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Originally Posted by gadawg
Personally I didn’t find much difference with the bass or really with any particular frequency. The two cables are very similar in that regard. Where the Sigma really stands out is in a much blacker background and low level detail retrieval. So much so that with the Sigmas I’m hearing things in recordings(not always what they intended) that I never knew was there. As a result the layering and separation of instruments is better with the Sigmas by a noticeable margin although the alphas are Good there also ... just not to the level of the Sigma.
Hope that helps!
George
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It's because the Sigma is that much quieter. This is pretty much the story with any Shunyata product as you go up the product line. It's amazing how much noise you can take out of what is already a very quiet system.
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