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For Those Who Are Unaware of The Cable Company

If you are shopping for new cables and are intimidated by the enormous range of possibilities, The Cable Company might be of interest to you because: 

1) Their cable lending library is an affordable means of borrowing already burned in cables and auditioning them at home. 

2) They offer individualized advice based upon your budget, gear and sonic preferences. 

3) Return/refund policy. 

There have been some complaints in the past about salesmen pushing particular brands. This hasn't been my experience, however. I've repeatedly sought out the guidance of one particular guy and I couldn't be more satisfied with how I've been treated and the sonic improvements. If you are intersected, PM me and I will provide you with his name. 

They don't carry every cable in existence. Nobody does. But they carry a much greater range than anyone else I know of. Accordingly, my last 5 out of 6 cable purchases have been from them. 

 

stuartk

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goldfishx
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Just happened to see this thread and figured I'd give Ethan a shoutout. I'm going through the "discovery" phase of how various cables affect my system and he's been great to work with. My first borrow was very heavy on Shunyata stuff, but the second one includes a lot of brands (all power cords) I'm hearing for the first time in my gear (Kimber, Cardas, Snake River...he recommended the Cardas Beyond Clear and it's been solid so far in my source).

No idea how much time and money I'd have wasted if I did this blind. I was leaning toward Shunyata Theta PC's, but since they are partially silver and my source and DAC (Chord DAVE) lean bright, that would have been a pain to sort out. So my goal for now is to "sweeten" my system without smothering the details.

goldfishx
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Well, it would be silly to waste time and resources to find exceptions to the rule. Which, yes, IS the whole point. Theta is a well-built cable from a reputable brand that no doubt works well in other systems, but it's silly not to extrapolate information and learn from the experience. It IS a $1000 item, not a throwaway cheapie you can toss in the closet if you buy it and it doesn't work out. Theta makes a fine control for cables that use silver. In my case, I also own a Gamma PC (copper) and it had none of the brightness/over-fast transients of the Theta.

Thankfully, plenty of options with copper and even gold options. If you have a recommendation for a silver PC that isn't absurdly expensive and can "warm up" a cool system, please do so. Thanks.

And FWIW, I did ask about the Snake River Signature (which does use some silver), but it was unavailable for borrowing at CC. My experience with the Cottonmouth Gold has been very pleasant thus far, so no big loss there.

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