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RE: Tangram Le' Journey Continues...




Do excuse the bad photo above, as it's another one of those grey days here in Michigan.

But I wanted to follow upon things as it relates to the various plating types I've gone through and once again can only say for said usage of the Accuphase PC as primarily used on my DAC ( everSOLO ) as well as connected to a LPS that's used with an Auralic Ares Mini as well as a Denafrips Ares 12th-1 which is occasionally hooked up to said Auralic depending on mood, yet in essence I've a total of 4 said cords, yet to date the ones used on my integrated amps remain different makes of the Xangsane silver plated copper thingies with Rhodium Plated Copper AC Males | Red Copper IEC Females, where were chosen by ear as said plating tandem merely sounds more excellent on said amps, yet sonically different as placed onto the DACs or Source components as I hear it, so in said location pure copper cords seems to offer more of a sense of refinement | spaciousness | midrange beauty which silver plated copper cords seemingly over emphasis the uppermost top end detailing, which offsets things.

Yet as I've tried the combinations of a CooperColour Pure Silver AC Male, first with a silver plated copper iec female, followed by an unplated copper one, my head says the first combination offers more top end detail | resolution | sparkle, yet my heart says the pure silver in tandem with the unplated copper at least as used on the DAC offers a better sense of realism | tonality | textural beauty which in essence the two slightly more top end tilted pure silver | silver plated copper plugs just don't come close to touching my very core..., in said case it seems it's all about finding a certain balance as to not lean to far left, nor right, but instead sort of seek out that very rare balance as if one of those Goldilocks | the 3 Bears type of moments, where one knows this one is slightly to hard | the other on the far right is slightly to hard ( colder sounding ) while the last option seemingly strikes said balance where everything just falls into place, and feels comfortable enough to say " this is it ", and after adjusting one's mindset if anything?, it's an means of reacting to what's heard | felt from a purely emotional perspective.

As I see ( hear ) it, there aren't any rights, nor wrongs as far as how one uses said different plating, or unplated types, in so much as some are more willing to understand that voicing one's systems components to suit their particular situations, is a far better means of assuring long term satisfaction, as opposed to getting caught upon the endless search for perfection, which can at times elude us all, so then the question becomes at what point does one know from deep within, that what's playing system wise right before them at this very moment in time, might be within say 96% of your ideal reference system which can ideally cost tens of thousands more?. Maybe I do the math differently than most, much like the 80s | 90s where the old teachings of Linn | Naim had me focusing to much money of the source " the turntable " where lesser, but decent enough amplification | speakers were enough to move one to tears, but rethinking how things are of late, a dedicated music server can be had for less than $2000, whereas in my case, would I then think twice about spending say just $13.000 on a slightly upscaled integrated amp, and another $10.000-$14.000 on a great sounding pair of mini-monitors like say the Boenicke W5Se's or SoundKaos Vox F3a's?, once again taking into account beforehand what type of amplification was used during their respective voicing process, whether tube or solid state based and go from there.

In my mind while I loved the Aurender X100L | Denafrips Pontus ll tandem, I know now I much prefer the different tonal balance offered by the everSOLO DMP-A6, and can only imagine what their stablemate A-8 would bring to the fold, so no $15.000-$30.000 dedicated servers needed, as if far rather invest said difference on the music files themselves | as I'm once again a music lover first and foremost, which then sees the system itself as a means of enhancing my listening sessions even more so, and not one which feels once again like plenty of cats I know personally with $90.000.00-$100.000.00 systems, yet when I view their music collections, I can barely spot anything over 40 recordings, of which I think is quite sad, as it merely reads to me as if said people are more about impressing others with the box count of their gear, and doesn't strike me as the types that actually listen to, or enjoy music, in so much as listening to their gear, and thinking oh my what can I buy next to make it even better?, to me the answer is simple..., more music, which should be one's sole priority in pursuing this shit, right?.

Yes, I've gone and done it again with all my off topics rants, but as always we each have stores to tell, I've spotted Lummy doing it for years now, and can enjoy his days in college and chatting about this or that girlfriend, as it offers me an ideal of what sort of person he is, as well as his adventures with gear | cables and the likes, so sort of a resume on what to expect from a person before actually meeting them, stories are merely a means of expressing what's within, which at some point needs to surface, no?.

Lately, the Accuphase IC's as in-house with either silver or rhodium plated copper RCA connectors have in fact mades them one of the absolute best sounding pure copper pair of IC's, I've encountered to date, said plating types merely added an extra sense of layering | sparkle | detailing which allowed the notes to further extend away from the speakers enough for the notes to come across as more freed, as well as with a more grounded sense of purpose tonality wise that is, as I know it in the hear ( play on the word here, not to be mistaken as typo ) and now, my quest for IC's has ended, yet I'd never ever stop looking into other form of power cords, nor the connectors.

Enjoy the quest guys | dolls, it's worth it when we can finally stumble upon something's in life, which causes us to admit to ourselves enough is just that.

Peace Beyond To You All.
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