Hi Zephyr, Well, many in the Audiogon community members did same as me, see my response under another cable discussion. Unfortunately the Western Electric 16ga is no longer available, seemingly. Best, Rob
Hi, my name is Rob and I am a musician. The Nordost and Taralabs are too lean for me. I bought Western Electric 16ga tinned copper speaker cables, very musical, bare wire to terminals. Since they cost only about a $1.49 a running foot when I bought them, now unavailable, I sold my Taralabs and Nirvana cables...I am very happy with the WE 16ga and pocketed about $20,000. Now the Taralabs does a couple of little things a smidgen better, but overall I enjoy the WE16ga much, much, much better. ;) Best, Rob of course YMMV.
Rsf507, wow!, never heard that from any taralabs cable's, no matter the cost or model, what equipment where you using? , those two model's of cable's you are referring to are system dependent, if I can be any help to you the next time you want to get taralabs cable's, let me know, as a matter of fact, the Taralabs website has cable component matching, a good basis to start from, but in the end, let your ear's be the judge, their is always a taralab's model to fit your needs.
I bought Tara THE One's - sold them. Bought 0.8's sold them! (Had both the Onboards and HFX model). Bought "new" at 50% off retail so Zephyr there is more of a mark-up than you realize. Tara cables are just to sterile and lean IMO and yes it's my opinion only but would rather listen to a more musical presentation.
For those that are in a budget, the Taralabs RSC Air Forte interconnect and speaker cable's are today's good cable's for the money, For nearly 20 years the air series interconnects and speaker cables have been at the forefront of audio cable design. TARA Labs proudly introduces the Air Forte interconnect and speaker cable. In the case of the Air Forte interconnect the high-frequency extension is clear and linear. The high-frequency extension is defined by the electro-static field, more usually known as the capacitance. The capacitance of the air forte is a remarkably low 5pf per foot. The inductive reactance known as inductance is also remarkably low. This means that the Air Forte interconnect is 200% – 300% greater linearity with frequency than similar priced cables. The sound of the Air Forte is completely neutral and very revealing with high frequency and airy detail. All new air tube designControlled geometry for stable electrical characteristicsAero-PE filaments ensure a high percentage of overall air dielectricAnti-corrosion coated copper shieldEach interconnect channel is a twin-axial designExtremely neutral, detail high-frequenciesResolution of fine ambient cues.
Hi Calloway, I've got the new audiogon format figured out now, I do not desire a system page at this time, but I thought it was cool that I just made an avatar of my taralabs omega gold speaker cable's and matching omega speaker post jumper cable's, I'm going to try to get the new zero Evolution interconnects and omega Evolution speaker cable's this year, an incredible endeavor to accomplish to say the least, really, I'm quite happy with what I have, however, audiophila took hold when I listened to the new and improved model's, bad idea to listen to something better these days, you did the same thing with your cable choice, did you not? , being an audiophile is like having a dependency problem, lol!
seikosha...since 'audiolabyrinth' finds the 'new Audiogon format,quirky' why not post the pics he sent you of his system for him..? if he sent you any pics...!
"Generally speaking, today's audio cable products fall into two camps: those that emphasize beautiful sound and those that strive for ruler-flat neutrality. But what's really needed is a mutant breed that is able to deliver on both fronts. That's where the new TARA Labs Zero Evolution interconnects fit in. This cable is decisively in the neutral camp. However, it has unsurpassed timbral fidelity and characteristics like liquidity and ease, all of which I associate with the musical camp. But the beauty of their sound does not impair their passing an incredible amount of information.” – Marshall Nack / Positive Feedback Online, Issue #81
4orreal, I agree, cable's are expensive, taralabs too, however, high end audio is an expensive hobby, most people believe we're crazy when they find out what everything cost, especially here where I currently live, cheers.
Zephyr24069, lol, one day, I'll have a system as good as yours, working toward that goal, speaker's these days are over priced expensive! , I've never listened to legacy speaker's, can you elaborate on the sound and sound stage of your model, what's the retail? , what year were they made? , happy listening.
Hi jafant, good to see you, I haven't had any new additions for a year, hopefully, 2016 will bring something new to the table, so, how have you been doing? , tell me some news of your listening adventures of different equipment since we last talked, anything stand out?
Not sure why you associate me with a tractor? , I'm from Florida! , you enjoy fabricating stories to amuse you'r self and other's! This is a thread about taralabs cable's! , if you do not have nothing to add about these cable's, then exit this thread!
So why are there so many Tara cables FS and at such reduced pricing? Take a look on Adioasylum there's a NEW 0.3 that's sealed selling for 65% off retail! If I needed a cable (or had the $$) it would be gone.
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