Illumination

+2 jayctoy

OK, Rick is a nice guy, and I should ask him over for drinks, but what about buying/selling audio gear?

a.) is his gear truly superior?

b) is his gear a fair/good value?

c) will he be here in the future (support, trades, upgrades, etc.)?

To me, both the product and the vendor must be worth the investment.

Inagroove, he once gave me a prototype and just said bring it back when your done listening. First time I ever did business with him.

A) yes

B) up to you

C) yes, till he isn’t

It’s just cables, you keep listening to what you have or move on.

Some people need to work for other people, so they can do what they do. Hard to invent, build and manage, although some people do pull it off nicely.

With regard to Rick’s new cable line, I have auditioned the lower version and find it to be absolutely superb in keeping with the previous cables Rick has created. I went ahead and purchased the higher level cable and expect that to be delivered actually today. Rick is selling through his own company,currently living in Canada. He’s very easy to find with a search on Audiogon.Took me no time at all to find him. I’ve texted him numerous times and talked with him on the phone also. Could not be a nicer gentleman. As for starting numerous companies, how many of you have started cable companies and how many of you would’ve continued creating more companies had your initial ones failed, for whatever reason. It says a lot about someone who has that kind of persistence. I was very impressed when I tried the lower of the two lines of cables initially, and decided to go ahead and purchase the higher line. It was very obvious that the cable was superior to those that I’ve tried previously. Cannot wait to get home tonight and try the Upper level cable.

@calloway, I anxiously wait to hear your thoughts regarding the new illumination interconnect.

lak...calloway here. I have about 50 hrs on Rick's 'Apparition' model RCA cable.It is much better,as it should be' then the 'illumination' model.it is still improving almost daily.the music is very engaging and the instrumental tonality is superb.the soundstage is very precise front to back and side to side.the vocals are clear and subtle nuances are audible that weren't previously. So far it is the best interconnect he has created to my ears.more later..