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Well, this cable is mighty fine indeed. I went through various USB cables last year, including the AQ Diamond, Phasure Lush and finally the Curious USB. The Curious is good, and I liked it's speed and transparency. It has beaten quite a few cables at over twice it's price. But the battle is over I am afraid.
Listening to the FTA Callisto tonight, right off the bat it us as transparent as the Curious, but oddly digs even deeper. I can pick out decay and subtle details that were not so apparent before. It is only 3 hours, but it seems to have a balanced FR, clear but not cold. The mids are slightly more forward than the Curious, and the bass is about on par with the Curious, bit more texture, but the same extension and drive.
The big change right away however is the soundstage, it is like walking into a bigger room with my LCD4 headphones on, things just got super wide and deeper, more separated and placed in the stage. This is great, a really important aspect there. How did they do that?
I expect the cable to burn in a bit, so will come back with more impressions. I can't fault it so far, it is both exciting and easy to listen to, a character that is hard to find in one component.
This brings it home, how a cable change can further elevate a system, and in a very affordable manner.
I'll Be Back with more impressions after Munich.