Siltech Cables

[buzzlulu]

You may not believe this but give them another 200 hours and will improve even more. It makes me sad to read people jumping to conclusions after 100 hours or so. Especially when using thick cables: take your time! I really believe the Masters need about 300 hours minimal WITHOUT touching or moving the cables. Good luck and ENJOY

Well then - bring it on. It will be extra icing on the cake as I am already sold on Siltech. As stated above - 40th anniversary Ruby XLR on order and my Classic 680 speaker cables should already be here this week. If I did not need 4.5m for speaker cables I may have considered 40th anniversary - unfortunately I have not desire for $22k speaker cables so I will slum it with the 680’s.

Being a 25 year Naim/Linn man (now with DarTZeel) I subscribe to the source first philosophy. That is why I bumped up from 680 XLR to 40th anniversary - it will go between my Rossini APEX and DarTZeel preamplifier.

 

[jfrech]

I must say I am impressed with the Mastercrown speaker cables. More organic, more clarity, better resolution, more quiet. The quietness surprises me as that's a Transparent strength. I'd say the source interconnects were a 2nd...same items as above. I was less enthusiastic above the pre to amp interconnects. Preferring the Transparents. Later today I'll take out the master crown power cord and AB that vs Transparent Opus power/Opus Power Isolator.

 

[LL21]

Fantastic. I have to say:
- I am not surprised by your preference of the TA Opus ICs. I say this ONLY because of my own experience with TA Opus ICs, NOT because I have any experience with Siltech. Its just that the Opus signal cables are so incredibly good and better than the other brands I have tried over the years
- By contrast as you know, I have tried all the way thru Opus 6 power cables, and have kept the Sablon Prince Audio and Z:Axis SL-777 PCs preferring them both to Opus 6 by some margin

And then I have heard the Siltech Triple Crown in our system...and was very very impressed. They edged out both of our cables but the cost was literally 5x+ higher and we very gratefully returned them to the dealer after the audition. I use the word edged out for a reason...it was a noticeable edge and for those who have the appetite and the ability to change over 14 power cables to Siltech mastercrowns at 5x the cost...they would do it imho. But for me, it was a pass.

So now we have Mastercrown, and I can well imagine the PCs are going to be remarkable.

The one surprise in all of this is the speaker cable. I have always liked the Opus speaker cables, so very interesting to hear your impressions! Presume this was a 'single swap of only the speaker cables'...and so the change is 'entirely' due to the speaker cables. Impressive assuming so.

Look forward to reading more.

 

[b345t]

I must say I am impressed with the Mastercrown speaker cables. More organic, more clarity, better resolution, more quiet. The quietness surprises me as that's a Transparent strength. I'd say the source interconnects were a 2nd...same items as above. I was less enthusiastic above the pre to amp interconnects. Preferring the Transparents. Later today I'll take out the master crown power cord and AB that vs Transparent Opus power/Opus Power Isolator.

You left us hanging! kidding. Any update on the a/b tests?

 

[jfrech]

Haha suspenseful huh !

I'll stick by what I wrote mostly above. The power cord is just quite amazing. I've asked for a double crown power cord to try as well (it's a little more than 1/2 the cost of Master Crown) so maybe 4 of these is better than 2 MC??. I do like the speaker cable better than Transparent Magnum Opus. Which is a total surprise to me. I think LL21 nailed it pretty good above. The Transparent Signal Cables are hard to beat and not sure the Siltech price justifies the change, which can be said for the speaker and power cords too. Pricey, but quite good and hard to go back to my system before.

 

[b345t]

Haha suspenseful huh !

I'll stick by what I wrote mostly above. The power cord is just quite amazing. I've asked for a double crown power cord to try as well (it's a little more than 1/2 the cost of Master Crown) so maybe 4 of these is better than 2 MC??. I do like the speaker cable better than Transparent Magnum Opus. Which is a total surprise to me. I think LL21 nailed it pretty good above. The Transparent Signal Cables are hard to beat and not sure the Siltech price justifies the change, which can be said for the speaker and power cords too. Pricey, but quite good and hard to go back to my system before.

Great sum up. I would think anyone playing at these levels should seriously consider an audition if possible.

 

[LL21]

Hey Jfrech,

Just checking in. Did you get to hear the double crown pc? Again, I have heard the Triple Crown and it is the best I have heard but being noticeably but not massively better than Z:Axis and Sablon (and I don’t have Sablon’s flagship) just did not get me over the 5x hump on price.

That said, they are amazing PCs, so was curious as to where you ended up on Siltech?

 

[jfrech]

Hey Jfrech,

Just checking in. Did you get to hear the double crown pc? Again, I have heard the Triple Crown and it is the best I have heard but being noticeably but not massively better than Z:Axis and Sablon (and I don’t have Sablon’s flagship) just did not get me over the 5x hump on price.

That said, they are amazing PCs, so was curious as to where you ended up on Siltech?

Hey,

Not yet. I am seriously thinking about it. I got hit with a number of upgrade options from Siltech, dCS and a few more. So I am waiting until all the pricing etc gets announced before I make a move. That said, I am missing the Siltech power cord!

 

[LL21]

Hey,

Not yet. I am seriously thinking about it. I got hit with a number of upgrade options from Siltech, dCS and a few more. So I am waiting until all the pricing etc gets announced before I make a move. That said, I am missing the Siltech power cord!

Thanks for the update...sometimes the buying anticipation is almost as fun as the owning.

I remain surprised about Siltech speaker cables vs your Magnus Opus. But I am NOT surprised about the PCs...the Triple Crown I heard was extremely special, and not even fully settled in/broken in on our system because it was an audition. Exceptional. Buy it and forget about PCs.

I have done same with Sablon and Z:Axis...but mainly because the Triple Crowns are just too expensive. They really are special. Look forward to hearing more!

 

[SuperDave]

Hey,

Not yet. I am seriously thinking about it. I got hit with a number of upgrade options from Siltech, dCS and a few more. So I am waiting until all the pricing etc gets announced before I make a move. That said, I am missing the Siltech power cord!

There's a lot on deck!!

 

[81017]

I ask to Siltech 'experts' an opinion.
I have speaker Rockport Atria 2 with Gryphon Pandora + Antileon Evo + Esoteric N01XD. I have all Siltech cables: Prince loudspeakers, 2 pairs Princess Interconnect, Ruby Mountain 2 for Esoteric. Then 2 x Ruby Hill 2 for Pandora and 2 x Ruby Hill 2 for Antileon Evo (unluckly preamp and poweramp Gryphon need 4 powercords...).
In your opinion, are Ruby Hill 2 good for poweramp Antileon?

Ruby Hill is for low power equipment only, you need Ruby Mountain and single crown.

 

[4music]

Hello to all Siltech users.

Would be very interesing to hear if anyone tried the Siltech Single Crown series? Cost in Europe is 50% of Double Crown and 1/3 of Triple Crown. Reviews point out that this (relatively new) series yield a significant percentage of their higher Double Crown Series cable performance. Might be a good solution for relatively simpler systems?

 

[buzzlulu]

Would be very interesing to hear if anyone tried the Siltech Single Crown series?

40th anniversary Ruby Crown XLR arrived Saturday to compliment my Classic Legend 680 speaker cables.
WOW!
may I say it again - WOW!

As we used to say in my Naim days - the equivalent of a black box upgrade

 

[buzzlulu]

As I continue on my Siltech journey (680 speaker cables and 40th anniversary XLR interconnect) my attention has now turned to power chords. I currently have a 880P and 680P on demo. Does anyone have any experience with the Siltech Octopus distribution block (middle silver/gold version)?

I am trying to wrap my head around this. Internal photos show a nice CNC'd chassis with nothing else - which is not a bad thing. Here are internal photos.

Siltech Octopus Eight

Showned my Siltech Octopus Eight Silver Gold Version inside for all the conditioners fans. Very rare to find... Enjoy !!!!

www.whatsbestforum.com

The 880P/680P come with Furutech gold plug/IEC ends. I have removed my Furutech GTX-D Rhodium NCF Duplex from the wall and replaced it with the GTX-D Gold Duplex. Much better as I am not a fan of Rhodium. It does not look like Siltech are using Furutech outlets on their Octopus. I am questioning the value of this distributor compared to one of the Furutech power blocks. As I am not a fan of Rhodium, many of the Furutech blocks are out of the question for me. The E-TP80S however comes in two versions - Gold plated or Rhodium plated outlets.

Elite A/V Distribution

A Revelation in Sight and Sound

eliteavdist.com

Two of the duplexes are filtered while the other two are unfiltered and Direct. I would be using the unfiltered to plug in my dCS RossinI APEX + Clock - those would be the only components going into the block. My DarTZeel amplifier will go directly to the wall duplex with a 880P power cable while the DarTZeel preamplifier is battery powered.

I am struggling to see the value of the Octopus other than the internal silver/gold wire - however perhaps this advantage is mitigated by the use of lower quality non Furutech outlets?

 

[jfrech]

So I ordered a Double Crown ethernet 1.25m and 2 Master Crown power cords for my amps. I can't wait! I suspect the ethernet will be here in a few weeks. The power cords maybe next year...yes they have that big of a back log due to orders...

 

[SuperDave]

John,
Congrats! I need to try these, I’ve read good things since Casey told me about them.

Dave

 

[Hobblecreek]

Not playing in the same league as many in this thread at the Master, Triple, Double, or even Single crown level, but this past weekend I was fortunate to demo in my home both the Siltech Classic Legend 680L and 880L speaker cables. The 880s are an absolute revelation in terms of greater sound quality over my existing Thales Precision Speaker Cables (which will be replaced soon by the 880s). The 680s just not as much, maybe a 10% improvement over my existing system cables. With the 880s everything sounded fuller, bigger, and richer and more detailed yet somehow smoother and unforced. And this was the aspect that seemed most noticeable to me, the better sound coming from the speakers was effortless in its presentation. Heck, I’m not sure of the right words to describe the sound but my wife and I definitely feel putting this speaker cable in our system is the direction we will go. Over time we plan to look to replace power cords and XLRs with the 880 level cables as well.

I guess I just wanted to share.

 

[jfrech]

Not playing in the same league as many in this thread at the Master, Triple, Double, or even Single crown level, but this past weekend I was fortunate to demo in my home both the Siltech Classic Legend 680L and 880L speaker cables. The 880s are an absolute revelation in terms of greater sound quality over my existing Thales Precision Speaker Cables (which will be replaced soon by the 880s). The 680s just not as much, maybe a 10% improvement over my existing system cables. With the 880s everything sounded fuller, bigger, and richer and more detailed yet somehow smoother and unforced. And this was the aspect that seemed most noticeable to me, the better sound coming from the speakers was effortless in its presentation. Heck, I’m not sure of the right words to describe the sound but my wife and I definitely feel putting this speaker cable in our system is the direction we will go. Over time we plan to look to replace power cords and XLRs with the 880 level cables as well.

I guess I just wanted to share.

Glad you shared. My Siltech dealer says what you are saying about the Classic Legend. Seems like the whole line is pretty sweet !

 

[Synaxis]

Glad you shared. My Siltech dealer says what you are saying about the Classic Legend. Seems like the whole line is pretty sweet !

I owned the 680L speaker cables and interconnects. They were very good cables.

 

[b345t]

Not playing in the same league as many in this thread at the Master, Triple, Double, or even Single crown level, but this past weekend I was fortunate to demo in my home both the Siltech Classic Legend 680L and 880L speaker cables. The 880s are an absolute revelation in terms of greater sound quality over my existing Thales Precision Speaker Cables (which will be replaced soon by the 880s). The 680s just not as much, maybe a 10% improvement over my existing system cables. With the 880s everything sounded fuller, bigger, and richer and more detailed yet somehow smoother and unforced. And this was the aspect that seemed most noticeable to me, the better sound coming from the speakers was effortless in its presentation. Heck, I’m not sure of the right words to describe the sound but my wife and I definitely feel putting this speaker cable in our system is the direction we will go. Over time we plan to look to replace power cords and XLRs with the 880 level cables as well.

I guess I just wanted to share.

I own the 880l and experienced exactly the same result as you. It bested 5 well known cables in my tests before buying. Amazing silence the 880 has, making almost all other cables seem noisy.