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Old 06-07-2009, 09:43 AM
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Who likes being wrong ? Dam-it if I was not wrong again ! As a big time cable skeptic I was looking forward to writing a post that I bought some wire world cables and they did not sound any better then my 12 gauge radio shack speaker cables or my monster RCA IC cables. It was no fun taking my equipment out and putting new wires in but it was worth it. I do not know if the difference is from the speaker cables alone or going to balanced from unbalanced IC but the sound is clearly better. The sound stage is wider with more space between instruments, everything seems to have more definition. On Patricia Barber's track, "She's a Lady" the finger snaps are much crisper, vocals have a more believable phantom like center channel presentation. I do not have the audiophile vocabulary as others on this forum to really do justice to the audible improvement I now have. I am sorry to those who I teased about cables. I could have sat quietly enjoying this improvement in private but in the spirit of this forum I wanted to share my evolution of being enlightened. Thanks Ivan, you were right
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Old 06-07-2009, 09:55 AM
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There is no shame here simply musical enjoyment . So glad you were able to benefit from the new Wireworld upgrade.

As I frequently say; you are now a "True Believer"
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Old 06-07-2009, 10:18 AM
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Who likes being wrong ? Dam-it if I was not wrong again ! As a big time cable skeptic I was looking forward to writing a post that I bought some wire world cables and they did not sound any better then my 12 gauge radio shack speaker cables or my monster RCA IC cables ...
Don't feel bad. Most people were skeptics too at some points (me included). In retrospective, however, after thinking for a minute about the physics involved, I believe it's actually more rational to believe that cable would make a difference.

The silly ones are the ones who are unwilling to experiment for themselves and keep an open mind.

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Old 06-07-2009, 10:26 AM
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David,
Congrats. It's great to hear that, especially since I'll be doing that after upgrading a source at some point down the road. How would you compare this to your upgrade to 501s?
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Old 06-07-2009, 10:31 AM
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David, I am very glad you are enjoying your new cables. I also admire you for being willing to admit it when something you had been skeptical about actually does make an improvement.
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Old 06-07-2009, 10:35 AM
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David......I have roasted, then freeze dried the crow. He should arrive any day now via FedEx. Just add water, and heat. YUM.

Just kidding my friend. I am pleased to know another upgrade has taken place with your gear. Your sound system has to be sounding excellent these days, and a long ways from last year. We would not stir you wrong. I'll bet that system is sounding fantastic now.
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Old 06-07-2009, 10:46 AM
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After the MBL's it is difficult to rate which change has contributed the most to the sound of my system but my Transparent Cables are right up there with the 1.2ks. Not every interconnect/cable provides the proper synergy between source, amps and speakers.
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David,
Congrats. It's great to hear that, especially since I'll be doing that after upgrading a source at some point down the road. How would you compare this to your upgrade to 501s?
I would first get the 501's then the cables
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David......I have roasted, then freeze dried the crow. He should arrive any day now via FedEx. Just add water, and heat. YUM.

Just kidding my friend. I am pleased to know another upgrade has taken place with your gear. Your sound system has to be sounding excellent these days, and a long ways from last year. We would not stir you wrong. I'll bet that system is sounding fantastic now.
I prefer to have my crow fresh... Thank you very much
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Well if you are making a diet out of crow, at least you know your system is constantly getting better.
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