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RE: Tangram Le' Journey Continues...

Posted by el34eh@yahoo.com (A) on March 30, 2024 at 15:14:35

In Reply to: RE: Tangram Le' Journey Continues... posted by Tangram on March 18, 2024 at 12:54:06:

Tangram,

I was hoping by this point you'd have had something to add on the SonarQuest Cyro'ed unplated copper iec female plug, as I'm still looking to buy at least one more unplated copper plug for my 4th Accuphase 40th anniversary edition PC, as I've taken more time to evaluate and gain more insight into the different flavors offered by using say the pure silver ac male, in tandem with either a silver plated copper or unplated copper iec, I'm able to distinguish which of the latter fits best within either of my systems..., as mentioned in one of my last post | I've to believe in once again as I hear them in several locations, on either of the three different integrated amps I own, the combination of either a pure silver or silver plated copper ac male with once again an unplated copper iec seems to offer a preferred blending of each, which to my ears offer a certain warmth and sense of refinement, where in fact I found the gold plated copper versions where to warm, as in saying while unplated copper is warm, yet gold plating is even warmer still, to the point it once again lacked a certain amount of upper midrange to lower treble detail and sparkle I've once again grown used to, and can't live without.

Yet on the digital source side of the equation ( music server | DAC ) here's where the combination of either a pure silver ac | silver plated copper iec introduces another level beyond the use of an unplated copper iec, and as things have settled down even more system wise, I'm able to further pick out more clearly the smallest of spartan nuances underpinning each instrument, and seemingly only rises to the surface as called upon, this is quite spooky especially when listening to classical recordings, where the timing of each note, or musician is essential, otherwise said miscues stand out like a sore thumb, as if the entire piece wasn't rehearsed prior to the orchestra going into the recording studio. Said things like timing | placement of notes | truer timbre of any given instrument, is where my ears tend to relay a sense of realism as opposed to an artificial sound, as if there are paper cut out images standing before me, versus hearing things as if a actual artist was playing or singing right before my very eyes.

And while it has become quite clear to me of late, that while some seem sensitive to hearing pure silver or silver plated copper in their system(s) be it wiring or various types of connectors, I'd like to think it's once again both system | hearing dependent at best, as I've heard it over the course of 25 years, it's the purity of silver which costs, and it can in fact sound as smooth as pure copper at least the cables from Shindo Labs | AN UK | Kondo AN Japan | Hapa Audio | AlphaCore | Yannis Tome Audio, even 1990s vintage StraightWire Maestro of which I still hold dear, all seemingly did music correctly, in my book, and I'm inclined to think that as NordOst has since 1993, or thereabouts?, have always used silver plated copper within the majority of their offerings and still exist, let's just say there's something to each of these brands which some users, including myself deem as more than worthy | as well as very very capable of offering a type of fidelity | musicality which remains truer to the source, as well as said endusers hearts | minds.

I know that in this shortened lifetime, I'd far rather own ( have ) said cabling options available to me than not..., as I've long grown very very very tired of what's heard with many pure copper IC's, or anything remotely gold plated these days, there's simply to much detailing that's missing in the top end registers for me to hear more into the actual recordings, just maybe it's because of my aging ears ( hearing loss ) of which I've to doubt according to my last hearing test, which was all of 9 months ago, but in my mind a little bit of detail can in fact restore that last ounce of resolution that would otherwise being soled missed, once we learn to look elsewhere within our very systems, as I know it, synergy is everything | more.

But in reality, the more I sit here thinking to myself " what if? ", as in spend a few more dollars on a couple more PCs, but..., something inside says hold on for a moment here, which logically said cords would in fact sound different, would this necessarily make either of them better suited to your system?, especially taking into account the Accuphase has played such a large part in how each were voiced over the course of the last 6-9 months, and as it stands I've decided to stay put, as I've now a collection of 6 pairs of IC's | SCs | PCs, I've to believe these should prove more than enough..., which is where I've to believe that even while I own a pair of pure silver IC's, the Xangsane sterling Silver XS-9001Ag | SP-9003Ag IC's have become my absolute favorite " sound " tomdate, of which in hindsight I seriously can't imagine either of them being bettered anytime soon, so the other 4-5 pairs of IC's have remained boxed up even without having felt the desire to place a single one of them into either system.

I'd still like to hear what your latest findings are on said matters | as always in parting be well | stay safe, and until next time.

Peace be onto you | yours.

Edits: 03/31/24

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