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    Puresound Titanium speaker cables (1.2 metre pair with spades)

    This is an extremely rare pair of Puresound Titanium cables. The cables use an alloy of palladium and gold and are shrouded in a woven Titanium outer. Length of each cable is 1.2 metres. Condition is good with no damage or signs of wear. Sound quality? Quite an airy, detailed sound with...
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    Audiophile Fuses

    I've always been sceptical about fuses but following a friend's experience with SR black fuse in his Ayre KXR, I decided to give it a go (30 days free trial made it a no brainier). Results: following my friend's experience with blowing these fuses, I went for a couple of steps higher rating for...
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    Krell FBP600 with factory upgrade to 700cx

    Great condition Krell FBP600 which was upgraded to FBP7000cx by authorised Krell service centre. Supplied with custom wooden shipping crate and also purpose made Transparent Reference power lead. 230v unit. Located in U.K. £4750 plus shipping
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    Aurender S10 (silver) for sale

    Aurender sold
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    Aurender S10 (silver) for sale

    Aurender w20 now settled in and content of my s10 now cloned onto w20, so s10 now packed up and ready for a new home. Great piece which sounds terrific. Price drop to £2400 plus shipping. Happy to demo.
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    What cables are you using in your system ?????

    Thanks for the background. I certainly can't disagree with your last sentence. I think the basic metallurgical aspects are empirical and not well understood but as long as the results of the cookery work then we are all happy.
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    dCS Vivaldi Cables?

    Exactly. I viewed the clock cable as a much simpler, more predictable situation. From that point of view, I thought there was possibly little real benefit in exotic high end designer cables for the clock signal Your point on bending is also a good one. Any thoughts on mechanical micro...
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    dCS Vivaldi Cables?

    This was primarily done for clock cables. Maybe unsurprisingly, those cables which showed minimal disruption of signal actually sounded best. Nice to see a convergence of subjective with measurement.
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    dCS Vivaldi Cables?

    Testing reflection in various digital cables we found some interesting cable variations Ideally we should have seen a straight line. I won't embarrass any particular manufacturer by naming the particularly poor performers.
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    What cables are you using in your system ?????

    Checked it, thanks So why do you make your assertion? Not looking to argue, just looking to understand the basis of claim
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    What cables are you using in your system ?????

    What do you base that assumption on?
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    dCS Vivaldi Cables?

    Bad assumption. The issue is as much to do with the connectors as the cable.
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    What cables are you using in your system ?????

    Power leads: Siltech Reference for analogue components, MIT Magnum for digital components. Analogue interconnects: Siltech Empress Digital Interconnects:AES/EBU Siltech Reference Digital Clock:stereovox video FireWireand USB: Siltech Speaker: Vertex AQ Hirez
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    Collectible speakers

    Nakamichi Dragon Electrostatics. Bought the only pair I've ever seen for £500 on UK EBay a while back. It was a failed project in which Nakamichi commissioned a speaker design from a Singapore/Australian design team. Prototype batch (50 pairs?) wildly exceeded manufacturing cost target so...
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    FOR SALE: Wilson Audio Alexandria XLF - Desert Silver - NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED!

    If American will take them as hand baggage, I'll bring 'em home to the UK
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