hifinut604
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| Cable Costs Relative to System After several years on the cable merry-go-round, I've gotten off and find that in a DBT, nobody in a group can tell any difference. I had Kimber, Crystal, Nordost, Cardas and finally an entire loom of Synergistic Research. I'm now running Mogami i... | |
| MacBook Air For HD Audio The MacBook Air does not have an optical digital output from its mini jack. However, I do use a 2011 MacBook Air with an external USB to SPDIF converter (Audiophilleo2) and it works great. The built in SSD on the Macbook Air makes it a great trans... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? Bacardi, I would say that the Element Copper would be a huge upgrade over Tesla Accelerator for the money in a 5 channel system, especially the bass. | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? Antonkk: If you are looking for the best sound, the new Element cables are in my experience (and so far, I've only tried the interconnects), quite noticably more dynamic and detailed and throw a larger, more layered soundstage. The Tungsten in par... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? DaveB: Sorry, I didn't mean to diss your equipment or your opinion and I was too strong in my delivery. I am also not dissing MIT cables per se since I've never heard it so cannot comment. What set me off is that you were dropping words such as "c... | |
| Ted Denney, and Synergistic Research's Powercell Antonkk: Competition between SR and Shunyata has always been strong and healthy for a long time. Both companies seem to be doing okay as "pretenders" for well over a decade. Labelling them both as such obviously means you've tried both extensively... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? DaveB,Sorry but no offence, but looking at the level of your system components, I have to question how much the cable matters. Of course the MIT cables sound "predictable" and "consistent" because your system is probably not resolving enough to he... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? Ok, I'm done chewing out SR's marketing so I'll move on. The Cable Co is an excellent retailer to get in touch with to demo cables in your own system before you buy, which is a very useful resource.Fplanner2010, I agree that you actually have to h... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? Jwpstayman - I agree with your points that the new products are improvements over the previous lines. I didn't mean to stir the pot, but only taking the philosophical stance that it's probably a better marketing strategy in the long run to keep yo... | |
| Synergitsic Research Elements or Shunyata Ztron? I own all Synergistic Research power products and cables and they work very well as an entire system. I think this may be true for Shunyata products as well, but I don't have the experience with their latest products. I doubt you would go wrong wi... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? Sabai,My response to your comment:"A lot of SR's customers are well-heeled folks to whom money comes easily. I mean, who can afford to shell out 5 or 10 grand with each product upgrade unless there is big money in the picture. Others, like me, hav... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? Sabai,I totally agree with your thoughts. I believe there is (was?) a loyal SR following but if the company doesn't appear to reciprocate that loyalty back to their core clients, then they may go the way of companies like Virtual Dynamics. I'm not... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? Ted,I hope you're acknowledging what your ex-clientele are saying. The Tesla line may have been introduced in 2006, but someone who bought a Powercell 10SE Mk II or Apex LE last year may not be too happy to know that they can get the Mk III or Ele... | |
| Review: Ultra Fi DAC-41 DA converter Thanks for the additional comments from Istanbulu and Electromatic. I don't like assigning percentages either, as it is such a subjective valuation but how noticeable the DAC-41 A/B's with the previous designs is a good indicator of performance. I... | |
| Review: Ultra Fi DAC-41 DA converter Thanks for sharing but would you be able to clarify a couple of points?1. This appears to be a review of the prototype. Since you are obviously impressed by the DAC-41, did you buy one? And if so, is it sonically identical to the prototype? Is it ... |