I'm using The Cliff 1m & The Mountain 1.2m
I've used to have The Cloud, but unfortunatelly it seems that swallows my passive controller/SET 300B and my Lowthers could not follow. This cable is better on all aspects over The Inspiration, but only if your amplifier has A LOT MORE POWER RESERVE than your speaker's needs. The Air has the same character but less bass and less demands from your amp also. The Inspiration was (and still is) the all-round reference without any special demands, but while it offers excellence on every parameter, it really falls behind the 3T Air and even more farther than The Cloud (which it takes less than a minute to confirm it's superiority).
The Orchid is better than The First in the same way that The Inspiration is better than The Revelation (a whole world of difference, with upgrades and improvements that makes me to abandon my lifetime preference for Cardas). From there, the elevated quality to The Mountain, is unimaginable!
For me, The Mountain is the instant classic and the best IC for music listening.
But after having (one of the first ever produced 4.5m of) The Cloud for a year, I'm in a very difficult position to recommend it for anyone other than the kilowatt lover who also uses an active preamp! As for my quest regarding the SET 300B/Lowther PM7A matching speaker cable, I really don't know what to do, as I reluctantly refuse to buy for a second time The Inspiration. Make no mistake : The Inspiration is a world class reference speaker cable, although if you ever have the chance to listen to a pair of The Cloud in a solid state amp of over 150w with an active preamp, you will not going back to your usual reference! The improvement is beyond description. Even me, with my 12w 300B SET and my Lowther PM7A which were asking for speed, clarity & transparency, I can see the new founded beauty of the Cloud.
Mr VDH is very productive in making his talented ideas come true. As with his Colibri, the offering of this 3T series of cables can cause an eyebraw extented far more than the audiophiles' expectations. He makes me a fun & a believer.
I've used to have The Cloud, but unfortunatelly it seems that swallows my passive controller/SET 300B and my Lowthers could not follow. This cable is better on all aspects over The Inspiration, but only if your amplifier has A LOT MORE POWER RESERVE than your speaker's needs. The Air has the same character but less bass and less demands from your amp also. The Inspiration was (and still is) the all-round reference without any special demands, but while it offers excellence on every parameter, it really falls behind the 3T Air and even more farther than The Cloud (which it takes less than a minute to confirm it's superiority).
The Orchid is better than The First in the same way that The Inspiration is better than The Revelation (a whole world of difference, with upgrades and improvements that makes me to abandon my lifetime preference for Cardas). From there, the elevated quality to The Mountain, is unimaginable!
For me, The Mountain is the instant classic and the best IC for music listening.
But after having (one of the first ever produced 4.5m of) The Cloud for a year, I'm in a very difficult position to recommend it for anyone other than the kilowatt lover who also uses an active preamp! As for my quest regarding the SET 300B/Lowther PM7A matching speaker cable, I really don't know what to do, as I reluctantly refuse to buy for a second time The Inspiration. Make no mistake : The Inspiration is a world class reference speaker cable, although if you ever have the chance to listen to a pair of The Cloud in a solid state amp of over 150w with an active preamp, you will not going back to your usual reference! The improvement is beyond description. Even me, with my 12w 300B SET and my Lowther PM7A which were asking for speed, clarity & transparency, I can see the new founded beauty of the Cloud.
Mr VDH is very productive in making his talented ideas come true. As with his Colibri, the offering of this 3T series of cables can cause an eyebraw extented far more than the audiophiles' expectations. He makes me a fun & a believer.