Like many of you, I have been in this hobby for a long time-45 years.
Over a year ago I was reading Mike Fremer's column and at the very end he had a single paragraph blurb about someone suggesting the Analysis Plus Silver Apex for his analogue set-up (I can't recall if it was as phono cables or from phono stage to preamp) and how they proved amazingly good. I have two Reed 3P arms which come with tonerarm wire from clips to RCA's, so I tried a 1M pair to go from my Manley Steelhead to my ARC Ref 6. They replaced a set of mid-tier Black Cat IC's I had been using. The difference they made was substantial.
I mostly use Cardas Clear Beyond. I have Cardas Clear Beyond XLRs connecting my Ref 6 to my Ref 150SE since both were designed to sound best running true full balanced. I use WireWorld's Platinum Starlight 7 USB.
Last night I received a second set of the Analysis Plus Silver Apex I had ordered to go from my DAC, an Abbingdon Music Research, to my Ref 6, Immediately, without any burn-in, the sound improvement was substantial.
I am not connected to the audio biz in any shape, manner, or form. Other than Mike Fremer's short blurb, I have never seen much in the way of discussion of this cable. Before his mention, sure, this company had been around and I was aware of them, but never felt compelled to try any of their products. Analysis Plus' dealer network is somewhat limited, paling in comparison to Audioquest's. I would like to know if anyone else here-where most of you search out the highest-end rather than just the high-end, have been similarly impressed, or am I the only one (and granted my system at about 125K total cost is not high up compared to most of you)? If any of you are remotely interested, please try them and tell me if you feel my enthusiasm is overstated. Compared to Tara Labs and the other "top tier" manufacturers, this IC is reasonably priced.
Over a year ago I was reading Mike Fremer's column and at the very end he had a single paragraph blurb about someone suggesting the Analysis Plus Silver Apex for his analogue set-up (I can't recall if it was as phono cables or from phono stage to preamp) and how they proved amazingly good. I have two Reed 3P arms which come with tonerarm wire from clips to RCA's, so I tried a 1M pair to go from my Manley Steelhead to my ARC Ref 6. They replaced a set of mid-tier Black Cat IC's I had been using. The difference they made was substantial.
I mostly use Cardas Clear Beyond. I have Cardas Clear Beyond XLRs connecting my Ref 6 to my Ref 150SE since both were designed to sound best running true full balanced. I use WireWorld's Platinum Starlight 7 USB.
Last night I received a second set of the Analysis Plus Silver Apex I had ordered to go from my DAC, an Abbingdon Music Research, to my Ref 6, Immediately, without any burn-in, the sound improvement was substantial.
I am not connected to the audio biz in any shape, manner, or form. Other than Mike Fremer's short blurb, I have never seen much in the way of discussion of this cable. Before his mention, sure, this company had been around and I was aware of them, but never felt compelled to try any of their products. Analysis Plus' dealer network is somewhat limited, paling in comparison to Audioquest's. I would like to know if anyone else here-where most of you search out the highest-end rather than just the high-end, have been similarly impressed, or am I the only one (and granted my system at about 125K total cost is not high up compared to most of you)? If any of you are remotely interested, please try them and tell me if you feel my enthusiasm is overstated. Compared to Tara Labs and the other "top tier" manufacturers, this IC is reasonably priced.