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In Reply to: RE: Wireworld posted by SgreenP@MSN.com on April 29, 2015 at 10:16:06
Hi i still remember the very interesting " Wireworld Interconnect Comparator "
Citing Ken Kessler ...
"Every reviewer who writes about wire should have a Wireworld Interconnect Comparator, so should every retailer who sells cables... I've never experienced an easier, less stressful way to audition cables. And the findings are terrifying... My worst fears were confirmed about certain over-hyped wires..."if this is true, like i believe, it speaks highly of Wireworld very high know-how
and i also understand why it has practically disappeared from the market.
It would have exposed too easily bad cables.
Better to rely on some bat-ears reviewer to select the best cables.
However i found very important that it showed very clearly that cables do have a sound.
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 05/02/15Follow Ups:
I do have a WW "test" CD, if you will. It has several other cables that were tested against a WW cable- pretty cool. This is the only one of its kind that I own. I own many, many, other test/demo CD/SACD(s).
Hi ! do you mean this one in the picture maybe ?
Taken from the HomeTheater HIFI site " This disc features a live jazz vocal performance by Jackie Ryan, and procedes to play it first through a "direct connection," then through six progressively more expensive models of WireWorld cabling ".
And then the Mr. Salz's statement: " It is unfortunate that the Gold Eclipse 5 was not finished in time for it to be included on the Cable Comparator Disc, because it would have produced a track that matched the direct track almost perfectly "
A great achievement indeed.
Given that cables do alter the original sound to have a reliable and easy method/tool to evaluate this is very important i think.
Instead of having to wait and replace cables any time.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 05/02/15
Yes bg, that is the one. To my knowledge WW has not made a 2nd edition?
I think the company could have made several of these discs.
Hi and thanks again
I would be willing to try a cheap WW pair but i am afraid the very transparent ones are the TOTL.
I have recently switched to XLRs equipment especially with cables and home electrical issues in mind.
I read that it is easier to find good and reasonably priced XLRs than RCAs.
After learning that the electrons move mainly on the surface of a conductor I feel the litz or enamelled solid core types superior by design.
But i have also discarded cables too early, before a correct break-in that in some case can take weeks.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
Looks like a very cool device- bg.
Hi and yes i agree completely.
This suggests to me that at Wireworld they have a very sound approach to IC sound evaluation.
If the reference is an almost direct extremely high quality connection i can assume that their TOTL cable must do very very little to alter the signal.
A very interesting article appeared years ago on Stereophile in the link.
Good things hardly become obsolete.
Taken from the article: " Wireworld's David Salz is obsessed with creating a truly neutral-sounding cable "
I do not know why this comparator is not more popular. It looks to me a very handy tool indeed.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
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