13-Jul-2016, 15:37
I never believed that cables could make a difference. This was was about 3 years ago when I had a very modest Cyrus gear. Just by chance I found someone selling TCI constrictor power cables at a bargain price and decide to purchase them. Connected them up to my amplifier and pre-amp and the soundstage expanded by a fair bit. On that day I decided to join the camp that believes cables are an integral part of the hifi chain. It only takes that one time. Since then I have only had my beliefs cemented by using the best cables I can afford. Most recent jaw dropping moment was with the AudioQuest Vodka CAT 7 cable. The most satisfying moment is when you change a cable and play a favourite recoding and the bit that was always fuzzy becomes crystal clear. It's like a aha moment. But I do believe that there is a lot of snake oil out there when it comes to cables. Personally I would never invest more than a £1000 on one cable.
Auralic Mini (Sbooster LPSU), Rega RP8, Melco N1A, Devialet D200, Devialet 400, ELAC BS314, ELAC BS312, Sonus Faber Olympica 1, Audioquest (Victoria, Yosemite, Vodka Cat7, Carbon USB) Chord Epic Master/Companion link, Wireworld Oasis 7 speaker cable, Inakustik Reference LS-803 speaker cable,Isotek premium mains cables, TCI mains cables, Atlas mains unfiltered distribution block, Supra filtered mains distribution block, and synergistic research (red/black fuse,sort kone), and vertexaq (silver-jaya).
