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Thanks Duster!

Posted by bcowen (A) on November 25, 2016 at 08:23:22

With your comments on the Oyaide DR-510 a few weeks ago, I ordered one from the Shopping In Japan site you linked as they had the best price I could find. There was a little apprehension on my part as the last couple non-domestic purchases I've tried have gone down in flames, but my apprehension was laid to rest quickly (VERY quickly) with Shopping In Japan -- instant order confirmation followed shortly thereafter with a shipping confirmation and tracking number. And get this: I placed the order the weekend before last, and the cable arrived this last Monday. 5 business days from Japan to North Carolina. Wow. It takes twice that long to get stuff from Canada that's even on the same continent. :) The cable was nicely packed in the Oyaide retail box with all the documentation and arrived in perfect condition. I'm obviously pleased, and quite impressed with their professional manner of operation.

Being spoiled with my cool new Audiodharma, I didn't even listen to the Oyaide initially and just plugged it in to cook. Cooked it for 2 days, and had some time to listen yesterday -- an event that took the place of my Thanksgiving afternoon nap making it rather significant. I've been using a Canare cable between the transport and reclocker (inexpensive at ~$40 IIRC, just a nicely constructed no-frills 75 ohm cable), and a Zu Event (silver wire, well shielded, ~$250) between the reclocker and DAC. I haven't had time to try every possible combination, but replacing the Canare with the Oyaide offered substantial improvements in detail (not hyped, just more information), soundstage space and ambience, more definition and articulation in the bass, and a more fleshed out, natural presentation in the mids. Putting the Canare back in and swapping out the Zu was more of an "either/or" kind of difference -- each cable had its own strengths, and I'll need more time to determine which I like better. Things may change too with the position of the cables reversed. But in any event, the Oyaide is half the price of the Zu, and when I have to scratch my head to figure out which is better (or, more accurately which I like better), that's a pretty strong statement for the Oyaide.

Thanks very much for sharing your experience with this cable, as I would have never known about it otherwise. Your descriptions are spot on with what I'm hearing, and I think it's an outstanding cable for a bargain basement price.

• Oyaide DR-510 from shoppinginjapan.net   (Open in New Window)

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