Smooth musical cabling suggestion
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Yes it is a very thick acoustic carpet, room is less bright even though it was not a bright room in the first place.
I'm sitting very close to the back wall, i use paintings as absorption on the walls.
My speakers sound best when far from the side walls this why i chose this positioning.
Speakers are 8 feet from tweeter to tweeter and i'm sitting 9 feet from each of them.
Thiel speakers image best when pointing straight ahead.
It's a big French store called Saint-Maclou, they have huge selection of carpets for all kinds of use.
Also purchased acoustic curtains as you can see in the pic.
This way i don't use any audiophile acoustic treatment and my wife is happy this way
I don't yet have a dedicated listening room, this will come in a few years.
I placed these behind the seating position and it made a nice difference. You can easily blend them in the decor of the room. I use these but they have various types of absorbers.
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I finally found out where the trebel harshness comes from in my system.
It is mostly my Diablo 300 which is responsible for that because when we demoed the Audionet Humboldt in my system all of the glare was suddenly gone, my Thiel speakers sounded so liquid and musical with the Humboldt.
Until i can afford such an amp i will get Cardas Clear Beyond cables which gave very good results in my system to tame the brightness.
It is mostly my Diablo 300 which is responsible for that because when we demoed the Audionet Humboldt in my system all of the glare was suddenly gone, my Thiel speakers sounded so liquid and musical with the Humboldt.
Until i can afford such an amp i will get Cardas Clear Beyond cables which gave very good results in my system to tame the brightness.
I suggest Jorma cables, I have Prime and that cable fits your needs perfectly, my system needs the oposite thus selling.
I ordered Cardas Clear Beyond SC ans IC, should get them within 10 days.
Audionote (UK) Lexus: interconnects or speaker cables.
Both are detailed but smooth and musical.
100% copper. No listener fatigue!
Both are detailed but smooth and musical.
100% copper. No listener fatigue!
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Yes i did, didn't like the Statement IC not at the level of the SC of the same brand.
I totally agree with that.
What kind of differences were there between the TQ and Cardas speaker cable?
I want to share my recent experience with different speaker cables in my system. My comments must be taken in the context of my system/room and my preferences. I'm not saying cable X is better than cable Y. I'm simply describing what I heard in my system. In the past two weeks I've been able to compare Nordost Odin 1, Audience Frontrow, and Shunyata Alpha v2 speakers cables to Clarus Crimson in my system.
Nordost Odin 1- My initial thoughts were wow...great detail across the audio spectrum. The next day I listened for a couple of hours and I felt fatigued, what I initially loved ended up being too much of a good thing in my system.
Audience FrontRow - Had the best 3-dimensional soundstage of all of the cables. Lead singers were pushed in front of my speakers, which gave the illusion of a deeper soundstage. Ultimately everything sounded too mellow and bass articulation was soft compared to the other cables. My wife described the FrontRows as mellow/boring.
Shunyata Alpha v2- They are much better than I remember the Alpha and Sigma series 1 being. Comparing them to the Crimsons were more about trade-offs. Soundstage width and detail was equal across the audio spectrum. My wife thought the Alpha's portrayed voices slightly more naturally, but at the same time said, " voices sound more live with the Crimsons". The most significant difference was the Crimsons produced deeper and more articulate bass.
Please note I'm not talking night and day differences. I am talking about differences that are easily heard when changing cables.
Sorry i missed that, the TQ SC were smooth but lean and a little boring in my system.
My feeling is that you don't get what you pay for.
The Cardas SC on the other hand for a little less money were much better performer in my system with great resolution, full body, and best bass i've heard to date from any SC cables.
Built quality of the Cardas is much better than TQ.
Hope that helps.
I have Audio Note (UK) Lexus (all copper) interconnects and speaker cables.
They are wonderfully revealing AND rather smooth, slightly warm cables. Compared to some mentioned on here, they are quite reasonably priced. An extra benefit is that they are fairly thin and flexible, not like a fire hose.
They are wonderfully revealing AND rather smooth, slightly warm cables. Compared to some mentioned on here, they are quite reasonably priced. An extra benefit is that they are fairly thin and flexible, not like a fire hose.
Hello Thieliste,
Did you ever have occasion to compare Clear Beyond interconnect with Clear Reflection interconnect?
Thank you.
Hi Ron, Yes at the time i had the distributor over at my place with Clear Reflection and Clear Beyond SCs and ICs.
We compared both looms in my system and i definitely prefered the Clear Beyond, it's got more of everything and a much deeper fuller bass.
Reflection is not as transparent and open but warmer.
Since i wanted a long term cable loom i went with Clear Beyond.
Thank you. Your report is consistent with most comparisons of those two Cardas interconnects.
I think I'm happy with my current mix of Clear Beyond for everything except for the very long run which is Clear Reflection.
high purity copper wire - such as PCOCC, provides a smooth sound compared to something like silver-plated copper or silver; especially with slightly longer runs. all the best!
Dillon
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