My trusted buddy ordered a pair to power his Rowland mono blocks .. a system I am very familiar with as I listen to it weekly
Rick advised him on his opinions of the speaker amp ,pre amp combo and they were made and sent out .. I told my friend burn them in for a three day 24 hrs non stop and I’ll come over and listen
Upon arrival I inspected them and build quality was top notch with quality ends used in the exact higher priced cables I owned . Hmmmm..
I listened to these and immediately was apparent that these were distinctly better than his previous power cables . I’m not sure if it was the cryo or the wire itself or the combination of IT all together SYNERGISING , (that’s a word 🙃) .. I won’t say all the typical audiophile jargon .. but they were better cables sound wise any way you cut it .
I don’t hang out on site to promote any products over others for my gain or to get a pat on the back atta boy .. many of theses sites are nothing better than a great big circle jerk of guys feeding on the immediate glory attention of someone important or in the know and hope for a shot at glory .. That being said if you are friendly enough and love all facets of audio ,you may get to know Rick and his small company’s workings as , he will tell you and is proud to.. let me tell you it’s a great back side and I’m proud to support him on his endeavors.. even if yet I have not bought anything from him..
So my curiosity got the better of me and I dialed the friendly voice on the line again and told Rick my new project I was working on and asked if he had anything to try ..
boy was I met with enthusiasm and good advice...
I was sold and Rick sent out his speaker wire that he said was a older Randal wire type.. I had no clue who that older manufacture was but from the description it was exactly what I wanted
I wired a very expensive 4 way speaker that was competing against a set of watt5 and Sophia in my room. This was my own design and used top of the line parts (mundorf evo oil caps , litz ,inductors,foil ,as well as top line ancillery gear to drive them and test them
Krell, ps audio dsd, naim, transparent, dh labs, audience, dueland..
I listened to this design with three different internal wiring , and one done with cheap lamp cord .. each one having benefits but I wasn’t decided yet as my curiosity wanted to try Ice Age Speaker wire
I ordered and it was here in two days .. I cut soldered and turned them on.. as usual with anything new, ITS DIFFERENT, (big problem with audiophiles is they confuse better with different) ..
I realized I wanted to do a double run to the woofers as I felt it would help tighten the bass and immediately it was apparent that my calculations were correct ..
I immediately was drawn to their detail and dynamics but they had some uglies all new wire does.. now Rick recommended 100 hrs burn in before you will get the best out of them..
I ran them 24 /7 for ten days sitting in every night for 1 hr doing serious listening and taking notes ..
After over three months of owning these wires i will not be removing them as they are the best internal wire I have used for this design. . You know the typical jargon, depth width, detail airy ..
I am also using this wire as jumpers from my x overs to the speaker posts for continuity
I will be ordering three power cables next to compare against some much more costly products .. if I’m a betting man ,I think Ice Age may have a place in my system too ..best part is if you don’t like them Rick has a great return exchange program
Those who are interested in any more information on the build or use can e mail me direct as Pom poming here or my stuff or bashing others does no good for anybody
Got to support our made in the USA business now more than ever
thanks Rick and keep up the great work ..