05-Jul-2015, 15:01
I jokingly want to start this thread off by saying" there is a new sheriff in town" and it is called Iconoclast by Belden.
I have always struggled with the thought that it should be simple to get the music from the source to the Devialet and then my ears. There is a whole industry out there though that thrives on telling us that this isn't the case and we need their software or equipment.
I currently have a dedicated external HD(music) connected to a Mac Mini with an Audioquest USB. The Mac Mini is connected to the Devialet with a Belkin Gold USB cable. Previously, I had Analayis Plus Oval 9 speaker cables connected to my Magico V2's. I thought it sounded pretty good. I was wrong. I have a close friend who was beta testing a new line of speaker cables for Belden, the Iconoclast. He brought them over to connect to my system and I was instantly sold!! The presence of the soundstage was bigger and the detail and clarity of what I heard was mezmoring!
These cables were designed by Galen Gareis for Belden. His thoughts were that he could build better cables at a better price and deliver the music from the source with as little change as possible! He nailed it!!! He spent two years in the design before bringing it to a beta test.
I had the great fortune to have Galen personally deliver the cables, as he lives in a nearby town. He and a few of my audiophile friends decided to compare the Iconoclast and Analysis Plus cables side by side. We were going to play songs and switch the cables back and forth. We started the first song with the Analysis Plus cables and then played the same song with the Iconoclast. We never went back to the Analysis Plus cables. There really was that much difference!!
These cables are currently available through Hanson Audio in Dayton, Ohio. Their website is www.hansonav.com. I would highly recommend you try these cables as it will not be a waste of your time. I would also recommend you visit www.belden.com to review the data on the cables or call Belden and ask to speak with Galen Gareis.
These cables are game changers!! I don't need to use descriptives of softness, warmth or the music coming out of the black space! They let you hear what is really there!
I have always struggled with the thought that it should be simple to get the music from the source to the Devialet and then my ears. There is a whole industry out there though that thrives on telling us that this isn't the case and we need their software or equipment.
I currently have a dedicated external HD(music) connected to a Mac Mini with an Audioquest USB. The Mac Mini is connected to the Devialet with a Belkin Gold USB cable. Previously, I had Analayis Plus Oval 9 speaker cables connected to my Magico V2's. I thought it sounded pretty good. I was wrong. I have a close friend who was beta testing a new line of speaker cables for Belden, the Iconoclast. He brought them over to connect to my system and I was instantly sold!! The presence of the soundstage was bigger and the detail and clarity of what I heard was mezmoring!
These cables were designed by Galen Gareis for Belden. His thoughts were that he could build better cables at a better price and deliver the music from the source with as little change as possible! He nailed it!!! He spent two years in the design before bringing it to a beta test.
I had the great fortune to have Galen personally deliver the cables, as he lives in a nearby town. He and a few of my audiophile friends decided to compare the Iconoclast and Analysis Plus cables side by side. We were going to play songs and switch the cables back and forth. We started the first song with the Analysis Plus cables and then played the same song with the Iconoclast. We never went back to the Analysis Plus cables. There really was that much difference!!
These cables are currently available through Hanson Audio in Dayton, Ohio. Their website is www.hansonav.com. I would highly recommend you try these cables as it will not be a waste of your time. I would also recommend you visit www.belden.com to review the data on the cables or call Belden and ask to speak with Galen Gareis.
These cables are game changers!! I don't need to use descriptives of softness, warmth or the music coming out of the black space! They let you hear what is really there!
