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Old 07-23-2014, 10:10 PM
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Default Transparent Reference XL speaker cables have arrived!!
It's been an entire year since I had an extended audition of my dealer's Ref XL speaker cables in my home. It was painful returning them last July. I purchased balanced interconnects last summer. Tonight, the circle has been closed as my RefXL speaker cables have arrived and they are not going anywhere except between my MC501 amplifiers and Sophia 3 speakers. These cables have just recently been re-calibrated specifically for my equipment. I can't wait to install them and let them cook. Acquiring these cables has been stuck in my brain since I first heard their magic and I happened to stumble upon a good deal for a used pair from someone I "trusted" based on participation in online forums including this forum. Smooth as silk transaction.
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Old 07-23-2014, 10:42 PM
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It's been an entire year since I had an extended audition of my dealer's Ref XL speaker cables in my home. It was painful returning them last July. I purchased balanced interconnects last summer. Tonight, the circle has been closed as my RefXL speaker cables have arrived and they are not going anywhere except between my MC501 amplifiers and Sophia 3 speakers. These cables have just recently been re-calibrated specifically for my equipment. I can't wait to install them and let them cook. Acquiring these cables has been stuck in my brain since I first heard their magic and I happened to stumble upon a good deal for a used pair from someone I "trusted" based on participation in online forums including this forum. Smooth as silk transaction.
j3brow, I know EXACTLY how you feel. I hope you spend WAY too many hours being intoxicated by music so that you wake up every morning exhausted, but satisfied. Cheers!!
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Old 07-23-2014, 10:55 PM
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j3brow, congrats!!
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:04 PM
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j3brow, I know EXACTLY how you feel. I hope you spend WAY too many hours being intoxicated by music so that you wake up every morning exhausted, but satisfied. Cheers!!
ME TOO. I borrowed a pair a while back and can't stop thinking about how much better they are than my pitiful TA reference speaker cables :-(

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Old 07-24-2014, 01:35 AM
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ME TOO. I borrowed a pair a while back and can't stop thinking about how much better they are than my pitiful TA reference speaker cables :-( Congratulations!
HAHAHA. I feel your pain. I'm all TA REF too. But I do have a TA REF XL RCA IC connecting the dCS stack to the Lamm L2. Next stop - TA REF XL all around & bankruptcy. At least i'll die happy.
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Just wait until you demo a pair of the Opus cables! It is your fate.

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Old 07-25-2014, 09:24 AM
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Congrats !! I know you're thrilled...every time I step up in Transparent I am amazed...

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Old 07-25-2014, 10:44 AM
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I'm very happy with my pair of transparent reference XL speaker cables. Even in a very tiny space like mine, I can have a great performance from my Sasha speakers. One day, I will have a bigger room and I'm sure I will be even more satisfied.
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Congrats !! I know you're thrilled...every time I step up in Transparent I am amazed...
Since I use the entry level of Transparent Reference cables, I feel so much happy to know I still have at least three more potential steps to climb for more pleasure!

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