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A little update on my system which has not had any upgrades in a couple of years. That’s almost an eternity for an audiophile.
In the last few months I replaced most of the shunyata cords with Audioquest Firebird and hurricane cords. Replaced the AQ wild blue interconnect with WEL between Pre-Amp and amps. Lastly, just upgraded the ARC REF250 to REF250 SE. System sounds pretty good now. Thinking about adding an Aurender music server in the near future. |
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#103
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Hi Marc,
Long time member just don’t post as much. I think there are some photos in the first page of the thread. Photos are a few years old and need some updating. Rich |
#104
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Thoughts on the audio quest cords?
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#105
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The AQ cords sound more dynamic and have more detail in my system. I replaced most of my shunyata sigma HC and Alpha HC cords.
The AQ Firebird has similar characteristic as Hurricane just a bit more detail but at 2x the price. Hurricane is the best in terms of performance to price ratio. |
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Double post
Last edited by New guy; 08-18-2019 at 07:05 PM. Reason: Double post |
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Sorry, it popped up on my phone and looked like a new post! Got it now.
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New guy, can you be more specific about Hurricane vs Firebird? Thanks!
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Hi johndoe,
I am not very good with audio adjectives. When I first hooked up the Firebird, I didn’t hear much a difference from Hurricane ford, but when I did a back to back comparison of the cords, the difference became more obvious. The FB sounded less veiled. The instruments had a bit more air, decay and detail. It has similar sound to Hurricane just more refined. I was told by AQ that FB’s performance is closer to the Dragon than Hurricane. The difference was enough that I am adding two more FB cords to my system. |
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Recently upgraded the krell S1200 surround processor to a krell Evolution 707. It’s an oldie but it still sounds really good in two channel and home theater. It doesn’t have Atmos, but I am ok with it. Good sound quality is my priority. I am using krell CAST connection and it sounds pretty good.
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