USB Cable Comparison Audience / Cardas / Purist / Stealth / Wireworld

@david_ten 

This is one of the better reviews/evaluations or whatever you want to call it of a cable or component that I've read in quite some time. Not everybody can convey their thoughts and feelings into words and I think you've done that exceptionally well here. I've experienced something similar lately where you get "lost in the music state" as you put it and you just want to stay there. It's amazing that with just one change of either a tube or a cable you can lose it. My problem is I'm constantly wanting to try new things instead of just being content with what is a musically and emotionally satisfying experience. That emotionally engaging experience is hard to explain to people and I think what separates those who just want to put a system together and "hear music" and those who get lost in the music. Very well done. 

@david_ten 

Any chance you’ve had an opportunity to try the Black Magic usb cable from Mad Scientist?

@david_ten 

Since reading your review of the Stealth I’ve always had it in the back of my mind but the price is a bit steep and have yet to see a used one come up for sale. 

I currently have a Phasure Clarixa and it’s great but some day would like to venture out with other cables. The Black Magic is half the cost of the base Stealth so I wonder how close it comes to it. 

I’ve had the Stealth USB-T in my possession for several weeks now and have compared it to the Phasure Clarixa I had been using as well as the Mad Scientist Black Magic that I recently picked up. 

The Clarixa has been a great cable but always thought it was just a tad etched in its tone and wondered if trying a new cable would alleviate that. The Black Magic improves on this tone and provides a holographic soundstage that is really fun to listen to. I like that it gives voacals and stringed instruments an ethereal quality that I think befits it’s name of Black Magic. For the price I think the Black Magic is exceptional and am glad I took a chance on it. 

The Stealth seems to allow more information through and definitely has a bigger and wider soundstage than any other usb cable I’ve tried. The natural tone of the Stealth while still giving plenty of dynamics and detail is what I like the most about it. While it may not be as holographic as the Black Magic I think that instruments sound more real with the Stealth. The strike of a piano key and the sound of a cymbal definitely gives a more vivid but real sound that’s make me glad I ventured out and tried this cable. Everything I wanted to improve on the Clarixa got improved. The Stealth has a certain “magic” of its own and is hard to really explain but reminds me back to david_ten’s remarks about getting lost in the music. Not one thing stands out but taken as a whole it’s a pretty cool thing. 

Thanks David for sharing your experiences here and shining some light on this Stealth brand that I’m kinda surprised isn’t talked about more. Good stuff.

@david_ten  Unlike tinian though my usb-t cable took a little over two weeks for me to fully realize how good this cable is. It was too laid back at first and I was getting a little disappointed it might not be what I had hoped. But then it opened up and showed how dynamic and detailed it really is but in a very natural and beautiful way. 

Feels weird to have to come to a cable thread where people act like adults and are civil towards one another. Hope I didn’t just jinx it... :)