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RE: AQ Volcano

Posted by readargos on January 5, 2017 at 20:25:43:
Yes, Cardas argue that they spent a lot of time listening to live music in the design (voicing) of their cables. You are right that we all hear differently, or at least prioritize different aspects of live sound, and thus look for different things. Gear-matching - achieving synergy - is also important.
Pierre Sprey, of Omega Mikro and Mapleshade, obviously spends a lot of time listening to live music, as well. His products offer what I analogize to race car performance. The designs and the sound are stripped down, tweaky (esp. Omega Mikro), but offer great dynamics, leading edge definition, sharp transients, immediacy, impact, etc. They sound very different from Cardas and AudioQuest, but someone who values that sound will have a very hard time finding better at the price of the Mapleshade products.
Anyway, people like George Cardas and Pierre Sprey both listen to a lot of live music, yet design very different cables! I am not going to say one is right and the other wrong. I hear the faults of Cardas, too. In my reviews, I try to point out the good and the bad, and why I reach a certain value judgment, as well as why others may feel differently. I think Luminator does that in his reviews, as well.
I guess I revived this old post a little. The community here is important, and I've found a lot of info on the Asylum that I haven't found elsewhere. I think this Golden Reference speaker review is more insightful than the professional reviews I've seen, as one example. Thanks for sharing, all!