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| new Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables I now have 100 hours on the Alluvion RCA interconnects. My first impression is the fact they are not there. The background is dead black (reminds me of my Kuro HDTV). The music flows effortlessly. No edge at all in the mids and highs. Bass is deep... | |
| new Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables Burning-in the RCA ic's now. Nice sound out of the box. Love the connectors (same ones used on early Valhallas). Will report back next week.Transl: What was your final verdict on the speaker cables after break-in? | |
| new Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables The cables have leveled out after 100 hours. Very liquid now in the mids and highs. Nice black background and female voices are very natural.Will try the interconnects next before the sale ends in a few days. | |
| rca plugs - comparisons? I have compared Eichmann Silver, Cardas Silver, WBT Nextgen Silver, and Xhadow silver on a custom made cable. Result:Not much of difference! Why, because you must consider the jacks of the gear. Many components use cheap Chinese gold/brass jacks. ... | |
| new Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables So far, very close to the Titanium-XL but much more musical in the mids. Superior to the Enhanced Paragons. Nice build quality. More to come... | |
| new Pure Note Alluvion speaker cables I have them breaking in now, I will comment later. Very well made cables. Beautiful carbon sheath. Pure Note's best work IMO. | |
| Best outlet Since I use brass plugs, I prefer a brass outlet (contacts). I use Leviton Isolated Ground (orange) outlets. Cheap and sound as good as the audiophile outlets, IMO. | |
| What connectors for DIY cable? I prefer a spade over bare wire since wire can fray, oxidize, and become loose. Also the post can damage the wire due to sharp edges. FWIW | |
| ICs with great natural sounding highs? Pure Note has always done well in the highs (Vanguards and Titanium-XL). Mids are very natural; acid test is female vocals. Also I do not hear the typical tizzyness of some cables with the Pure Notes. The cables render the real brass sound (weight... | |
| Unbiased information on contact metals Now let us discuss the dissimilar metals theory...No silver plugs in gold jacks and the like.:) | |
| Pure Note Paragon AES/ebu vs NBS Master AES/ebu I would say that the Pure Note is made a well as the NBS. NBS is marked-up dealer and Pure Note is a direct price. So the price calculation may not be relevant.Is is possible not to hear a difference since both cables are doing their jobs (no jitt... | |
| Re-terminate Pure Note Paragon Semi: If you like the sound of Pure Note cables, what is the risk? The Vanguard cables sound very close to the Paragons, actually a little better in the highs. They also use the same connectors. Rather than argue your case here, see what Pure Note... | |
| Re-terminate Pure Note Paragon Semi: They do custom lengths. I have a 10m pair of Vanguards. | |
| Re-terminate Pure Note Paragon Been there, done that. You cannot re-terminate Pure Note cables. Once you cut them, there is nothing to work with since it is wire in multi-aircore tubes. Not a conventional cable where you can just strip the wires. They also use a machine bonding... | |
| Suggestions for "balanced" interconnects? The Pure Note Vanguard silver cables are a good value for the money. Great build quality and sonic fidelity. |