Hidiamond vs Hifidelity interconnects

ditto re the gain, the HFC CT1E in fact has upped the volume by nearly a full db in my system. Compared to the HD8 it has definitely more air and resolution, no contras.

Anyone have heard the improved HD digital ref RCA in their system? IME, the HF CT1E digital is a much better fit (better imaging, more airy) than the mid 2013 model of the HD digital ref, it beats also my Tara Labs ISM Onboard Digital 0.8 XLR in terms of resolution. I need another digital RCA for my system and would like to hear other opinions/suggestion before investing more in HF.

Per Rick Schultz of HFC, magnetic conduction requires a different cable. I hope there are alternatives. These HFC cables / tubes are simple too expensive to cut it open to satisfy my curiosity.

The HFC CT1U are definitely in a different league (I have the digital version) but the steep price is worth mulling over, esp when you can spent a couple grand to upgrade your power conditioning or isolation that have their merits.

The more I compare HD D8 with the HFC CT1E speaker cables, the more I like the D8, it sounds more "robust" and textured in my main system.

C_avila1, having had around 300 hours on both SC, I find the HD D8 cables have a slightly deeper soundstage in my main system compared to the HFC CT1E. In the beginning, the CT1E was favored because it seems more airy and liquid but later I favored the more natural sounding texture of the D8 so end up using the mix of CT1U as digital, CT1E as IC as D8 as SC.