Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables

Hi olesno,  I enjoyed reading your post,  educational and to the point,  great asset to this thread. 

Calloway,  awesome,  I so look forward to your impressions, 🤗

About a month and half ago ozzy started this "graphene" thread which definitely got my attention.  I've been in the process of redoing my system for a while and after getting the awesome KEF Blade 2 speakers to complete it, I thought about upgrading my cables.  I'm not new to the audiophile craziness as I've been in it for close to 40 years and many cables from many manufacturers past through my many systems.  I ordered a pair of GE speaker cables and two pairs of interconnects (XLR and RCA).  They arrived about a week ago and I put them all in at the same time.  Right out of the box the sound of my system was transformed (and it's getting better).  In a nut shell, the biggest thing was clarity, followed by great sound staging and imaging.  Tonally, everything seems to be just right, from the lowest lows through the smooth and involving vocals to the highest highs.  I simply enjoy the music more now than ever before and let's not forget that ultimately that should be our goal.  I rarely post here but this time I thought I'll share my opinion.  The next step will probably be the power cords...BTW, dealing with Bob was a pleasure too, which in itself is a bonus.

Lak,
That's impressive,  the HFC CT-1 power cable is no run of the mill product, it has been widely praised. It's good for all when a very high performing product can be had for very reasonable cost. 
Charles, 

Bob has always been a gentleman to me both on the phone and in emails. 100% professional! I'd nave a hard time believing anything else.

The GE Power Cord (high current version) is the winner over the HF CT-1 Power cord in my system.

audiolabyrinth....i  will be doing that exact comparison this weekend and will throw in the CPT pc also.

James Randi Offers $1 Million If Audiophiles Can Prove $7250 Speaker Cables Are Better

From Gizmodo,

"....$7,250 Pear Anjou speaker cables found its way to the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), and Randi offered $1 million to anyone who can prove those cables are any better than ordinary (and also overpriced) Monster Cables. Pointing out the absurd review by audiophile Dave Clark, who called the cables "danceable," Randi called it "hilarious and preposterous." He added that if the cables could do what their makers claimed, "they would be paranormal."

From JREF: "We see that the Pear Cable company is advertising a pair of 12-foot "Anjou" audio cables for $7,250; that’s $302 a foot! And, as expected, "experts" were approached for their opinions on the performance of these wonders ... Well, we at the JREF are willing to be shown that these "no-compromise" cables perform better than, say, the equivalent Monster cables. While Pear rattles on about "capacitance," "inductance," "skin effect," "mechanical integrity" and "radio frequency interface," - all real qualities and concerns, and adored by the hi-fi nut-cases - we naively believe that a product should be judged by its actual performance, not by qualities that can only be perceived by attentive dogs or by hi-tech instrumentation. That said, we offer the JREF million-dollar prize to - for example - Dave Clark, Editor of the audio review publication Positive Feedback Online."


cheers

...And here come the high-post-count bullies. Dude, there's nothing to warrant any involvement. Some people are so uptight on here...it's all about the music yeah...?!

A $1,000.00 8ft speaker cable vs $3,600.00 8ft speaker cable.

Hi jmcgrogan2, you got me 😀,  I  would like to see a comparison between the high fidelity ct-1 speaker cable's and the cerious technologies graphene extreme speaker cable's,  since the comparison of the power cord's were done,  John,  you know I'm a taralab's fan, always will be,  however,  I'm opened minded to what's possible,  and,  I'm tired of crazy cable pricing,  my interest here is for a second system,  if the graphene extreme line beat's out the high fidelity ct-1 , I'm all in and will buy a full loom of cerious technologies graphene cable's,  but my taralab's will stay in the main system, cheers to you John. 

"Your characterization of RG's reply to you is diametrically opposite from what I experienced.  That aside, your infantile denigration is inappropriate."


As a Psychologist I fInd it hilarious that you are utilising unnatural speech with an attempt to impress...! Is this how you communicate with your friends & family...?! Not even HAL talked like that!

Lots of excitement for some new generation cables, fuses and now speakers (Magico), that utilize graphene. And I believe this excitement is warranted. Of the graphene cables I have  tried the Synergistic Research Atmosphere Power cable level 3 (digital) and the SR  Black level 2 speaker cables. I am extremely pleased with the improvement.

At least with the SR cables they do need more breakin than some previous cables. If you have access to a cable conditioner I would certainly recommend using one to bring out all the potential these cables have.

I applaude Cerious Technologies for taking the time and risk to bring their Graphene enhanced cables to the audio market!

David Pritchard

"I made an inquiry to CT & received a very abrupt reply from BG...I'll include two more letters...what a MF. "

Your characterization of RG's reply to you is diametrically opposite from what I experienced.  That aside, your infantile denigration is inappropriate. 

I must agree with Bob, he has been wonderful to me and more importantly makes a wonderful product. I guess we live in an age of instant gratification. Some things are worth the wait.

This is Bob From Cerious. I have NEVER been anything but polite and respectful to ANYONE who I engage with.Period. Do we really have to go here? I am not stressed. I am wonderful and doing what I love with only a desire to share it. Why would you believe that I would act in a way that would lead me to be described in this manner? Never, Ever...

Hi,

how long does burn in take for the graphene extreme RCA IC and the low and high current power cords?

thanks

michael

infection..My apologies....In the USA .."MF" means something very ...........unprofessional. As someone who is a 'very cordial and polite' person..i assume it must mean something entirely different in Germany....otherwise you would not have characterized him in the USA meaning of the initialism.Again..my apology.

Ozzy, are you comparing the cpt cable's to your cerious technologies graphene cable's? 

calloway- my 'tone'...?? You are reading words therefore impossible for you to ascertain the content of the inquiry or my personality. 
FYI I'm always very cordial & polite when conducting correspondence with a manufacturer...all I ask is reciprocation. 

I find it incredible that a $500.00 power cord out performs a $2,000.00 power cord,  😊

Hi ozzie, your thread has my interest,  and the pricing is very good,  thankyou,  I will be following the thread,  cheers 

Like most stories there are always 2 sides and my guess...by the tone of your side..that the other side may be significantly different. Bob could not have been more gracious with my inquiry and I don't know him at all..just saying..!!!!

Lak, 
Thanks, 
Charles, 

Charles1dad,
I will attempt to test the SR Black power cord and the GE high current power cord in the Yamoto Dac in the system with my Allnic 1500 (300 B Integrated amp). The only trick is to take into consideration that I currently have a HF U power cable plugged into that Dac. Results to follow in a few days or so?

Lak,
Thanks,  I see your point. We share the same Yamamoto DAC,  if you ever try both cords on it let me know your thoughts. 
Charles, 

Charles1dad,
That's an excellent question that I don't feel comfortable answering because my two GE power cords are high current and the SR Black isn't a high current power cord. (Could be apples to oranges, I really don't know). I will say that I'd be happy with either one and have no intention of returning any of them, they are both excellent!
I do like the pricing on the Cerious Technologies products and find the power cords excellent.
I'm waiting to receive their speaker cables and down the road, maybe I'll try their interconnects and digital cable. I do like what I'm hearing, and what I've read from other trusted members ;-)!

Hi joecasey,
Obviously you are correct, I often audition products but not in every single case. I’ve also had much success relying on trusted audiogon members impressions such as Lak.  Sometimes I use these trusted members as effective initial filters before deciding to make a purchase. In this instance both Lak and Calloway 's opinions have considerable influence given the power cables they have owned/heard in their systems. 
Charles,

charles1dad4,626 posts05-18-2016 10:07am

Hello Lak,
I really appreciate your comments concerning these various highly regarded power cables. I'm particularly interested in the Cerious Graphene and the SR Black cables. In terms of a natural /organic character and tone saturation are they equal in this manner?  This aspect of sound quality is a higher priority for me than Soundstage, image specificity or ultimate bass. My listening is predominantly jazz with acoustic instruments so the priorities I seek matter with this genre of music.
Thanks,
Charles,

Both offer 30 days money back guarantee so no risk comparing them in your system.  

Hello Lak,
I really appreciate your comments concerning these various highly regarded power cables. I'm particularly interested in the Cerious Graphene and the SR Black cables. In terms of a natural /organic character and tone saturation are they equal in this manner?  This aspect of sound quality is a higher priority for me than Soundstage, image specificity or ultimate bass. My listening is predominantly jazz with acoustic instruments so the priorities I seek matter with this genre of music. 
Thanks, 
Charles, 

I purchased a Synergistic Research Black UEF power cord (regular not high current) that I burned in on my cable cooker for 210 hours.
Although I own two Cerious Technologies GE high current power cords that continue to sound great, the SR Black power cord sounds very similar (same type of sound chartists) as the Cerious Technologies GE high current power cords.

Long ago I purchased an Equi=Tech Model Q2 (which I still have and use in a bedroom system), so I’m aware of the benefits of balanced power.
With that said I purchased a CPT W300 power cord thats due to arrive Monday. I’ll burn it in on my cable cooker.
I can then compare the CPT to the GE High current power cord and the HF UR power cord on a power distributer center for my front end equipment.

Calloway, thanks for your comments! So there is no downside comparing the CT GE vs HFC CT-1 power cord? I am also curious to hear your comments re the CPT PC as I do believe balanced power has a lot of inherent benefits.

lancelock: I sold my LL DPFC sig and Ref PC long time ago, not bad but definitely not the best. I could not get used to its timbre.

Glad to see CT offers such a great value proposition! Hope the money "saved" goes into other categories like isolation, room treatment (if possible), etc.

Well I just sold off my lessloss DFPC power cords. The Cerious low power cords are just way better. Now I'm considering selling my audioquest Sky XLR's. Oh boy did they cost a lot. Cerious XLR are just better.

Charles..It will be interesting comparing the 3 pcs, ..CT-1..Cerious GE and the CPT. The Cerious cable has to be the best in its price point ...by far..i would think. It is ..to this point better than the HF CT-1. 

I think the CPT 300W balanced cord with the WW Matrix 6 outlet strip is fully compatible with GE or other cords, plug in from the strip to your various equipment, they are not exclusive. The CPT 1200W and 1800W versions have 4 Hubbell duplexes outlets built into the casework, use whatever cables you desire to connect your kit.

radioheadokplayer,
I am interested in knowing how the Graphene Extreme cables compare to your Synergistic Copper Tungsten and CTS cables.

Thanks.

I will be receiving a graphene extreme power cord both High current and non HC as well as a RCA IC.  

I will be comparing them against the Synergistic Copper Tungsten and CTS cables.  If they are as good it would be awesome as they are much less expensive.  I can try it on cdp player a tt external motor and an amp so will be able to experiment.  It will also need to break in so will take awhile too.  

I really like the SR cords and have not tried their new Atmosphere power cords that I believe have graphene so am curious about the differences between graphene and non-graphene.

Hi Calloway,
 The CPT cable uses an  AC balanced transformer and I'm well aware of the genuine benefit it provides an audio system. I've used a balanced transformer (BPT) in my system for 7 years and it is fantastic. I will say that the Cerious graphene cable seems to be an exceptionally fine power cable. I look forward to your listening comparison.
Charles,

Charles... the cable is better today then my first impressions.If this continues, or gets better in the next few days i will more than likely buy 2 more. I am,however, going to compare them with the CPT i have coming thursday..It should be fun. I have a couple of my audio friends coming over sunday to see which is thought to be the best..

Hello Thaluza, 
That is an encouraging early listening impression regarding the power cables. I'd be quite interested with the Ocellia and Cerious Graphene IC  comparison. The Ocellia is excellent in my system. 

Calloway, 
Well your findings certainly correlates with the impressions of Lak and that's quite a feat given the substantial price discrepancy between the two brands ,  very noteworthy. 
Charles, 

Sounding like the real deal versus some other bigger ticket wires that get a lot of buzz around here.

Charles,

I am indeed using the SR Black cables with the Frankensteins. I have only 35 hours on them. One thing is that the bass quality is much improved. It is really addicting to follow the bass line now. I will post a comment in the SR Black power cable thread later after I have 100 hours or so on them.

I have a pair of Ocellia interconnects that I am using between my Coincident preamp and dac. I plan on comparing the Cerious cables with the Ocellias, which might be of interest to you.

Tom

lak I use GE RCA all throughout and they beat Kimber KCAG and AZ Silver Reference II in my system. To me they were quieter, with more intensity and tonal saturation to the music, with certainly subjectively deeper bass but also extended highs. Blacker backgrounds and greater transparency were apparent as well. Actually I should say that was the experience going from the aforementioned cables to Bob's Nano References, the GE just built on those same strengths.

I installed one of Robert's 'red-low current' power cords last night on my Lumin Network Player and am very impressed indeed with the early sounds.Robert says it will take 'a few days' to settle in. So far i think it sounds at least as good as my CT-1 pc and if it gets better, then it will be a winner for sure and an incredible value..Stay tunes.

To anyone that uses the GE Interconnects (RCA):
How are they sounding?
Compared to which interconnects?
How are the highs sounding, accurate or rolled off?
Thanks in advance...

Thaluza,
Have you used the SR power cables on your Frankenstein amplifiers yet? 
Charles, 

I got my cables from Bob and so far I am very impressed, no, blown away. I'm selling off a lot of my old cables to make room. I now have the power cords and balanced interconnects. These produce the most natural sound I've experienced. Please let us know how the speaker cables perform for those who have them. I'm wondering if they outperform my Synergistic Element Tungston speaker cables? These cables sound way above their $$$.