hi TBG, I have seen many discontinued Tara labs cables sold quite alot here on Audiogon, I have seen my model that is being sold currently by Tara Labs, The Zero Gold I/C sale at least 7 times on Audiogon in 3 years, but the speaker cables I have, The Omega Gold, not to be confused with cables that say omega only, I have only seen Omega Gold speaker cables on all sites in 5 years to be 3 times ever, their is a pair on audio asylum trading post for nearly $10,000.00 for a few years old used mint condition Omega Gold cables, But never have I seen on any sales site The Tara labs Zero Evolution I/C and matching Omega Evolution speaker cables, or Grandmaster Evolution cables, likly, one might not see that happen for a few years to come, also TBG, Not all Tara labs cables are the best, that is why Tara labs now makes cables that are 2 different classifications, called, controlled Band width and extended Bandwidth, Tara labs just started that in 2014 to better suite all systems synergy.
Not going there anymore. I don't put other brands down. Man when people look at your comments they probably go wow. This is exactly why I'm glad that I don't have to search anymore. Just about had it with the crazy comments you make about tara labs. Good luck with that. Everybody else if you want to hear high fidelity in your system set up a demo and hear for yourself. Call the cable co. I doubt others will let you demo their brands. I know 15 people with high fidelity in their systems right now and they all are happy. People who sell their high fidelity are usually doing so to upgrade to the next level of high fidelity. It's a shame how a certain person is obsessed with putting these cables down in particular. Oh well I guess I shouldn't expect different.
12-18-14: Calvinj I'm done. It's quite apparent there there is only one cable on earth and the universe. Lol.
Yes, it's not brain washing. Tara Labs cables are the ONLY, the BEST, the most AMAZING, PHENOMENAL, INCREDIBLE, STUPENDOUS, INCREDIBLE CABLES IN THE UNIVERSE. Didn't ya know?? They, according to Dr Tara Labs will TRANSFORM a lowly pair of $690 speakers into WORLD CLASS REFERENCE towers! and lift your system into an ULTRA REFERENCE audiophile system! And that's just their entry level cables! Wow!
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