Ron’s New System
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There is a sound to Rhodium... Not all Cardas have Rhodium. No matter how many good things I could say about them, the Rhodium I cannot say good things about. It DOES make a thinness, it IS bright.
If you want warmth you'd order than RCA I posted that might be like the Radioshacks to try. The Radioshacks are much more authentically warmer than anything else I've heard. It's not really necessary IME with everything else the way you want it, but it DOES do what you're talking about. Smooth isn't the character I'd use specifically, like it doesn't reach out to you with it so much that you would write it down.
But I'd also encourage you to grab some of my power cables as they do exactly what you're after. They are better for changing the warmth than switching RCAs. I wouldn't have brought them up except knowing what you're after they're the best thing (honestly it's kinda boring to bring up your own stuff because people ignore you even if it's the best solution).
Cardas Clear Reflection interconnects:
The single-ended variety utilize the company's renowned SRCA (non-magnetic, eutectic brass and rhodium over silver plate), with copper-plated outer barrels.
The single-ended variety utilize the company's renowned SRCA (non-magnetic, eutectic brass and rhodium over silver plate), with copper-plated outer barrels.
Keith auditioned my Cardas Clear Beyond interconnect, and found it a bit too warm for his liking. I don't hear it as warm at all.
Jeremy says that because of the rhodium Cardas Clear Beyond interconnect is thin and bright. I don't hear it as thin and bright at all.
Jeremy says that because of the rhodium Cardas Clear Beyond interconnect is thin and bright. I don't hear it as thin and bright at all.
Leave it in your stereo for awhile. You'll recognize it later when you figure out what the attributes of it are, if you swap it out.
I thought Rhodium was fine when I first put into use. It wasn't till later when I understood what it did that I become very anti Rhodium.
I thought Rhodium was fine when I first put into use. It wasn't till later when I understood what it did that I become very anti Rhodium.
It is why I rejected going through the Sean Olive online training course. I consciously decided not to become a "better listener" after knowing about the objectives and details of the course.
But going in the high audio needs an education for sure - some preferences are mutually exclusive, we can easily become audiophile neurotics trying to please all of them.
Keith auditioned my Cardas Clear Beyond interconnect, and found it a bit too warm for his liking. I don't hear it as warm at all.
Jeremy says that because of the rhodium Cardas Clear Beyond interconnect is thin and bright. I don't hear it as thin and bright at all.
I still own a lot of Cardas Golden Reference using rhodium plated plugs (speaker and ICs) and can assure you it does not sound thin and bright - the contrary IMO.
i prefer Rhodium when i've compared it to other coatings, in my system to my ears. but it's absolutely a system context issue. if you need a bit of warmth, then it's not the answer. if you seek neutrality then it fits. hard to judge it's effect in an objective context. listening requires a particular system.
never tried Cardas Clear cables.
maybe a less developed/evolved/tweaked system might not like Rhodium.
another way to say it is that my system is tuned for Rhodium coatings to sound neutral and natural....to me.
never tried Cardas Clear cables.
maybe a less developed/evolved/tweaked system might not like Rhodium.
another way to say it is that my system is tuned for Rhodium coatings to sound neutral and natural....to me.
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CGM XLR of course It's on every page where you can buy these plugs are brass connectors with rhodium contact surface. I would prefer Neutrik plugs
Cardas Rca copper with rhodium.
I also prefer the basic Neutrik plugs, they don't carry their own sound signature, older models Rca's have a better grip, but the new ones sound neutral too.
Bought a long Mogami 3549 cable that was already terminated with fancy WBT locking Rca's they had too much added sound signature, had to re-terminate with Neutrik before they sounded right.
I always take this neutrik they contact ground first. You can simply reconnect while the devices are running. no hum or bang.I also prefer the basic Neutrik plugs, they don't carry their own sound signature, older models Rca's have a better grip, but the new ones sound neutral too.
NF2C-B/2
Professioneller Cinch (RCA) Kabelstecker mit vergoldeten Kontakten. Paarweise verpackt (1 x rot, 1 x schwarz) 2 x 2 Spannzangen für Kabeldurchmesser 3.0 mm bis 7.3 mm inklusive. Zusätzliche Spannzange für Kabeldurchmesser bis 8.0 mm als Zubehör erhältlich.
www.neutrik.com
I also prefer the basic Neutrik plugs, they don't carry their own sound signature, older models Rca's have a better grip, but the new ones sound neutral too.
3549 or 2549?
Sorry, 2549 !
Took out all the 2534 that everything was wired with before, it was missing a little in the treble.
When I opened up the Graham Phantom Elite tonearm box I saw that the tonearm cable was only 1.0 meter, not long enough to reach my phono stage. I called Bob Graham, and he immediately sent out via overnight delivery a 1.5 meter tonearm cable.
Thank you very much, Bob, for the quick work!
Thank you very much, Bob, for the quick work!
Haven't checked into the 'Ron's System' Tower of Audiophile Babel' for a while. Guess the Jadis landed and has been picked apart. I'll have to take the thread in small doses.
Onward and downward to the 20-50 watt range SET! This is what happens when you hang out with 'lower amplifier power' lower companions.
Onward and downward to the 20-50 watt range SET! This is what happens when you hang out with 'lower amplifier power' lower companions.
Thanks to Joe Cali the Brinkmann Balance is installed.
