Maybe that's what it was -- silence in the background and the music just emerged cleanly and easily, from a place where there wasn't any extraneous sound. Is this what they call a lowered noise floor? I like it.
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Yes this is exactly the meaning of lower noise floor. I had a chance to demo siltech double crown ls cables a month ago. Although I'll preface this by saying maybe my current amplifier (t+a pa3100hv integrated) could be bottleneck in allowing better sound to be obtained, the difference was very small. It was better yes, but maybe 10-15% better. Exactly the same sound signature, exactly the same siltech 'effect' of allowing all the music to flow with all details and density yet packed in a delivery that is never bright.
You are most welcome Dave. I suppose we all need something like an oil well in our back yards to finance this crazy expensive audio hobby.
I am in TexasYou are most welcome Dave. I suppose we all need something like an oil well in our back yards to finance this crazy expensive audio hobby.
Yes, thank you. I meant to write earlier the same -- as I step into the Siltech world it was very helpful to read this. As they discussed the benefits/differences at the very top end I could see somewhat similar differences in what I was hearing as I demo'd the 880L vs 680L, although obviously at a much different level.
Btw, the Siltech factory is in my backyard (so to speak: it is about a one hour drive from my home) but I never tried any of their cables, let alone their newest and most expensive master series. Undoubtedly they will be very good indeed, but this crazy pricing ….I am in Texas
Rudolf,
I'm surprised you haven't tried them being so close but then again I never looked at them before my dealer started to carry them. I keep reading how quiet they are and to use a term we both like, very un-mechanical. I can't do Master but may start with double crown PCs and go from there. I still need need 2 Akasa DC cables as well
Yep, it is somewhat strange that I never heard any of the Siltech cables in my system. They have been around for quite a while and I have been in this (crazy) hobby for decades. But somehow it never happened.Rudolf,
I'm surprised you haven't tried them being so close but then again I never looked at them before my dealer started to carry them. I keep reading how quiet they are and to use a term we both like, very un-mechanical. I can't do Master but may start with double crown PCs and go from there. I still need need 2 Akasa DC cables as well
As regards the Wadax Akasa DC cables: they are much better sounding than the standard DC cables and bring the best out of the Wadax reference dac as well as the Wadax reference server. But also quite an investment I am afraid.
This is not a comment about the relative price of the speakers used in the High-Fidelity test, honest! But I do want to emphasize my surprise that the test speaker used was a $34k Dynaudio Confidence 50 speaker paired with ≈$250k of Siltech cables. In addition to my YG Acoustics Hailey 2.2 loudspeakers, I still own a lovely 10-yr old pair of Dynaudio Confidence C2 Platinum speakers and find them incredibly musical and very easy to listen to. I am certain that the Dynaudio 50’s (near the height of Dynaudio’s current product offerings) present music with scale and impact and are also beautifully musical. This was just an unexpected test combination and not a knock on Dynaudio, that’s all. Normally we'd see a pairing with the best from Magico or Rockport, or from something like Avantgarde, Clarisys or maybe Alsyvox. Nice for a change.
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As far as I know this is the first review of the Siltech mastercrown cables:
Siltech Master Crown Cables Review A first listen to the paragon in today's world of connectology. Review By Greg Weaver Of Enjoy the Music.com
Siltech Master Crown Cables Review A first listen to the paragon in today's world of connectology. Review By Greg Weaver Of Enjoy the Music.com
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Thanks for posting. I received my first Siltech cable last week, a 1.25 meter Royal Double Crown ethernet. Just amazing the difference. My dealer brought his Double Crown ethernet by also. Some mine from router to upsampler. Then his from NAS to router. I order a 2nd. Just no denying the improvement.
I also have 2 Mastercrown power cords on order for my amps and 1 Double Crown power for my preamp....
You are most welcome. Btw, were you able to compare the mastercrown pc to the triple crown pc? Just wondering how much of a difference exists between the two and whether for example two triple crown pc’s will do more in a high quality audio system than one mastercrown pc.
Hi no. Haven't tried Triple Crown. I did get to try the Mastercrown Speaker. Pretty much was your article says above. It's insanely good....
Was just wondering and may I therefore ask you: why did you opt for 1 double crown pc in addition to 2 mastercrown pc’s? The latter are ‘crazy’ expensive so maybe your decision to opt for 1 double crown pc in stead of opting for 1 additional triple crown pc was (only) inspired financially?
Although the mastercrown cables will undoubtedly sound extremely impressive, I find their (‘crazy’) pricing totally over the top. I am not willing to spend that much money on cables. That said I sincerely congratulate you with your 2 mastercrown pc’s and hope they will arrive soon in 2025.
Btw, I am seriously considering trying one of more triple crown pc’s in my Tidal La Assoluta system. Not sure if they will really sound better than my current Tidal pc’s but hopefully I will be able to find this out on relative short notice.
Hi mostly pricing and I thought I'd try a DC power cord as I can move it around phono/pre/dac is get a feeling for it. The 2 MC's I bought have 20 amp connectors so will only work with my amps or into a Transparent Opus Power Isolator (Not sure if I'll try that combo?)
I haven't heard the Tidal pc's so I can't comment. I will say I am am very impresses with Siltech. Been quite a nice surprise after years of loving Transparent (I don't plan on changing my Transparent signal cabling interconnects/speaker) but will ease into more power cords if I like these first 3...hoping the DC is the sweet spot based on price ;-)
Hi Jfrech, congrats. Could you share why you like the Siltech power cords compared to your Transparent ones?
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