I tested many Siltech cables, they are inferior to Audioquest. I am from the Netherlands, Slisssstech ( how we call it in our country) is made overhere. At shows here in Holland I Always made them look like fools. Why? Because people who give a poor demo and use words what does not matter. Will be put down to the world by me. I am very demanding. When a demo is not good, I will tell them in details why it is not good.
Read my point of few about Total sound. Many other brands who produce cabels are less complete. Slisstech misses the level in black. Sharpness in individual focus. Many other things. I have beaten many many Slisscables over the years at clients of mine.
The problem with brands like Kimber ( I still sell), Slisstech and MIT, is that they have done not enough research for better and new cables. The distance has become bigger than in the past.
I am a perfectionist, that means you Always want to win. I love the competition in audio. It gives you a big smile on your face all the time you win. Maybe it is hard way of doing my profession. I Always say: If you think you can give my client a higher endresult just prove it. Because hearing is believing. That makes it Always simple and clear. I like things to be open, honest and clear! |
Open honest clear and simple, ummh ok
LMFAO. |
What I always say: it is as it is!! The truth can be hard!! |
Truth ~ Unfortunately it is not. Yawn zz.. |
Bo, sorry to say your strong sale pitch and persistent knock on other brands will do
more harm than good to those that you are selling imo.
End last year, we actually did shootouts on my and some buddies systems (3 different
set-ups). Intention was to help choose best fit for a friend setting up new system. AQ
WEL loom (SC/IC/PC) were one. Discounting Siltech Crown/ DoubleCrown (I'm biased) -
Nordost Odins, Tara Zero/Gold, StageIII Kraken/Zyklop/Gryphon - were much preferred.
The AQ's had just too much 'perceived' resolution/a tad bright that gets tiring after a
while. I bought their AQ Diamond RJ/E though which I thought was ok at the time, then
again it is now replaced by AIM Shieldio NA3 which at about half the price sounds better
- more natural, dimensional and organic. Btw.If you need an RJ/E cable you can buy
mine cheap (as new, 8 months old). Well I guess if perfect hi-fi sound is what you are
after then AQs are for you - Yes truth hurts. *Meant to keep this all to myself, but since
you are that persistent so there goes.
As for PAD, their 25th Anniv. PC are great btw. A friend bought one. But then there are
Odin, Kraken and there's the new Acrolink Mexcel 7N-9500 which are no less great PCs,
any one could be superior to the other depending the system/applications ~ synergy. So
to say one completely 'crushes' the other is loads of BS.
If you have the opportunity, give a listen to those few mentioned above - which I'm quite
certain by tone of your rambling, you have not. Cheers! |
I have to agree with Bvdiman. When Bo started actively posting a little over a year ago I thought his comments were provoking and sometimes entertaining. I know he is a committed salesmen. Now he seem to keep beating the same dead horse and it has become tiresome. I skip his replies because they all start to sound the same. He lost me as a fan and someone who I would rely on for an unbiased opinion.
The credibility meter has swung to the negative, Sorry.
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My comments can sound hard, but we are talking about many years of comparing. That is what I do. My focus is Always on the products which are the best at that moment. This can change during time. So am I committed to a brand? Only for a part. When another brand is better, this will be the new reference. That is why you need to be open for other brands.
Don't forget when I visit clients I hear many orther brands as well.
About Siltech I can say that many of my collegues as well don't like the Siltech people. Why? Because at shows they had big stories but there demos were often poor.
In the past I tested many many Siltech cables, I only liked there digital cables in the past. And I even owned one.
When you can compare a lot, ofcourse your opinion is different than customers there opinion is. They are more brand committed than I am.
I have met too many people who spend a lot of money on audio and did not have a great sound at all. This has irritated me a lot in the past. Because I saw the mistakes which were made. When other shops would have done better there work, this never should have happen.
I still think you can get a better result by using more different brands in your set. Also when you talk about brands in cables. Often you can add more different properties togheter. So you get a more complete and better balanced sound.
I have to say that we have a totally different kind of humor in the Netherlands. it is a lot harder than the humor in the US. It is more to the sarcastic side.
I am not here to make friends. I am here to give my personal opinion. No one has to agree with it.
I only hope people will think differently about audio. And that they all will get a higher endresult. I still send my clients to other shops all the time. Why? Because I want them to be sure the get the best for there money. And that is the thing that counts at the end.
When you can create a higher endresult, just show it. It is that simple. Audio needs to be more open and honest. Then other people can get a higher result.
There are many critics about the audio shows given in my country. And it is true that the level is often even poor. Distributers have to open up there view. I said it to many of them; Work togheter on shows. So you can show people a more realistic view of sound and a better level. When all distributers only work with equipment chosen by political reasons customers never will get a realistic view.
I prefer a more open and honest approach to all customers. I have said to journalists the same thing. I know a few and I know they often get stuff for free. This way the review never will be realistic.
That is why I said many times; it is not about me. It is about getting more quality for customers. |
As usual with diff systems and rooms its pretty much subjective yet some continue to preach the Holy Grail is this........cheers,Bob |
Quality you can hear in every different room.
These days with roomacoustic systems the freedom to get a good result even in bad acoustic situations is a lot easier. |
Dear BVdiman,
I sell 3 brands; Audioquest, Kimber and Purist Audio. Often I sell 1 or 2 cables. It is only a part of a set. These cables are compared with others most of the time.
When I know what equipment a client owns and what he wants to change I bring in a cable which will fit into his demands. I work very precise.
My focus is on how I see what should be the blueprint of the absolute sound. I have already written this. I use these cables and brands to achieve this.
I sold Nordost for over 9 years of time. And sold a lot Valhalla in the past. Owned it for over 12 years of time. Nordost does not have all parts in one cables which I need for the absolute sound. That is why I sold it often with Kimber cables togheter in ther past. To make it more complete. Blacks and a small and intimate individual focus of instruments are the weakest points of Nordost. I can demo this very precise why it is not complete.
I use properties of cables to make a set more complete. The same as I use the properties of amps, sources, speakers and conditioners etc. That is a different approach.
I would never recommend to use cables from one brand. The synergie stories are one of the biggest bullshit stories in audio. It is not about what they say but about what you hear.
That is why the best and most convincing sound Always will win. And that makes audio a lot more easy. |
Ok.. I've completed my demo's. I purchased PAD Museaus Luminist rev (new) speaker cables and XLR's for between Tannoy D700's, Pass Labs XA30.5, Pass Labs X1 and Oppo 105. I was blown away and i'm very new to all this. but
for price and performance i find these amazing. Now.. a dealer let me borrow Venustas AC power cords (one for each component). I'm not sure i can go back. Again i'm new to this but did as advised.. and i can hear the changes with each one. So as it stands, I purchased 2 Ventustas AC cords.. and have a Canorus arriving to compare for the power amp. I'm told these are unreal.. but this whole experience has been amazing.. Can't wait to hear these... |
What I said many times: Purist makes the best powercables on this planet!! |
Whats weird.. and i'm not sure this sounds right.. but seems power cords have a bigger effect on sound that interconnects... not sure if correct.. but i'm thinking i'd have to really move up in any line.. to get these effects with just interconnects. Just seems bottom from top thinking.. just interesting. |
It Always depends on the brand you use. Better powercables give a different result when you compare different interconnects.
When you compare with the new Purist you bought, the same interconnects work differently then when you compare them with the older powercables. Many people forget this. |
So.. not sure what this means. but see what you think. With 3 venustas AC with my musaeus interconnects.. i have a what seems to me a huge separation with everything.. and love the sound. I received the canorus AC.. and its broken in.. and added to my amp only. It brought what was separated back together and the bass seems more there.. but i think its because it was taken from mid. Not sure if that make sense.. but what i'm hearing .. with 3 different tracks. |
Trying all canorus on everything now.. for couple of days.. to adjust sound.. then will retry all venustas. Maybe its cos i'm missing the separation at first.. maybe head adjustment required.. lol |
