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    Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE

    That is correct. I don't have any affiliation with any brand nor any financial interest. Just sharing my experience as someone who previously used Nordost cables. If, at some point, I come across cables that ( in my opinion) perform better than Ansuz Supreme in my system, I would not hesitate to...
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    Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE

    Coincidentally, there was a High-end Munich report by Absolute Sound that mentions a shootout between entry-level Ansuz cables ( A2 and C2) and Odin 2 loom, which apparently Ansuz won quite easily: " As a sideshow, Raidho’s Michael Borresen and Lars Kristensen did a shootout between their...
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    Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE

    Mechanical stability is linked to how susceptible the cable is to the influence of microphonic distortion. For more detail, please reach out to Lars Kristensen. He is the co-designer of Nordost Odin and will be more than happy to elaborate fully on any questions you may have. As far as I am...
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    Power cord comparison: Nordost Odin Gold vs CrystalConnect da Vinci vs Argento Audio EE

    Anyone considering a purchase of Odin 2 / Odin 2 Gold should definitely try the Ansuz Supreme cable range. The Odin 2 cables was originally co-designed by Lars Kristensen who later teamed up with Michael Borresen to start Ansuz. While the Odin 2 has a reasonably low inductance, it has a very...
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    Breaking news from DCS….

    I am surprised that DCS hs not sourced or developed a new transport, considering that the Vivaldi is over 10 years old at this stage. The competition was not sleeping and CH precision recently developed a new transport, as did Wadax, Esoteric, T+A and others. I hope they introduce Dvorak soon as...
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    Jonathan Valin says the Soulution 760 DAC is the best he's ever heard. Your Thoughts?

    Happy to see someone making a Soulution vs MSB comparison in their system and drawing a somewhat similar conclusion. After my experience with the Select, I have not even bothered trying out the Reference DAC. I would never claim that the 760 is the best there is and that is purely because I have...
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    Jonathan Valin says the Soulution 760 DAC is the best he's ever heard. Your Thoughts?

    Not really surprised by JV's conclusion here as I myself have been using the 760 DAC for a number of years and it certainly sounded better than the likes of MSB Select II. I would certainly recommend everyone to give it a listen in their own system and make a direct comparison before getting...
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    Are Transports Obsolete?

    I believe this shootout needs to be put into a financial context to obtain a meaningful interpretation. While the La Diva transport falls into the 7K range the SGM server revolved around the 16-17 K mark at the time which is more than double price. Naturally, the SGM should have the edge here...

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