I ran Dominus fluid and Ferox in past, never had leak issues with fluid.
Careful if buying Purist Audio Neptune fluid cables.
About two and half years ago I bought the 3 meter pair RCAs Neptune new from an authorized dealer.
Recently the cables develop the following. First, they are both now 2/3 empty, though they appear to still sound the same. Except, second, they now give me quite a pronounced background noise heard thru both speakers and independent of the volume. I compared them regarding the noise with Tchernov Reference MKII and WyWires Platinum RCAs, the former are 1 meter pair and the latter are 4 feet pair. They both also give me some noise but it is five-ten times lower in intensity and below the level of either vinyl playback or tape. Tchernov and Wywires gave exactly the same noise level.
I even ran deck directly to power amp to eliminate the preamp and additional cable, the results were exactly the same.
Though the Neptune is 3 meters long, I don't think it should do this, and I don't think that it should lose so much fluid so quickly. When the fluid is gone, and I suspect it will happen soon enough, things will become worse. I talked to the dealer I bought it from, he said that the Neptune was designed to work normally even if there was almost no fluid left. Maybe. But what happens when there is no fluid at all ? I don't want to wait and find out. And this strong background noise should not be there.
I sent a message to Jim Aud, designer and owner of Purist Audio Design, and asked him to take care of it. I will post his reply if and when I get one.
The dealer was of no real help, he did offer me upgrade to Purist Corvus 1 meter pair for $1075 plus my Neptune as a trade-in. I paid enough for the Neptune and not going to pay a cent more, except shipping to Purist if I have a chance.
Recently the cables develop the following. First, they are both now 2/3 empty, though they appear to still sound the same. Except, second, they now give me quite a pronounced background noise heard thru both speakers and independent of the volume. I compared them regarding the noise with Tchernov Reference MKII and WyWires Platinum RCAs, the former are 1 meter pair and the latter are 4 feet pair. They both also give me some noise but it is five-ten times lower in intensity and below the level of either vinyl playback or tape. Tchernov and Wywires gave exactly the same noise level.
I even ran deck directly to power amp to eliminate the preamp and additional cable, the results were exactly the same.
Though the Neptune is 3 meters long, I don't think it should do this, and I don't think that it should lose so much fluid so quickly. When the fluid is gone, and I suspect it will happen soon enough, things will become worse. I talked to the dealer I bought it from, he said that the Neptune was designed to work normally even if there was almost no fluid left. Maybe. But what happens when there is no fluid at all ? I don't want to wait and find out. And this strong background noise should not be there.
I sent a message to Jim Aud, designer and owner of Purist Audio Design, and asked him to take care of it. I will post his reply if and when I get one.
The dealer was of no real help, he did offer me upgrade to Purist Corvus 1 meter pair for $1075 plus my Neptune as a trade-in. I paid enough for the Neptune and not going to pay a cent more, except shipping to Purist if I have a chance.
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New to this forum/thread. Lollypopguild, I have had PAD Poseidon SC (7.5m) and ICs for over a year and a half with no problems. In my system they provided the perfect match of musicality, resolution and detail. I was so impressed with the Purist designs and sound that I had to try the Neptune line. First the ICs and then the SCs. A definite but pricey upgrade. Soundstaging and 3d presentation are so lifelike now. Losing a lot of sleep because I just want to listen more and more. The biggest bang I got was from the IC upgrade, the SC a more subtle improvement, but in combination, a worthwhile spend to me. The Poseidon’s were the best in my system for the price, but the Neptunes are a level up. Worth twice the price? Only you can decide that. |
Thanks, @lyh0121 . Maybe I'll return to the UK dealer and see if he can lend me a pair of the Poseidons. He won't accept returns as they're special order. Saying that, I'm something like 100 hours into a pair of Duelund SCs, and they're terrific. Rich, dark and wonderfully musical, and a fraction of the cost of other cables. I'm not sure I see any need now to throw more money at this. Time, perhaps, to just sit back and enjoy. |
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