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Cardas vs. Synergistic Research

I'm now comparing a Cardas golden ref.vs.Synergystic Research t1 power cables on my cdp(Sonic Frontiers cd-1).Here's what I came too.The Cardas edges it out in soundstage depth and over all tonal balance with better spacial cues,Maybe a hint more warmth,also the Cardas had a darker background.The Synergistic Research was more upfront and gave me more of an up close and personal view to the soundstage.Almost like being in row 1 verses middle of the hall..The Synergistic slightly compressed the image height but made voices seem more holographic.The synergistic also was faster with a sweeter top end.These are both very good Pc's for the money.Like anything theres trade off's and you have to decide whats important.I like to try the SR t-2 with active sheilding to see If I get more depth back in the soundstage.Has anyone else had any experience with these two pc's
spaz

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fplanner2000
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Spaz- T2 should sound better than T1; Precision AC will sound better than T2; Hologram D will sound better than Precision AC. I have tried these all and ended up with the Hologram D on my DAC and on my CDP. Very revealing and lifelike.

Keep in mind there is also most definitely a "synergism" with these cables - at least that's what I found in my system. I know all manufacturers say this, but I actually found it to be true with SR cables, which now populate my entire system. It seemed like each cable that was added seem to lower the noise floor and add a little more depth, dimensionality and realism. They replaced VD Genesis and Revelation PCs, ICs and SCs and were definitely a "find" for me. As always, YMMV. Good luck.
fplanner2000
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IMO, what separates SR cables from everyone else is the active shielding. The T1 doesn't have this, but all the other PCs I mentioned do. I would suggest that before you form an opinion on SR PCs, you at least try 1 with the active shielding. You should notice a definite positive difference - lower noise floor, better separation, etc. Just a suggestion.....
fplanner2000
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Spaz- The active shielding on the T2 only works if you plug the wall wart into both the cable and an electrical power source, so that a blue light comes on. If you didn't do this, you didn't "hear" the cable, and that would explain why you heard "no difference".
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