Teo Game-Changer IC's - get on the bus!
@ lancelock I'm currently auditioning a pair of Cerious Graphene Extremes. They are between a Coda CSIB Integrated (solid state) and an Oppo BDP-105D. I also have a trio of Amadi Maddie Signatures with different RCAs (gold, solid silver and rhodium). The Cerious GTs are the best of the group with my equipment and ears but the Amadi MS with the Gold RCAs is a close second. Personally, I think that the solid silvers and the rhodiums would be better suited for improving a Tube set up. Anyway, could you please elaborate on why you find the Game Changers to be better than the Graphene Extremes? What equipment are you using them on? I'm also tying out the Cerious Red Power cord with the Oppo. It has made a big improvement with the overall body of sound coming from the Oppo. Thank you |
To everyone who is waiting for a Game Changer... be patient... they have been slammed and are trying their best to accommodate all the orders. I placed mine about the middle of April and it got to me 2 days ago. All I can say is that it was WELL WORTH THE WAIT!!! I can now get of the cable-go-round. Thanks TEO! |
I have been auditioning different cables, Cerious Graphene Extremes, Amadi Maddies with 3 different connectors ( gold, silver, rhodium), Gabriel Gold Revelations v2, Morrow MA4. I'm using them to connect an Oppo BDP 105D to a Coda CSIB integrated. When I got the Cerious Graphenes I also got one of their Blue power cords for the Oppo. I will be keeping the Graphene Blue Power cord. It made a big difference in improving the sound quality with all the cables. So @kclone I think bumperdoo's suggestion about cleaning up your power source holds true. Until I received the Game Changers I thought the the Graphenes would be the end of my quest. I was thinking that I may want to continue the search... but now I know I'm done. I'm not one seeking to spent $1000's of dollars on one interconnect so I doubt I'll be moving up the Teo product chain unless down the line I find a great deal on a used one or hit the lottery. Bottom line my ears love the way these Game Changers allow me to hear my music like I have never heard it before. So much more detail, depth of sound stage, instrument placement, and zero ear fatigue... even on the recordings that tortured my ears before... especially on the high end. |
Ah, I see what you are saying @kclone - let us say you are sitting there listening to a wonderful recording on your GCs and really enjoying the music. Then you flip to another album and you say to yourself, "Oh, compared to the last album, this recording isn’t all that great!" whereas with lesser cables, you would not have noticed a difference. I have always found that to be the case. Back in the day you could adjust the sound of a bad recording with the use of a good equalizer separate. Can you still get a separate equalizer? When collecting albums I would look to see where a good recording was produced and then looked for other musicians under that label. I do like the GC's for the reason you stated bumperdoo... they make the great recordings that I liked before the GC's sound even better. The bad ones are improved slightly but they will always be just what they are... poorly produced. |
I had the Cerious and the Teo GC's. I just sent the Cerious back but kept their Red Power cord for my Oppo. Their Red Power cord made a positive difference in the clarity of the sound coming from the Oppo that was worth the $349. I might get another one for the Coda. In my system... Coda CSIB Integrated, an Oppo BDP 105D, Revel F52 Speakers... The GC's were just better then the Cerious. They revealed more detail, deeper and wider soundstage, and better instrument placement. Compared to the Teo's the Cerious sounded muffled... as if a slight veil was over the sound. I auditioned several solid silver cables and found them to be crisp and tight but it sounded like every instrument was on the same plane and were fighting for my attention. Minimum depth of field and fast ear fatigue. With the Teo's the instruments sounded like they were at different positions in the sound field. Not just left, right and center but front, middle ground, and back. In certain recordings it sounded like some of the instruments were coming from the side of me and occasionally from behind me. It was encompassing... but I only have 2 speakers. If I had not heard the Teo's I would have probably been happy with the Cerious Graphenes. As more people use these cables I would be like to know if they think there are better $500 cables out there. I would try them. But I don't know if you can find a better cable for $500 bucks. I know cables are an ear / system dependent adventure so your experience may be different. For now I've stopped looking. |
