Taralabs cables

Someone needs to be issued a restraining or a cease and desist order. 

I stand properly corrected; you've owned or done detailed testing with EVERY major brand of cables and model thereof in the world,...WOW!  For the rest of your response, I am afraid you are missing my point (again). The objection/constructive criticism is not that you are supporting the brand but it is how you are chipping away are people's perception of the brand by the way in which simply continue to copy-paste tons of text time and time again. People can find all that out there...post things that are new, unique and your own opinion. For the record (again) I'll say what you sent to Tara that's actually on their website under your UserID is great feedback and I am sure, helped some potential or current customer.

'nough said...have a great day!

Zephyr24069, Allow me to correct you,  here is a list of cable's I have owned or  listened to, high fidelity,  transparent,  shunata research,  Mit, xlo, esp,  nordost, monster Cable,  audioquest, virtual dynamics, analysis plus, cardas, Jorma design,  crystal cable, purist audio design,  siltech, Van den hull, synergistic research, Kimber cable , etc...,    Sure I've not heard all cable's,  lol!, this is a sufficient amount over the year's , my preference remains tara lab's,  Also,  I will mention the world wide email's, phone call's  about tara labs cable's because of this thread has been very informative to to audio enthusiast everywhere,  It is quite exciting to associate with people that I never would otherwise,  that is my enjoyment from this informative thread about Tara lab's. 

"I will say this one time, stay off this thread!
Sorry Keith, but you cannot control a public forum.

I personally have compared many cable’s to taralab’s top cable’s

No you haven’t Keith.

all the choices I’ve listened to sound broken in comparison!

Only to you, in your highly biased mind.

@calvinj , @rsf507 , it really is sad to watch a clueless man walking around muttering to himself. You would think that Tara Labs would be embarrassed and ashamed to have their name associated with a thread where one man simply talks to himself endlessly, but who knows?
Maybe Matthew Bond figures that there is no such thing as bad publicity.

I know that this thread is one of the reasons that I have stayed away from Tara Labs cables. I would be too embarrassed to tell anyone here that I owned them due to this thread."

Very well said...thanks to the poster above and to others who have tried to inject logic into this thread.

For Keith/alternate IDs and friends: This thread needs to die (IMHO-only) and the copy-pasting needs to end please.  

BTW, SuperAnnealing as referenced by Tara is a sophisticated process and they have trademarked their variant of it but they by no means invented the concept of super annealing. They do many great things in their conductors, starting with their SAOF-8N wire and their rectangular conductor approach and their particular variant of SA.

Annealing has been written about in detail since 1904 and extremely advanced annealing variants in semi-conductor and other markets (including high-end wire and electronics production) particularly over the past 20 years are more. Here's one example;

https://www.google.com/patents/US8349724

There are quite a few others as well.  

You would do Tara a big favor by stopping this way of "supporting them". You are putting so many people off from considering the brand that it defies logic.  Why not simply support them by using the style of user testimonial your wrote in 1 great paragraph, which was very good by the way, that's on their website? You'd help them a lot more if you took this approach versus the one you use on this forum. 

U of M should be ashamed.

Everyone cares  about review's,  listing to tara lab's in your own system is astonishing!, ((And you are a joke with all these negative post you do).

Who cares about reviews it's hearing in your own system and I've heard Tara cables and they don't do anything for me. (And you're a joke with all these info-commercials).

Recommended Components" awards, accolades & positive reviews: Audio Techniques magazine, Hong Kong Journal magazine, Audiophile magazine China & Hong Kong, Bound for Sound magazine, High Fidelity magazine, Krakow Sonic Society, The Audiophile Voice magazine, Fi magazine, Hi End Audio Journal magazine, Stereophile magazine, The Absolute Sound magazine, Sonic Review magazine, Home Theater magazine and Sound & Vision magazine. Including the many online publications magazines: 6 Moons, Positive feedback (PF), AV Guide, Analog Planet, Audio Review, Head-Fi, Soundstage, Hi Fi Russia, Hi-Fi Stereo Brazil, High Fidelity magazine Poland, Digital Home, Hi Fi Music, Audio Shark, Mono and Stereo High-end audio magazine, Super AV, Head Fi, Soundstage magazine, Fi Magazine, What’s Best Forum, Hi Fi Choice magazine, etc. TARA Labs has literally hundreds of positive reviews, in multiple languages from prestigious hi-end audio magazines from around the world.

@everyone.  This is exactly what I think.  Maybe this isn't real. Maybe it's a persona who is made up. Who posts 6 years straight about a piece of wire. How can you go from college level writing to poor grammer back to college level writing. Maybe the trick is on all of us. This is why I'm done!

Oh I accidentally came back! Uh oh I hear trouble through the Tara Labs cables!

Damn, I suppose my degree at University of Michigan was a rip! 

Hi andrew9405, can you help me with my endeavor thread on the amplifier section of audiogon?, this is concerning a vintage piece,  kenwood KR-9600?

Andrew9405, Thankyou,  Cerious technologies is a good sounding cable,  check them out,  I do believe there is a thread all about them on audiogon ☺

Hi andrew9405, taralab's is my preference primary cable's,  however,  I also like cerious technologies graphene cable's,  I will be using their best cable's on a couple of my vintage system's,  I believe they are a good value for the asking price of their cable's,  cheers. 

Hi calvinj, I have taralabs cable’s on my main system, that is not vintage, however, I’ve been enjoying a journey through vintage legendary audio equipment, advent, sansui, yamaha, kenwood, sherwood, nackamichi, bose, bic speaker’s, akai, jbl, jvc, technics, Pioneer, etc..., calvinj, some vintage equipment sounds better than some high end audio, I’ve keept way to much, so I have been selling some locally, soon to put some on the Internet, cheers

@Hey man just poking at you. No sweat if you like Tara labs enjoy. Honestly, I quit paying attention to this thread or these cables a long time ago.  Who hooks up vintage gear to 50k in wires?   I'm retired.  I got what I got and I'm happy. Won't be on this thread. Keep doing what you do if it makes u happy. 

Mmm, very funny,  I am a vintage audio dealer 😎, an example of that is I have  kenwood kr-9600!, among many more goodies! 

I'm not joking, I have listened to some very expensive Tara cables and while good I've preferred other cables, and some were less expensive some more expensive but based on audiolabyrinth's info-commercials he is single handily destroying the companies name. Mr Bond should be requesting you stop posting immediately. 

Lol!, seems we have a couple of jokers here!, I will say this one time,  stay off this thread!, this is the state of the art cable's available,  if you say the entire audio media is wrong,  we'll then,  that speaks volumes of about you!, I personally have compared many cable's to taralab's top cable's,  all the choices I've listened to sound broken in comparison! 

Based soley on these info-commercials by Audiolabrynth I would never by Tara cables. Just saying. 
Tara Labs should make him stop he is hurting their image. 

Do do you ever stop?  Really?

Super Annealing™
The Super-Annealing process was developed by TARA Labs to improve the conductor’s ability to deliver a more neutral and transparent signal than ever before. Even the small differences in conductivity create audible differences in sound quality. Super-Annealing is a specialized metallurgical treatment that purifies and softens a conductor’s structure to lower it’s specific resistivity and dramatically increase the length and size of crystals in copper conductors.
The Super-Annealing process is performed in an oxygen-free environment to create an ultra-pure conductor with long-grain copper crystals. Traditional copper conductors are composed of much smaller crystals. The multiple breaks or junctions between these smaller crystals cause increased noise due to the diode effect of these junctions. They alter the flow of electrical signals and cause distortion.

The Zero Evolution Phono



The Zero Evolution Phono-Cable is the epitome of high-end reference quality phono cables. The design and technology used in creating this exceptional cable, is a far cry above any other phono cables that are currently available in today’s marketplace. Extremely low Capacitance as well as exceptional high-frequency extension The Zero Evolution Phono-Cable works very well with all cartridges regardless of voltage. (Click on image to enlarge)The Zero Evolution also incorporates a “star-ground” system (SGS) with a variety of optional male/female mini-banana connections. This system is unrivalled in that it provides the option of floating or connecting different sections of The Zero GX Phono-Cable shielding system. There are subtle differences to be heard, some of which are caused by slight variations in the shield and grounding arrangements of the cartridge and the tonearm, and the turntable and the phono-preamp. As we all know, the shield/ground formats in the Phono interface are sometimes different enough to create a hum or buzz problem. Using The Zero Evolution Phono Cables’ superb proprietary shielding system, we are able to provide a method of optimizing the shield and ground system for the lowest possible noise floor in this critical component interface. As we all know, the shield/ground formats in the Phono interface are sometimes different enough to create a “hum or buzz” problem. With The Zero Evolution Phono Cables’ proprietary shielding system (SGS), we are able to provide a method of optimizing the shield and ground system for the lowest possible noise floor in this critical component interface.“Master” Gen3 Conductor is: 99.999999% Oxygen-free, mono-crystal, rectangular solid core, hand-polished, frequency-tuned copper conductor.Available termination: RCA, XLR, 5 pin DINHandcrafted in USA and lifetime guaranteedExcellent high-frequency extension & exceptional detailTight bass & full midrangeExtremely revealingImpressive holographic soundstageNeutral & naturalUnparalleled musicality

The Grandmaster Evolution w/HFX



The Grandmaster Evolution Series from TARA Labs is truly beyond belief. It is quite simply the new watershed in the art and science of audio cable design. The Evolution Series is in a class of its own, beyond all other audio cable products in the history of the audio industry worldwide. (Click on image to enlarge)
The Grandmaster Evolution Interconnect uses the same multi-lumen air-tube concept invented by TARA Labs as used in the ZERO Interconnects and the AIR Series Interconnects originally developed in 1986. However, the Evolution Interconnect is remarkably flexible.
The Evolution Interconnect uses the same displaced and Floating Shield design together with a new Dual Mono-Block HFX Ground system with greater absorption of RF/EMI and a vanishingly low background noise.
Incredibly, the new Grandmaster Evolution Interconnect boasts a remarkably low capacitance figure of just 2 pF per foot. This means that the new Evolution has a High Frequency bandwidth that is more than 300% greater than any other high-end cable in the world.
The Grandmaster Evolution = 2pF (cable capacitance measured in picofarads / pF)
The most advanced air-tube technology and designAll new proprietary "dual mono-block" floating ground station (HFX) and floating shield systemControlled spacing of conductor to conductor geometry, produces record low interconnect capacitance of a mere 2 pf (picofarads)Additionally the conductor to shield capacitance is remarkably low so the EMI/RFI coupling from the shield to conductors is negatedThe outer shield is expanded and spaced away from the conductors to such a degree that the background noise is at an all-time lowTwo layers of anti-corrosion coated SAOF-8N copper shieldCompared to the Zero Evolution, The Grandmaster Evolution has a larger, more complex system of Teflon and Aero-PE filaments that ensure a complete air dielectric system.The most revealing and lifelike presentation possibleCompared to the Zero Evolution, The Grandmaster Evolution has a high-frequency bandwidth that is 50% greater, with a stunning low level of background noise contrasted with more image outlines and fine detailRevolutionary liquid micro-film (LMF) dielectric ensures a linear transfer of low-level ambient and spatial information.

Consumer Reviews 
"Devon, these Omega Evolution cables are remarkable and in my opinion State of the Art ! These cables have added so much to my musical listening in terms of enjoyment. Every addition of these Omega Evolutions has been transformative. I started with the speaker cables and added a balanced pair from preamp out to amps, replacing WireWorld Platinum 7 ICs and Snake River Signature speaker cables. The speaker cables and 1st ICs were an improvement in foundation and a big change in midbass and bottom end. But when I replaced the WW ICs from DAC to Preamp with the loners, I was really blown away, that move completed the loom and everything blossomed. The WireWorld cables are really good cables and I could have lived with them no problem, until I heard my system with these. When I added the loners, it really took things to the next level. I have 200 hours on the loners and all around my system has never sounded better. Devon, top to bottom, these cables have brought everything into focus. Resolution, I can hear sounds and tones I never heard before. Delineation of sounds, now I can distinguish things, some I didn't even know were in the music. Clarity and cohesion, crystal clear and everything is realistically connected. I think that's a real problem with cables, especially with separate components, notes and sounds take on an artificial texture, they don't sound connected right, and the music loses its emotion. The sounds need to connect well to have emotion. And most of all dynamics. These cables allow me to listen at any level and hear great sound. These cables make listening pleasurable with all music, and I'm only using CDs right now !! My best CDs have moments where things get scary realistic. Applause, cymbals, tom toms, drums, all percussion sounds real. Flute... acoustic guitar, spooky real. These are the best cables I have heard in my system and if there is a better cable I don't know what it is and I have do desire to try and find them.Devon, these cables have really completed my system. Very glad I completed the loom, that took everything over the top. The Evolutions have given all my components their true value by allowing them to connect with each other and maximize their potential. I have never heard everything sound like this and sound this good. Nothing left to say ! – Tom G."

Hi chlv0ter, when did you go to the factory?

I've used Tara Labs cables for about 15 years, tried other cheaper brands and always came back.  Got to visit their facility in Ashland Oregon many years ago when I lived up there.  Super nice people.
Tried a lot of different interconnects and currently using Tara Labs 0.8's for my system.  Sound fantastic...

Making Sense of …. Grandmaster Evolution DigitalThe TARA Labs Grandmaster Evolution Digital Interconnect uses a pair of RSC® Gen 3 Rectangular Solid Core® conductors.
In the AES/EBU format, the conductors are critically spaced to ensure an exacting 110 Ohm characteristic impedance; this is the AES/EBU format used with XLR connectors.
The RSC Gen 3 conductors are smaller than the Gen 2 version, and this provides a more extended bandwidth for the digital signal.
The TARA Labs Grandmaster Evolution Interconnect uses a system of woven filaments constructed from small Teflon tubes, to expand and displace the shield further away from the signal carrying conductors.
In this way, the Grandmaster Evolution Digital Interconnect is able to reduce digital distortion, called ‘jitter’.
Jitter explains why Digital cables sound different from on to another.
The most significant reason for the different sound in digital recording and playback systems is the phenomenon of ‘errors’.
The most widely known error is called ‘jitter’. Jitter can be thought of as a timing error or a distortion of the digital bit-stream within the digital send and receive components and the digital interconnect cable.
The timing errors (digital jitter) can be reduced by using better quality cable with superior shielding to reject interference within the cable.

I live on the Alabama coast,  I'm very glad Clemson won last night's national championship,  of course I won bet's as well,  the funny thing is, I have not seen any Bama car flag's today,  this always happens when Alabama loses!, all comments are welcome about the game. 

Making Sense of … Evolution Speaker CablesExtreme Audio Systems and Extreme Performance Cables with Low InductanceAt TARA Labs, the major design goal for speaker cables is to reduce the inductance in the cable. However, there are some high-end amplifiers that need to 'see' some level of inductance (L) in the speaker cable. When the low damping factor of certain amplifiers is connected with (ultra-low inductance) TARA Labs speaker cables, the output of some high-end loudspeakers becomes audibly variable at different frequencies.The phenomenon is readily apparent, heard as bass that is soft and low in amplitude, sometimes together with high frequencies that are too smooth or rolled-off. Basically, the resistance in the loudspeaker cable should be ultra-low, and the inductance (L) in the cable needs to be low but sufficient to provide a load to certain amplifiers. There is no ideal value for (L). It varies from system to system, just as impedance varies with frequency in most loudspeakers.The loudspeaker cables carry much higher signal voltage and current into a non-linear impedance (the loudspeaker) ... so the reactive load of the loudspeaker can be difficult for some amplifiers to drive... and the all-important damping factor of the amplifier changes from amplifier to amplifier.One of the great attributes of the OMEGA Evolution & Grandmaster Evolution Speaker Cables is their ultra-low inductance. The OMEGA Evolution & Grandmaster Evolution Speaker Cables are the 'state-of-the-art' in both technology and design from TARA Labs. Its performance level is absolutely spectacular when matched with the majority of high-end audio components available today. And as with an ever increasing introduction of new components into the marketplace, we have found over and over again that not every cable or component has the perfect symbiotic relationship with each other. In these particular instances, there are some amplifiers that need to 'see' some level of inductance (L) in the speaker cable. For certain loudspeakers and amplifiers, TARA Labs has produced another addition to the line-up with the Omega Evolution SP & Grandmaster Evolution SP speaker cables. These cables are designed to work exceptionally well with amplifiers with a low damping factor or loudspeakers with a very reactive load in the lower frequencies.