khrys
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| Transparent Ref XL TA cables are exceptionally aesthetic and can sound remarkable in a compatible system. However their "upgrade" program is mostly brilliant marketing.When they price their "vastly superior" new cables (MM2) identically to their previous line (MM1) ... | |
| Is there a transparent MM1 version? Yes, it's their previously SOTA cable whose resale value is deliberately lowered by their pricing MM2 identically. And MM3 or whatever the next upgrade will be called will do the same thing to MM2.It's Transparent's way of encouraging you to "upgr... | |
| Any comments on Transparent & Cardas phono cables Moved to Kimber Select primarily because my speakers are wired internally with it. Put a lot of life and dynamics back into the system. I am enamoured with the Stealth cables as well and a few may work their their way into the system. | |
| Any comments on Transparent & Cardas phono cables Sold my Cardas GR for TA Ref MM2. Sold the TA recently. Both too dark for my tastes. YMMV of course. | |
| How do MIT and Transparent cables differ? Actually the founders of Transparent Audio broke away from MIT.Their networks differ mainly in bandwidth. TA believes in limiting it, largely to the audible range including some overtones, while MIT believes in extending it as far as possible. Bot... | |
| Cables for Vandersteen 2 Ce Sig II IMHO Vandies love Audioquest cables. I believe Richard Vandersteen voices his speakers with Audioquest cables. One of the finest sounds I have heard recently came from a Quatro/Kilimanjaro/MXR setup. But I've heard the 2 Ces sound great with Audio... | |
| Ayre C5xe Owners w/MP Upgrade-digital out problem? interesting. I recently tried the digital output from my C5xe for the first time and it did not work. My dealer who is very capable could not solve the problem. However, after the player came back with the MP upgrade, everything is fine.The new DA... | |
| Did anyone hear the Cardas "Clear Beyond"... Since my original slightly impertinent post, I actually heard the Clear ICs and Clear Beyond SCs connecting a VTL 7.5 to Siegfrieds pushing X2s.The cables were "clearly" in the same league as the fine components to which they were connected but re... | |
| Replaced Kimber Kable Hero ICs with Kubala-Sosna KS cables are superb cables renowned for outperforming those costing fractions of their price. They even compete favorably with many similarly priced cables.How could you possibly go wrong with the SC? | |
| Kimber Select 1136 compared to 1130 I had the pleasure of listening to the KS 1030 vs the KS 1036 with Dick Diamond (formerly with Kimber) in my home with my new YG Anat IIs. These are the single ended versions of the models you reference but perhaps my experience will have relevanc... | |
| Did anyone hear the Cardas "Clear Beyond"... Clear Blue Yonder cannot be far behind. Sorry, beyond. | |
| Balanced Cable recommendations for Ayre equipment My experience completely mirrors Stringreen's. I auditioned the MX-Rs in my home on W/P8s with both Cardas GR or Transparent Ref XL or Ref MM cabling and came away thinking the MX-Rs were somewhat arid and not for my system at the time.I later hea... | |
| Benz LP Ebony, and S-Class Ebony Stringreen, the S looks just like the LP to my eye. I made a minor VTA adjustment quickly by ear but will wait until after breakin for final calibration. I do not use damping with these cartridges. I had to pull one of the counterweights way back ... | |
| Benz LP Ebony, and S-Class Ebony Instead of retipping my LP, Benz and my dealer offered to upgrade it to an S-Class. They basically sent me a brand new cartridge. It has somewhat more mass than the LP but still mates seamlessly with the TriPlanar.It's still breaking in but so far... | |
| Record you spin on a rainy Saturday w/ family gone Never rains here.Family usually gone.Table always spins.Mark Knopfler holds present sway.Might change if it rains. |