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So YOU can't hear a difference in cables

I do.

I have a set of Van Den Hul the Seconds They get rid of the digtal glare and edge. They are non fatiguing to listen to.
They sound full and lush but give up some detail and soundstage. I can listen to them indefinitely.

My Au24's are more holographic, have better soundstage, detail in spades, but there is that digital edge and glare.

My silver interconnects sound good but tizzy on the top end. They are out.

Day in and day out give me the Van Den Hul the Seconds, no fatigue, but oh I want the detail and soundstage of the AU24's.

If you suffer from that digital glare or edge get the vandys.

I find that the louder the music the more that the cables matter. I find that cables "tune the sound".

Anyone have a suggestion for an interconnect that fits my bill at a reasonable price?
zilla
rcprince
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The Van den Hul carbon fiber cables are exactly as you described; the First was even better, but I had hum problems with it. If you like the sound of the VDHs, no reason why you shouldn't stick with them; if you want cables without that glare you find in others that, from my memory of the VDHs, give you even more in the way of detail and soundstaging, give a listen to the Kubala-Sosna cables.
gunbei
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I agree with Nighthawk regarding the AU24s. Both the interconnects and speaker cables are the least prone to exhibit digital edge and glare of any I've used.

I'm quite sensitive to this characteristic and felt that using too many AU24 cables throughout my system masked some of the metallic shimmer naturally present in some percussion.

In my present set up I've found a combination of Acoustic Zen interconnects and Audience speaker cables to offer the best balance of musicality, soundstaging and detail for my taste.

Wellfed, get a new digital camera soon! :•)

Friggin' Viggen is confusin'!
zilla OP
46 posts
 
In my system

the AU24's have an incredible soundstage, detail in spades,
are very holographic, and have a wow factor. They do have an "edge" to them that I hear with every cable I have tried except the Van Den Huls. Audience says that they need a 2-3 hour break in. I have only had 8 hours on them so far. We will see if they get better and lose that edge with time.

gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Zilla, your AU24 are only 8 hours old?! I think 200-300 hours is more like it before you get the full benefit and are able to hear what they should truly sound like.

I hope you allow enough break in time for all your cables. Depending on the cable their sound can change dramatically during burn in. Some are very subtle, but I have a pair of Ridge Street Audio Poiema that kept doing a crazy chameleon dance on me the first week. It was almost as if Kirstin Dunst morphed into Janet Jackson, then Rosie O'Donnell, before finally settling on Nicole Kidman. A really weird and wacky modulation of sonic shifts!
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wellfed
690 posts
 
Gunbei, I like where your cables ended up. What would you have done with them had they stayed at Rosie?
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