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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    Also, my Signal Projects Avaton AES cable is a blend (not plating) of copper, silver, and gold. Fantastic cable.
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    Just a personal prejudice, perhaps, from my side, but I really don't like silver plated copper cables. The plating process seems to add an unpleasant edge, probably because in order to plate the copper, an extra layer of some other metal has to be added before the silver can be properly plated...
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    Don't understand how PM works, please let me know your availability on +33 6 46 10 72 90 (06 46 10 72 90), which is also my WhatsApp and Signal numbers.
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    Stef: If you're also in Paris, perhaps I could come over one day to listen to your system with silver cables?
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    I understand (straight from the horse's mouth in November) that TAD are now working on a phono stage.
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    I don't have any experience with silver cable with my TAD CR1 TX speakers, but a little bit skeptical about the match between silver cables and beryllium tweeters, on general grounds. Willing to be persuaded, though. I enquired about Way cables, which are silver, but was told that they were...
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    Congratulations!
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    I've also found that my music preferences on Tidal and Qobuz are all a maximum of 24 bits/192 kHz, so can play on AES. My ripped files are mostly 16 bit/44.1 KHz, so no problems there as well. The very high frequencies permitted by USB seem to me to be a theoretical marketing exercise, at...
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    None whatsover. I tested USB v AES in my system for a year, using my previous DAC, the Nagra HD DAC, and reached the conclusion that I (note subjectivity) preferred AES by far. Luckily, when I ordered my Taiko Extreme server/streamer back in late 2020, I ordered it with the optional AES...
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    Yes, I own one, therefore I've heard one. My (and the other) posts above describe how it sounds. One of the best SACD players (DACs) extant.
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    April 2024, straight out of the horse's mouth
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    First time I've heard of the power supply cable upgrade, it doesn't seem to be listed on their web site, I'll have to investigate. As for the break in, I would budget a minimum of 120 hours or so, still improving gradually after that.
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    1 The plethora of great DACs using NOS digital chips suggests very strongly that "old" digital is often much better than "new" digital. New digital typically upsamples 16/44.1 to DSD or greater, creating a lot of ultrasonic noise, which will perturb many preamplifiers and amplifiers, resulting...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Slip of the finger, TAD D700 SACD Player/DAC
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I used to for two years, until I replaced the Nagra HD DAC X with a Taiko D700
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    The combination of the Taiko Extreme and the TAD D700, connected with the Signal Projects Avaton AES/EBU cable, has taken my system to a completely different and higher level, unbelievable! The Shunyata Omega AES/EBU cable is now sold.
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    Many factors, I believe. Same brand synergy is definitely part of it. Along the same lines, I'm hoping to get the new TAD preamplifier C700 when it appears next year. Then I will have a complete TAD system, apart from the Taiko Extreme server/streamer. The D700 has a true balanced output...
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    TAD Reference D700 CD/SACD player

    Listening to the new TAD D700. I prefer its sound to the Nagra HD DAX X, which I have now sold.
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    Need advice on cables for full TAD setup

    Absolue Créations has a very wide range, from relatively inexpensive to still reasonably priced but more expensive cables. For example, their previous top of the line power cable, the Versailles Mark II, is around Euros 3,000 for 1.3 meters in France. Their new TIM Absolue power cable is...
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    Need advice on cables for full TAD setup

    I'm also not into megabuck cables. In anticipation of the TAD D700 SACD/CD player/DAC, which I've ordered, I have been trying various cables in my system. Tried a Shunyata power cable (too much noise reduction, reduced dynamics as well), Kubala Sosna top of the line USB cable (good cable, but...
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I've tried the Wireworld Platinum 8, Audience Front Row, and Signal Projects Avaton USB cables, in addition to the Shunyata Omega USB cable. No change in my judgment above. May try the top of the line Kubala Sosna USB cable soon.
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    Finally achieved 400+ hours on both my Shunyata Omega USB and AES/EBU cables, both the same 1.5 meters in length, between my Taiko and the Nagra HD DAC X. In my system, and in my judgment, the AES cable clearly outperforms the USB cable, being more musical and organic, with both more substance...
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    The new TAD D700 SACD player will arrive this year
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    New TAD M700 & M700S

    Next year
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    Need advice on cables for full TAD setup

    Just moved to Paris from Singapore. Much larger room, with wooden floors, carpet, high ceiling, and massive stone wall behind the TAD CR1 TX speakers. The sound quality has massively improved, the room change has had a paradigm shift effect, much larger than any (or combination of) equipment...
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    Sonus Faber Extrema

    I don't know what they go for used, but Cello monos should be a good match
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    Need advice on cables for full TAD setup

    Although I strongly believe that well chosen cables can make a large difference in the sound quality of an audio system, as per my previous posts, I have much sympathy for those who decry the staggering inflation in cable (and other audio equipment) prices we have seen recently. To cite just...
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    Need advice on cables for full TAD setup

    "Cable myth": that says it all, no further need to comment
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    Need advice on cables for full TAD setup

    The Sanders Magtech amplifiers also have fully regulated power supplies: https://sanderssoundsystems.com/products/amplifiers/magtech-monoblock-amp
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    Taiko Audio SGM Extreme : the Crème de la Crème

    I'm currently using the Finite Elemente Pagode Edition Mark II rack with the optional carbon fiber shelves (the thicker of two versions), "heavy duty" top shelf (additional 5 Cerapucs under the top shelf), and Cerabase Classic feet. I also had the separate Carbofibre isolation bases (with...

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