About a year ago, I asked around what might be an upgrade to my all-system LAT International cable line. A few people recommended to try Pure Note or Ridge Street Audio`s Poiema!. I bought one RSA-Poiema!-Interconnect here on audiogon. When I put the Poiema! between my Chord DAC-64 and my C200 preamp, and then between the preamp and the MC402 power amp, the Poiema! was none the better than my LAT IC-200, even after a lengthy burn-in period of two months. So I have sold the Poiema again.
Review: Ridge Street Audio Poiema Signiture Interconnect
Category: Cables
It's taken some time for my re-enterence back to High End equipment but in doing so I finally stirred up the courage to explore replacing my long standing RC Audio ICs. I wanted an excellent quality Silver IC without a platinum price plus, it had to surpass my current holding. I've had AQ Quartz & Lapis prior to the RC Reference so you'd have to be a big dog to wrestle these out.
I had contacted many manufactures with my simple taste of soft rock, blues and jazz. The replacement had to present a big if not huge stage, great bass extention, smooth detailed upper ranges and not be ear fatuiging for listening secessions. Reading reviews posted here put me in contact with Robert at RSA. Origionally I had wanted a cable to help "tune" my system a bit but after talking with Robert it came to light that I was missing the forest for the trees and thru our discussion I agreed to have a set of cables engineered to fit my system, plus I got a money back guarantee, hey I can't lose!
From the very second the Poiema Signitures went in there was a difference, noticibly for me was presentation, it was smoother and more relaxed as I was listening to Enya A Day Without Rain. Musician placement was now even more precise than before, bass extention was fabulous and voice timbre more natural. Treble and upper register presentation smooth and so sharp that you could use as a knife edge but it was unharsh and nonedgey.
I've now logged approx 15 more listening hours and the presentation just continues to improve from Dire Straight's On Every Street thru the rough voice of John Lee Hooker, there is air in and surrounding his voice on The Healer but no quite background echoing the roughness in Hooker's voice, It is silky but not edgey. Moving to Dave Grusin the striking of the hammer of the paino is just that, you can feel the swing of the hammer moving to strike the string. Brush strokes across the cymbil is the convayence of the brass material itself and the clack of the drum stick on the tom tom conveys the texture of the wood itself.
So now what's the weakness? I'll probably never find find any and to receive a special engineered high quality IC at a fraction of the cost of what I was exploring? Well that's a no brainer, plus I get a chance to actually talk with the designer himself and share my ideas, It just doesen't get any better.
For all who read this, this is a subjective opinion but you're not going to werestle my Poiema Signiture from me becuse I can listen forever and not suffer listening fatiuge in doing so. Pardon me now it's time for a slice of Meatloaf's I Couldn't Have Said It and Thanks to Robert and Ridge Street Audio I can.
Associated gear
Classe CAP 151
Audio Research CD2
Apogee Slant 6
RC Audio Refrence Speaker cables
Room Tunes
Corner Tunes
Similar products
RC Audio Reference IC
It's taken some time for my re-enterence back to High End equipment but in doing so I finally stirred up the courage to explore replacing my long standing RC Audio ICs. I wanted an excellent quality Silver IC without a platinum price plus, it had to surpass my current holding. I've had AQ Quartz & Lapis prior to the RC Reference so you'd have to be a big dog to wrestle these out.
I had contacted many manufactures with my simple taste of soft rock, blues and jazz. The replacement had to present a big if not huge stage, great bass extention, smooth detailed upper ranges and not be ear fatuiging for listening secessions. Reading reviews posted here put me in contact with Robert at RSA. Origionally I had wanted a cable to help "tune" my system a bit but after talking with Robert it came to light that I was missing the forest for the trees and thru our discussion I agreed to have a set of cables engineered to fit my system, plus I got a money back guarantee, hey I can't lose!
From the very second the Poiema Signitures went in there was a difference, noticibly for me was presentation, it was smoother and more relaxed as I was listening to Enya A Day Without Rain. Musician placement was now even more precise than before, bass extention was fabulous and voice timbre more natural. Treble and upper register presentation smooth and so sharp that you could use as a knife edge but it was unharsh and nonedgey.
I've now logged approx 15 more listening hours and the presentation just continues to improve from Dire Straight's On Every Street thru the rough voice of John Lee Hooker, there is air in and surrounding his voice on The Healer but no quite background echoing the roughness in Hooker's voice, It is silky but not edgey. Moving to Dave Grusin the striking of the hammer of the paino is just that, you can feel the swing of the hammer moving to strike the string. Brush strokes across the cymbil is the convayence of the brass material itself and the clack of the drum stick on the tom tom conveys the texture of the wood itself.
So now what's the weakness? I'll probably never find find any and to receive a special engineered high quality IC at a fraction of the cost of what I was exploring? Well that's a no brainer, plus I get a chance to actually talk with the designer himself and share my ideas, It just doesen't get any better.
For all who read this, this is a subjective opinion but you're not going to werestle my Poiema Signiture from me becuse I can listen forever and not suffer listening fatiuge in doing so. Pardon me now it's time for a slice of Meatloaf's I Couldn't Have Said It and Thanks to Robert and Ridge Street Audio I can.
Associated gear
Classe CAP 151
Audio Research CD2
Apogee Slant 6
RC Audio Refrence Speaker cables
Room Tunes
Corner Tunes
Similar products
RC Audio Reference IC