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Cerious Technologies?

If anyone is looking for some [proper] cables I would like to give a heads-up recommendation to Cerious Technologies, run by Robert Grost. He is a lonng-time A'Goner and has been around audio even longer. He is a well known dude! And yes, he is STILL in business!!!
I have just purchased a pair of his CT power cables, 5 footers, and they are an absolute steal!!! I don't think you'll find a better cable even at 15 TIMES the price he is charging. I am only giving this shout-out because this
price per performance is just stoopid-silly fantastic, and just what this hobby needs! He seems to be running these intermittent ads in the classifieds, so keep your eyes open and scoop up some fabulous sounding cables---you won't regret it!
My equipment includes:
KCS Speakers---Raal tweeters, Fostex 208 woofers.
PS Audio PWT
Berkeley Dac ver.1
PS Audio P5 conditioner
Bel Canto 845 tubed Mono's
WyWires Gold digital aes-ebu
FIM Gold I/C's
hoochie39
jmbatkh
103 posts
 
I had a pair of the Nano Reference ICs w/ Xhadow RCAs. They had some very appealing qualities- smooth, detailed, with great separation, and clear bass. In these areas they bested some very good cables. However- in my systems, they sounded a bit rolled off on top, which was not a good match. If I had brighness issues elsewhere in the chain, I may well have kept them.
I also had issues of picking up RF- I had a buzz when used in my main system. I used copper foil to shield them, which helped.
However, I've since moved to Grover Huffman ZX ICs, and they have bested everything else I've tried.
I'ma bit curious about the Cerious SCs, though.
bill_k
912 posts
 
According to some of the recent product listings for the Cerious Nano Reference ICs, they have been offered in both shielded and unshielded versions. I have two pair of the shielded XLR ICs and can attest to their excellence with no hum or RF problems in my setup. Sonically they are superb!
hoochie39 OP
5 posts
 
I am using his SC in a seperate H/T setting with no issues
and the sound is verrry good (for H/T).
I have the Nano Ref. XLR's in my seperate stereo listening
room along with a pair of his P/C's on the mono amps. No noise and quiet as a church mouse. Sounds reallly good!
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stringreen
6,468 posts
 
If you can get away with unshielded cables, they are more "open" sounding
jfz
570 posts
 
I have the original, non-Nano ICs. I have emailed Robert Grost several times about the Nanos,and have never gotten a response. Does anyone have an email address for him that is different than what is on the website?

Thanks
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