Interesting and should be interesting feedback :)
Copper®Harmony RCA Plug - a new breed
I was contacted by KLE Innovations recently to review their entry level RCA connector (plug).
I have no idea why - Maybe due to a blog that I maintain?
Anyhow - I was a little skeptical that the Copper Harmony RCA Plug could significantly better my existing Silver Bullet RCA's, since they share (i.e. visually) very similar design principals.
So I set about planning a testing strategy based on about 30 tracks that, over the years, I have used for auditioning various audio components, who's purchase I was considering.
Well, I didn't even have to wait for the Copper Harmony RCA Plug to burn-in to realize they are something extremely special.
Anyhow - to cut to the chase - the Copper Harmony RCA Plug delivers an exceptional performance which improved upon details, dynamics, imaging, etc... of the Silver Bullet RCA's that I own.
Now, I have not compared the Copper Harmony RCA Plug directly to RCA's that conform to a more "conventional" RCA design, mainly because my Silver Bullet RCA's had already demonstrated their superiority.
So - the Copper®Harmony RCA Plug resolves to a very high level of performance and it is very very quick - perfect for just about any duty in the realm of audio - including their use on digital cables!
Because of their ability to allow the flow of extremely small "micro details" in an audio signal, I believe they would also be ideally suited for use on those turntables that employ a one piece wiring harness - especially when using moving coil cart's.
So if you are interested in the complete review please go to http://www.image99.net/blog/
If you would like more information from KLE Innovations then use the following
o Website – www.KLEinnovations.com (nearly ready)
o Email - KLEinnovations@clubtelco.com
Please note - I have no affiliation with KLE Innovations and was not paid to participate in the review.
I am just very impressed with what I consider to be a stellar product and feel it would be beneficial to share my experience with the members.
Regards...
I have no idea why - Maybe due to a blog that I maintain?
Anyhow - I was a little skeptical that the Copper Harmony RCA Plug could significantly better my existing Silver Bullet RCA's, since they share (i.e. visually) very similar design principals.
So I set about planning a testing strategy based on about 30 tracks that, over the years, I have used for auditioning various audio components, who's purchase I was considering.
Well, I didn't even have to wait for the Copper Harmony RCA Plug to burn-in to realize they are something extremely special.
Anyhow - to cut to the chase - the Copper Harmony RCA Plug delivers an exceptional performance which improved upon details, dynamics, imaging, etc... of the Silver Bullet RCA's that I own.
Now, I have not compared the Copper Harmony RCA Plug directly to RCA's that conform to a more "conventional" RCA design, mainly because my Silver Bullet RCA's had already demonstrated their superiority.
So - the Copper®Harmony RCA Plug resolves to a very high level of performance and it is very very quick - perfect for just about any duty in the realm of audio - including their use on digital cables!
Because of their ability to allow the flow of extremely small "micro details" in an audio signal, I believe they would also be ideally suited for use on those turntables that employ a one piece wiring harness - especially when using moving coil cart's.
So if you are interested in the complete review please go to http://www.image99.net/blog/
If you would like more information from KLE Innovations then use the following
o Website – www.KLEinnovations.com (nearly ready)
o Email - KLEinnovations@clubtelco.com
Please note - I have no affiliation with KLE Innovations and was not paid to participate in the review.
I am just very impressed with what I consider to be a stellar product and feel it would be beneficial to share my experience with the members.
Regards...
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Sbrownnw, the Copper Harmony RCA's present a much larger 3D image with excellent resolution... Hmm, the Copper Harmony RCA's are reproducing a higher resolution, so perhaps the questionable sources are reproducing some this resolution as noise rather than resolved harmonics, maybe? That is the noise isn't smoothed like honey or fudge... What do you think Williewonka? Am I thinking ok... |
I plan on having some cables made up using Mogami 2549 and the Copper Harmony RCA plugs with the ground floated on one end of the cable run. Since Mogami 2549 is all copper, would it be wasted money to get the Silver Harmony plugs instead?I have found the Silver Harmony plugs to be better than the Copper Harmony plugs, even with copper wire, so it is probably not a waste of money :) |
@Sbrownnw, this is a good writeup of the differences... http://www.image99.net/blog/files/0224b0cee9c3aa5973fe99f27c45ecc3-50.html :) |
I would suggest the Absolute Harmony... http://www.image99.net/blog/files/a8494e8645dea3d750d109f819103099-61.html |
Thanking about it a little more, I would say that the KLEI Copper Harmony plugs, and any RCA plug, cannot deliver more than the Source can output but IME the Copper Harmony plugs allow more of the Source signal output through... that is more micro harmonics, stage, PRAT, timbre, decay, etc, which is the Source's musical reproduction :) Sbrownnw, have you contacted Douglas Connection... what did they have to say! |
I think the AV comcast box or the channel's source is poor / slightly out of phase or focus and the KLEI Copper Harmony RCAs just exaggerate that...I would say, not exaggerate but allow more of the AV comcast box or the channels poor/slightly out of phase or focus signal through. I have not noticed that the Copper Harmony plugs to exaggerate but they do allow of the signal through... that is, more micro harmonics, stage, PRAT, timbre, decay, etc :) I wonder if a better AC chord will help... highly likely! Do Douglas Connection do power chords? Actually, what has Douglas Connection suggested :) |
Have you discussed this with Douglas Connection. What have they suggested, especially regarding your components? Perhaps it's an attribute of the Mogami 2549 cable... Perhaps Williewonka can have help. I believe that he has mentioned in his write-ups that he a musician of alot of years also :) Sorry, I don't think I can help any further although I can say that I like the Copper Harmony plugs very much, at least on my own DIY ICs :) |
Other questions are ... How many hours burn-in have the cables had? I know the Copper Harmony plugs require more than a 100 hrs burn-in... Have you contacted Douglas Connection and what do they Douglas Connection suggest? Perhaps the Mogami 2549 wire is not that good? From my experience the KLEI Copper Harmony plugs have a very good and focused mid-range, once run in :) |
An audio buddy of mine has a 500 hr rule that he applies to all high fidelity capacitors, resistors, chipsets, audio transformers, inductors, etc... That is that high fidelity components take at least 500 hrs to burn in and he interestingly applies the 500 hr rule to the KLEI Harmony RCA plugs! After your post/experience, maybe he is correct :) |
@Sbrownnw, I have started this thread, DouglasConn/Mogami 2549 & KLEI Copper Harmony RCAs, on the cable forum, http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1&ctg&3&, and asked for comments :) Perhaps it is best to post some questions there :) Should be interesting to see the comments... |
Sorry for the many posts but they seem to take a long time to appear on the tread and I can never remember what I have previously posted while waiting for them to appear... Doug does not any experience with the KLEI RCAs nor did I and my cable build was the first set. He has wired up many, many different cable configs with exceptional results.Bit Confused... didn't you buy these from Douglas Connection? Are you the Douglas Connection beta tester (ie sound evaluation process)? All good and have fun :) |
IC/SC Burn-in is very interesting :) I know the Harmony plugs take considerable time (150hrs plus more) to burn-in. The other thing that is interesting is if you unplug/unconnect the Harmony plugs then replug/reconnect them. It is best to allow at least an hour for them to settle before they will begin to sound at their best... they are a very high fidelity connector :) |
I hope to upgrade the Rega RCA plugs on my RP6 to the KLE Copper Harmony next.Have a look at these links... http://www.image99.net/blog/files/1621fffaa60c22b5f8210f57d628f961-58.html http://www.image99.net/blog/files/a8494e8645dea3d750d109f819103099-61.html |
@Sbrownnw, I have started this thread, DouglasConn/Mogami 2549 & KLEI Copper Harmony RCAs, on the cable forum, http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1&ctg&3&, and asked for comments :)Sorry, but I wasn't allowed to start the thread... all good :) The comments would have been quite interesting though... |