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Taralabs cables
Indeed....it must be a bad week,...just read that J. Geils passed away too. 
Taralabs cables
In a truly sad piece of news, I've just read that Dr. Ohno, a true innovator and visionary who invented the Ohno Continous Cast (OCC) process for small gauge wire has passed away.RIP Ohno-san... 
Taralabs cables
Tara seems to have updated their site dramatically complete with new graphics, cable cross-sections in some cases and some good rewrites on older verbiage. I highly recommend using their site as a reference for anyone interested in their cables! 
ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably
I absolutely agree with all that you've written about the designer; his constant innovation and desire to break new ground in his designs has helped me evolve my system to sound as I never thought possible.  The components and speakers I have now ... 
ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably
You are very welcome....happy to help!  Note the wiggle-room in the phrase "I plan to be done,..." :-) !!! 
Beware purepower inc
+1,...a long way away. 
ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably
" Anyway, my take on them is that they are very powerful, rich, vibrant, and musical cords which offer a well layered sound-stage.However, as I recall, they do not provide a high resolution sonic picture. "Good questions....I have no experience w... 
Taralabs cables
Well, that was predictable wasn't it?!? 
ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably
Definitely agree with you on that! 
Taralabs cables
I agree with you that ALL cable manufacturers should deflate their pricing Audiolabrinth. 
ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably
JMC,...it's great to hear from you. Just to clarify that in my original post, the phrase "blew the doors off..." was a quote of what others with the cables compared to MBX2 and Diamond had told me. My opinion is somewhat different in that the Stat... 
ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably
Thank you Doug...it's great to hear from you. I hope that all is well with you, your family and your various audio systems and forays into new and interesting equipment, setup, etc...!!! 
Digital cable length- SPDIF vs AES/EBU- 1.5 meter for either?
Interesting....testing 1m, 1.5m and 2m AES/EBU's that test our absolutely compliant with a 110-ohm spec, there is no perceivable (i.e. audible) difference in sound quality, pacing, image placement, etc...with AES/EBU cable lengths from 1 meter on ... 
ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably
Good to know you've experienced the same surprise :-) ! 
ELROD new MASTER SERIES Statement Gold,a true surprise; changes the game considerably
Well, it's official; I formally added a 10 ft. version of the Master Series Statement Gold to my A-02 amp and a 9 foot version between my C-02 pre-amp and Isotek EVO3 SIGMAS power conditioner. The 7 foot version has been turned in (it was on loa...