To Tony and others: well, I am a bit embarrassed! The Blue Jeans XLR cables I had previously used were based on Canare's L-4E6S, a "star quad" cable, and not the Belden 1800F. Regardless, I think that Wireworld's DNA Helix wiring configuration is a real breakthrough that provides better performance than does star quad.
To RLF: I use Transparent Audio's predecessor to its current Super speaker cable with my Revel Ultimate Studio speakers. I believe they serve me well, and so I have no incentive to replace them in the foreseeable future. However, I did purchase a Shunyata Denali 2000/T (at its closeout price) and three Venom HC power cables, and their inclusion has made a discernible improvement to my overall system. Logically, the Platinum Eclipse 8s would make a further improvement, but at their MSRP, their cost to me would be around $33,000 (before tax) -- making them way too expensive for me.
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Jonathan
"Do not go quietly into that good night,
. . . Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
Main System: Theta Casablanca V preamp/processor; Wadia 8 CD transport and Digimaster DDC 2000 DAC (w/all updates); Theta Compli CD transport; Oppo UDP-203 disc player; Lumin T2 music server/DAC; Roon Nucleus+ core (w/Teddy Pardo LPS); SOTA Sapphire turntable (w/ Premier FT3 arm and Hana SL cartridge); SugarCube SC-2 non-destructive "click and pop" removal device; PS Audio Stellar phono preamp; Magnum Dynalab MD-102 FM tuner (w/MD-205 Signal Sleuth FM antenna amplifier and ST-2 FM antenna); McIntosh MC 611 (3), Krell FPB 200C, and KAV-250a power amplifiers; Revel Ultima Studio (2 - L&R), Voice (1 - center), and Embrace (2 sides and 2 surrounds) speakers; SVS PB-16 Ultra (2) and 3000 Micro (2) powered subwoofers; WireWorld Silver Eclipse 8 speaker cables; various Kimber Kable, MIT, Shunyata, and WireWorld interconnects; Shunyata Denali 2000/T (2), Denali 6000/S, Hydra [original], Hydra 2, and Venom PS10 power conditioners; various Shunyata Delta, Venom, PowerSnake, and Sidewinder power cords, and Venom Defenders (2); Richard Gray's Power Company Substation and 400 Pro; Luxul AGS-1024 Ethernet switch; Sound Anchor amplifier stand; VTI (2) and Billy Bags (4) equipment racks.
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