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High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I also collect watches , I have seen , over the last 15 years , the price point of some very nice pieces , like Patek Calatravas , rise from around $10K to almost 25K , for what is basically the same watch with some minor movement improvements plu... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
@Jafox has a point , it gets to where the point of diminishing returns becomes unacceptable , or unachievable , for even the most ardent audiophile , not saying these power cables don't do as claimed , BUT ,in the end its about the music , not the... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I just read the review of the Phasure Dac and while it sounds good I must admit I'm getting a bit old to start again with yet another music source , I also think its ironic that as we get on in years and can afford to get better and better equipme... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
@Jmcgrogan2 , regarding using the CT1's as a phono cable , did you use the normal CT1 cable or the dedicated phono version of the CT1 ? Presently I'm using a Furutech Ag 12 R4 between tonearm and phono stage and a 2 metre Ct1 between phono stage a... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I think Petieboy has hit the nail on the head , simplify and go for as few , but highest quality possible , components & strangely enough I was also about to type a post about the H F ( and other top notch cables ) also theoretically should be... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
May I ask which cable elevators you guys ( & gals ? ) are using with your H F cables ? 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Jmcgrogan2 , I have been unable to try CT1's between amp and pre as my power amp is balanced inputs only , however , I did find a big difference when using it on my cd player and phono stage , some have said that the best improvements are gained b... 
Should I upgrade power cord for my preamp?
Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations for an ARC LS27 preamp ? many Thanks ! 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Ddraught , wow , all UR series , I haven't gone to that stage yet , just a mixture of CT1 & CT1E's , I would be divorced if I bought UR series before a new car and kitchen ........ In my system ( VPI TNT & VPI arm , Clearaudio cartridge , ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
@Tbg , if that combo works , then enjoy . I bet you have some great views from your listening room . Inexpensive speakers connected to some great stuff downstream can really sing , I've had the experience myself . During one of my ' lets simplify ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I have been following this thread almost since inception but don't believe I have chimed in as yet . I think my 1st venture into cables was some Tocord speaker cable in the late 70's , progressing through early Monster cable , Audio Research Litzw... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Has anybody run the High Fidelity Speaker cables with Wilson speakers ? I'm running my CT1's with Sasha series one and it sounds quite satisfactory , thinking about auditioning the CT1E's . 
Wanting to simplify my system ......
Thankyou everybody for your responses , I think I need to carefully consider everything in your posts , Regards . 
Wanting to simplify my system ......
@Georgelofi ,Hi George , thankyou for your informative response , I am going to try and get a home audition so will see how I go , I do agree with Zd542 that perhaps I may miss some of that ' tube magic ' but wether this is actually a quality drop... 
Speaker for my Ampzilla Amp and Pre-Amp
Back in my Ampzilla days , ( I bought one new ) it sounded really nice with Maggies , but maybe not suited to your music tastes .......