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Teo Game-Changer IC's - get on the bus!

I wrote an extremely long review of 4 cables auditioned in my system recently. I pontificated for way too long and it was more an outlet for me to tell a story that cables do matter and how much each design can make your system sound. The last cable through was the Teo GC IC purchased here and it truly was a game-changer in how it shifts our paradigm about what wire gives us as "truth" and what this slurry of Ga-In-Sn can do better (IMO). Not a technical review but an emotional roller coaster through 4 different topologies:

Ribbons
Graphene
Multi-strand
Liquid

I'm happy to re-broadcast that here but it is very long (6+ MSWord pages long). I'll point to it for now and take your advice.

Bottom line is the GC cable is truly stunning in what it can do and for us mere mortals who cannot spend thousands on cabling, I believe it can elevate anyone's system to new heights.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=148932.0

Pete
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tommylion
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A digital cable with XLR connectors, also known as AES/EBU.
tuffy72561
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Had to give some feedback to this site on the TEO Game Changer IC after a big jump up in performane of my system. Yesterday, even though I have been trying to get a over a cold or bronchitis, I still listened to my system and right from the beginning I thought I noticed a wider and deeper soundstage along with smoother and fuller notes....amongst many other improved attributes! I listened to several discs and  all revealed the same thing. To confirm I tried a particular cut on a disc that has always had a sharp and cutoff female vocal and sure enough it sounded fuller and sweeter by a large margin than it has ever before. So I knew my somewhat clogged ears probably weren't deceiving me in some weird way.

I confirmed today what I was hearing yesterday as my ears were a lot clearer today. It seems like my cables took  close to 2 months to break in. I thought they were pretty broken in about three weeks ago. At that point I had about 200 hours of low volume level hours with sacd player set on repeat for days at a time and about 40 hours actual listening after about a months time in my system. The last 3 weeks have probably only seen an additional 20 hours of high level volume play back with no noticeable change in sound quality.  Big jump up in performance from last weekend to yesterday. I was already very happy with my Teo GC'S compared to my former IC. But now I am kind of amazed. I have been experiencing the feeling like a big magnifying glass has been put on the sound in my system and details keep getting filled in everywhere.The GC'S replaced a 1000 dollar XLR highly rated interconnect. I thought some should know that total break in may be longer than thought in some situations!




trouble1555
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How do you order the CG cables?  The web site lacks pricing and ordering info.

Thanks
Dave
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milpai
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What is the price for 1 meter TEO GC XLR pair?
tuffy72561
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@milpai 

Teo does not make a XLR version of the Game Changer. I was slightly apprehensive going to a RCA but it I am absolutely thrilled with the results. 
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