ILLusion Liquid Air Umbilical for Modwright units

I have not considered the EML 5U4 but I may read up on it to see what folks are saying...

Erndog,

The Truth Umbilical Cord is not even close to Audio Magic entry level Liquid Air Umbilical and they're a little more costly depending on length than the Truth but the performance gained is 2-3 fold!

I have read on this forum that the MW Sony 5400/Oppo challenged $10K players and I believe with this cable, challengers can't touch it...

My arsenal of PC contains some very elaborate and technological engineering and what this Audio Magic cable does is mind blowing.

Brownsfan,

It was a very nice improvement when I upgraded my MW 9.0 to a 9.9 PS but switching to a liquid Air or Illusion Liquid Air draws you into the music. The refinement and sense of being part of the performance is uncanny and I found the Truth cable to be glossy and vague in sound-staging/imaging.

You will not be disappointed.

Brownsfan,

I lived with the LA for a year before moving up their line but I can tell you that the LA is very good and moving up to an Illusion will get you more refinement, precision and blacker backgrounds. But with the level of your system, I would get the Illusion.

I'm in agreement with your comment about DC verses AC improvements; all of my AC PC has made a difference in tonality and removing the veil but the LA changes are heard the moment you install it and gets better with 200+ hours.

At the moment I'm using the Mullard for their texture and ambiance retrieval but I have re-issue Gold Lions and Create that I like also, especially the GLs.

Rbbert,

Contact Jerry at Audio Magic and he know which 4 pin connectors the MW units need. There is no price list on his sight regarding umbilical cords and a call would be needed for a quote and the price is very reasonable for the performance you get.

I have done some tweaks like Steve Blinn Maple shelves and Symposium HDSE roller blocks which are phenomenal in expanding soundstage, cleaner midbass and tighter image focus plus I'm planning on adding two Symposium shelves to the mix...

Brownsfan,

Thanks for the update! IMHO, Audio Magic should be the standard PC for MW units, the "Truth" umbilical is not in the same league...

It comes alive after 200+ hours

Knghifi,

Upgrading to the 9.9 is like removing a bed sheet from your speakers, more clarity, wider/deeper sound stage and more palpable imaging; using Sylvania 13EM7s and Philips 5R4GYS rectifier.

Also, replacing the stock fuse with an Audio Horizon premium 1.6a fuse makes a nice improvement in sound quality but experiment with fuse direction.

Brownsfan,

Sylvanias are much better than stock tubes, better dynamics and a quieter tube. In my system the 9.0 sounds two dimensional in comparison to the 9.9.

I'm using a SR Tungsten PC on mine but the AH fuse is amazing...

Knghifi,

It's going to get even better, just leave it running for the next 10 days and you should hear much better midrange presence at the 72 hour mark and detail will start to open up at 200 hours.

Knghifi,

I have extra Philips 5R4GYS, shoot me a PM if interested.

Wig

Brent Jessee should have some Sylvanias