03-Jul-2016, 16:32
I had the Chord Epic digital coax cable as Master/Slave link and found it to be spectacular. It worked very well with my AudioQuest Vodka Cat7 cable. I have a 24/192 and LP recording of Tea for the Tillerman. I have played the LP many times but could never pinpoint the original source material (analogue or digital). Played the 24/192 and could not believe that I could hear that the recording was sourced straight from an analogue master tape. Essentially the 24/192 sounded more analogue than the LP. Also the 24/192 recording sounded like a 70's recording devoid of any digital manipulation. The recording not only conveyed the musical detail but also the environment it was recorded in. It was a crazy experience. I recently got rid of the Chord Epic and have regretted it since, thankfully its only £400 so its not an irreversible decision.
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).
