Review: Pure Note Epsilon Reference Interconnect

Category: Cables

I have been a supporter of the Pure Note brand of audio cables for the past year and I thought it was time to write a review of their fine cables. In this review I will focus on the Epsilon RCA interconnects.

These are no ordinary cables; the jacket is of woven metal (titanium and nickel), quite refreshing from common black braided plastic cables. They are slightly stiffer than a fat plastic jacketed cable. Wire is a bundled 7n grade silver extruded in virgin Teflon. The internal cable is air core. The cables are terminated in the Top Line WBT locking RCA’s, which are quality pieces. Build quality is superb.

Pure Note burns these cables on the AudioDharma cooker for about a day (this is the limit they have found). You will need another 100 hours plus in your system before they sound musical. I have compared these to many brands even the highly touted Nordost Valhalla. The tonal balance in my system is on the ying side, liquid and smooth. The imaging is free of hash and focused. There is no “silver edge.” I am quite pleased and of course, I own the Epsilon Reference speaker cables and their Sigma power cords, which are also excellent cables.

Pure Note offers a no hassle trial. Their prices are outstanding considering the quality and sonic presentation. See their web site for more detail: http://www.purenote.com

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