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| venustas or jps superconductor 3 speaker cable? Okay, thanks Mantis. But you raised another interesting point. You found the KCI Silkworm interconnect more enjoyable than the JPS Superconductor 3 ic. Then, you found the Aluminata ic better by a large margin over the Silkworm ic. I previously ow... | |
| venustas or jps superconductor 3 speaker cable? Mantis: I may be missing something in your comments above. After indicating the warmer,less transparent quality of the Venustas in comparison with the JPS Superconductor 3 you go on to say you replaced the SC3 with the Harmonic Technology Pro-9 Re... | |
| venustas or jps superconductor 3 speaker cable? Just a few interjections regarding accurate vs. inaccurate in audio parlance. A fair number of us audiophiles reveal a concern for and attraction to the kind of sound that displays clean outlines and so called tonal neutrality. Almost anyone who a... | |
| venustas or jps superconductor 3 speaker cable? I just realized you're considering the revised Praesto version of the Venustas, which I have not heard. It might possibly offer a more extended top than the earlier Venustas. Also, my Provectus is the one which preceded the current Praesto incarna... | |
| venustas or jps superconductor 3 speaker cable? Just a few comments here. The Purist Venustas and JPS Superconductor 3 are two very different sounding speaker cables. I own the Superconductor 3 and have auditioned the Venustas in my system before. The JPS is a relatively more neutral sounding c... | |
| JPL v Transparent cables I've never heard of any JPL cables. Don't you mean JPS Superconductor 3? If so, I presently own the SC3 speaker cables. They are very well balanced, extended without being bright, and have extremely fine presence. I have also owned the JPS Alumina... | |
| Volume Control Hoi: I agree entirely with Hifiman. Best wishes for great listening enjoyment!!! | |
| Volume Control Hoi: Years ago the Mercury classical recordings used minimal miking, and the results in most cases were very gratifying. Afterward, virtually every record company went to multi-miking, considered a mistake by many present day classical music fans ... | |
| Volume Control And I couldn't agree with you more, Hifiman. I also attend live orchestral concerts fairly regularly, and do not hear the kind of crystal clear neutrality, squeaky cleanness and treble prominence that is fairly frequently projected by stereo equip... | |
| Volume Control It's not only on digital sources that the treble and upper midrange are too frequently "hot" or too bright, it's also on a good number of non digital components as well. In fact at times it seems pervasive. Several of my audiophile friends, includ... | |
| Volume Control I, like others, have tried quite a few different cables. Hearsay kept me from sampling the Cardas line until just a few years ago. Though I have since moved on from the Golden Reference speaker cable and interconnect, I continue to feel they are v... | |
| Best "Rhapsody In Blue"? Bernstein does an excellent job of bringing together both the jazz and classical idioms, and he is given very fine sound to boot. | |
| Todays new vinyl LP's better than LP's 40 yrs ago? To begin with, my experiences and perceptions apply to classical music lps only. I agree with the salient comments of the majority above. I bought several re-issues, but never found any of them superior to the originals. Many original masters used... | |
| Interconnect for sweet, silky violin sound Thank you all very much for your cable suggestions. As some of you may have read elsewhere on this site, I have settled on the KCI Silkworm+ interconnect. To my ears and in my system it interacts to provide a marvelously nuanced and wonderfully mu... | |
| Need Some Advice regarding interconnects The idea that one should stay with the same brand of cable throughout their system neither constitues law nor does it guarantee one will get the kind of sound that is best or most enjoyable to their ears. It's not necessary either for one to offer... |