Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables

Hi 213runnin,

While I am not comfortable with your tone, I agree that we should all consciously guard against judging and posting about cables and cords without sufficient time for them to settle in and then listening for an extended time to gain a fully-considered opinion of their effects on the sound of our systems.

Many times in the past, I was so psyched about a cable or cord from reading threads/posts (and before that reviews) that I was not able to be objective in my assessment of its sound, at least initially.

Thankfully, I have been blessed with a wife that is oblivious to such bias yet has excellent hearing and assessment skills and values the quality time that we spend together evaluating new cables/cords and other audio gear. She listens at very low volume and can usually peg the effects of the change within minutes while playing music that she is intimately familiar with.

On a few occasions, her assessment was VERY frustrating to me and I tenaciously argued based on my pre-conceived expectations..."Yeah, but listen to how well it does...". Never once has she been proven wrong over time as I indignantly ignored her opinion for a period only to eventually realize what she said was dead on. This has saved me a ton of money over the years by avoiding keeping expensive cable/cord products beyond their evaluation period and then chasing other (often expensive) changes to bring the sound back into alignment.

I am, like you, also cautious of opinions of those that appear to be still in the formation stages of building their system, but particularly of those that have, over the years, repetitively grown emphatically hot and later cold over the latest cable products.

FWIW, I do plan on trying the Cerious Technologies products as many that I have learned to trust consistently describe sonic benefits that I value.

Best to you 213runnin,
Dave

lak: "@dlcockrum: You want the Yellow Cerious Technologies Graphene power cord for your power supply."

Thanks lak. And for the player itself?

Best to you lak,
Dave

Hi jazz,

Thanks for addressing my concerns so appropriately. Several here, including yourself, have credibility to me. I plan to try a GE PC and umbilical on the "new to me" MW 5400ES coming late this week. In the meantime, I have all the supplies coming Monday to build some of ozzy’s DIY HFT-clones. Cheap and fun experiment! Hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

Recommendations on which GE PC to order for the MW 9.0/9.0 power supply and then for the MW player itself?

Best to you jazz,
Dave

Red = Low Current Optimized (like a CDP or Preamp).
Blue = High Current (Amp).
Yellow = High Current...conditioner or a power strip.

Thanks lak. So would not blue be the right one for the Modwright 9.9 power supply vs the yellow? Or maybe there is no downside to using the yellow?

Best to you lak,
Dave

Thanks lak.

Best to you,
Dave

Nice post jsm71.

Dave

Hi t_ramey,

If nothing else, cutting a 4X4 untreated fencing post diagonally with a table saw and then a deep "V" in the top should work fine.  Paint or stain to preference.  The rubber bands and damping are key.

Best to you t_ramey,
Dave

Hi t_ramey,

I duplicated cable lifts like these out of hardwood and used Sterling Size 105 5" X 5/8" rubber bands from Amazon for the suspension:

http://shunyata.com/index.php/products-vm/accessories/df-ss-detail

Also adhered this constrained layer vibration absortion material to the bottoms of the wood wedges for additional vibration damping (not visible when the lifts are in place):

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KZ5X7KO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I cannot say whether I lost anything by using wood vs CF material (like Shunyata) for the bases, but I think that the rubber band suspension and damping material account for the majority of the improvement I hear, which is quite significant.

The tension on the rubber bands can be adjusted to match the weight of the cables.

A great sonic improvement for around $15 for each lift.

Best to you t_ramey,
Dave

"The most significant advance applied to the DF-SS is the wide band cable suspension bridge, designed to support any cable, power or signal, while dissipating vibrational energy through the purposefully tensioned polymer band. The second innovation is the energy-absorbing granular compound that fills the base of the DF-SS. This compound formulation absorbs floor borne energy that would otherwise couple to the cable, causing signal degradation."


Hi lak,

That's why I say that the rubber bands and damping material are key. I made and installed the wooden cable lifts many years ago, but the recent addition of the rubber bands and damping material made all the difference.

Best to you lak,
Dave 

Awesome, t_ramey. Let me know what you think after you get the lifts in place. Especially good under speaker cables.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017LP44I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Best to you t_ramey,
Dave

t_ramey,

I answered your PM and posted pics of the DIY cable lifts on my Virtual System page. Did you see them?

Dave

Hi Bob,

It is truly unfortunate that this type of thing is part of your business environment and our hobby, but rest assured that your customers and potential customers give no credence to such nonsense.

Dave

What?

Where can one get a snoby massage?

Okay, I read the "Philosophy" page and see the comments you refer to. Maybe not the best choice of words, but nothing to get hung about IMO.

The point offered to the sober is that Bob’s philosophy is not about cabling as jewelry and that Cerious cables offer sound quality far superior to commodity products not designed for audio.

Dave

Have you tried them, Chris?

Dave

As long as you feel better now. :>)

Dave

Most excellent sounding speaker cables. Big Thumbs Up.

Dave