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Re: Jena Labs Valkyre Cable

Quint,

Once again, we pretty much agree on things. The Symmetry's are, in my opinion, a little hard at times -- though less so than other silver cables (e.g., the Audioquest Sky's, which I forgot to mention in my last post); the Palladians sounded somewhat like the Symmetry's, but at a much higher price.

The Jena's ability to shine may well be system-dependent. I know mine is on the mellow side. But I can still tell etch and glare when I hear them, so I know it's not too soft. And so many other cables I've tried with differing technologies (yes, I even tried the Harmonic Tech Cyberlights, which were extremely transparent without etch, but which also were unacceptably colored and noisy -- particularly in a balanced configuration) were more lively and, well, transparent, that one starts to wonder what's accurate and what's euphonic.

(As an aside, while I don't particularly care for Transparent cables, when I had zippy SS amps and Watt/Puppy 5.1's, Reference XL's were just the ticket!)

I have no doubt the Jena's work superbly in your system, and I know you have very good ears. That said, it'll be interesting to see what you think of the Zero's.




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