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RE: You using the Plus version?...

Posted by TimeConstant on July 30, 2015 at 05:38:46

In Reply to: You using the Plus version?... posted by musetap on July 29, 2015 at 22:19:00:

This is just too much fun. The Plus will be even greater fun I assume.

I have enjoyed this product more than anything else I can think of.

Went from casual listening to full-up volume over the last days and the music just stays coherent, until the parameters of the Dyna PAS3x and ST-35 can no longer hold together.

I can play half way on the Dyna volume and my Njoe Tjoeb CD player at full volume on some CD's, but most CD's require I pull back on the CD player a bit to shave off a bit of edge, this happens around #10-14 on the CD Output Level. The gain scaling on Vintage Preamps is lower than what today's digital sources provide.

My TEAC X20R was marvelous the other night allowing me to really play with the Dyna volume and control the noise floor into a very relaxed sound. I played Question of Balance 7-1/2 ips Moody Reel and also Deutsche Gramphon Sibelius Reel at 7-1/2 ips.

The only other speaker cables I have had the chance to hear and recall similar sonics was the Tara Labs RSC Prime. The RSC Prime were a dry sound, extreme detailed, coherence, and really dug deep into any mix, even Deep Purple sounded clean, and Symphonics had their full scale.

But the Mapleshade Helix are a bit less analytical, almost to the point of being a tad sweeter than the RSC Prime.

Where these types of great cables shine is when the mix is complex and heavy.

They almost seem to allow the loudspeakers-amp interface to de-construct the mix and separate the instruments, voices and percussion.

Then the music is propelled from the cones and tweeters as a balanced whole, complex but tame.

Hard to find the right words...

Of course my next pair of Helix will be the upgraded treated version.

I envision owning three sets of these cables as I have three systems.

After the rotational program starts at the 100 hour point at home I am looking forward to a different experience on each system.

As I roll the Helix through my systems after the 100 hour mark, I will hope to be able to listen and appreciate what it does on my

-DIY Kismet 2A3 SE Amp with Aikido 6SN7 Preamp
-Atma-sphere M60/MP3/Druid system.

I have an Oppo105 that hasn't seen any playtime as I have been using my Njoe Tjoeb CD player (no upsampler).

Stay tuned...

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