Stereovox cables, anyone?

Nice connectors but too rich for my blood.

Hi,

I remember seeing a set of the speaker cables for sale here on Audiogon a month or so ago. Maybe you can search and locate the fellow who had them for sale.

Rich

The set offered was, well still is mine. I was offered $3,000-$3500 for my 3.0 M Vox speaker cables which I would not take. I am glad I didn't. I kept it and am using it. I use 2 pair of Vox RCAs as well, Pre-->amp and DAC-->Pre.

Comparisons... Ok. I used Cardas Golden Ref XLR for some time previously. Went from XLR to RCA for the Vox RCAs. I went from Golden Cross speaker cables to Vox. I used Classe equipment then. The Vox (RCA or speaker) I found impressively better in every way. Much cleaner sounding, much blacker background, more detailed, richer in a more musically accurate way entirely and at all frequencies. This applied to both the RCAs and speaker cables. More of Vox was clearly and significantly better at any point with any equipment I've used. Very rare in hifi to find a product like this, I agree. Matching with equipment changes has never been an issue. For my current Goldmund (modern and vintage mixed) it is less pronounced an improvement than classe omega level equipment. Still, very noticeable.

I've used modern Goldmund RCA cables and still do for my tuner and TV sound. The Goldmund RCAs are maybe 1/4 to 1/3 the improvement I found going from Cardas GR to Vox. It's difficult to judge this overall as my equipment is now very different. For speaker cables, modern Goldmund speaker cables are much closer to the Vox in direct comparison on my current equipment.

I heard Nordost Valhallas once years ago. Limited listening. Different room and different equipment but versus a cardas GR the difference was subtle to me. Vox has never been a subtle improvement to me.

I have recently switched from Kimber Select 3035 to Stereovox LSP-600 speaker cables. I had an opportunity to audition both of these cables in my system before purchasing through my dealer. My system consists of Levinson Reference gear (32, 31.5, 30.6), 33H monoblock amplifiers, Revel Salon loudspeakers, and SME Model 10 turntable, 309 tonearm and Sumiko Celebration cartridge. Cold and unbroken in, the Stereovox cables sounded richer, more alive, with better resolution and a larger soundstage than the Kimber Selects. The bass has never been so agile. The pace of the music (toe tap test) is improved. The overall tonal balance is the best I have ever heard, with all musical selections and formats. This was not a subtle difference, but a very large difference. The Kimber Select cables have been in my system for three years, and are very very good. But the Stereovox cables are that much better. It was like inserting a much better sounding pre-amplifier into my system. These cables are that good. Now if I can only afford the interconnects.

Hope this information helps you.

Thanks to all. I will be auditioning a few pair of the ic's in the upcoming weeks and will keep anyone interested abreast of my impressions. Will