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In Reply to: RE: Tangram Le' Journey Continues... posted by Aspheric on June 29, 2024 at 05:38:45
Hello Aspheric,
Your welcome, my apologies for at time getting rather long-winged, as well as ranting on and on about social matters, but one has to speak their minds on things which occur around them, correct?, which I do.
As for the mismatched photos I've been adding to my post for years now. Were initially saved into my photo library as sort of visual reminders to myself, of items which interested me, as well as pass onto a few friends of mine, whom over the years since 2004 would ask me about certain items that I'd recommend on their behalf, so instead of collecting pages of reviews, I chose to save said visual reminders, of which some of us view secretly as audio prone, of eye candy, in other words they were added to capture the imagine of those curious types just enough where some would also write me asking which brands they were?, and some have actually gone on to buy them, those of means I'd add.
Back on point, as it relates to the cord, I see that you've gone with the copper plugs, or tandem of a gold plated AC and red copper IEC, am I correct?. In my case after ending up with three of these cords, I ended up settling on combinations of pure silver on one cord, and silver plated as the male connectors and red copper female on the other two cords, which ideally were better suited to be used on several music servers ( dacs ) or linear power supply, as means of restoring some sort of balance to each item as heard collectively, based upon what I've also long referred to as " Mi-Fi ", meaning each were voiced as such to please my ear above all else.
And as the end result, I no longer have anything else to learn about cables, as my current venture has me replacing the RCA connectors on all of my favorite pairs of IC's ( regardless of the fact their base metals are pure silver | pure copper or silver plated copper? ) to be used with either Star Line or AECO silver plated connectors, and upon listening to two pairs of said tandems just two days ago, let's just say that I've finally come to a place in time, where I'm totally content I've found " Mi-Sound ", and have lost the desire to change, or look elsewhere, so I'm done with chasing a type of signature other than the one it has taken me 46 years to discover.
Wisdom says " leave it along ", as I shall.
It's nice to see that a few of you were able to hear the potential this very cord has to offer, it all came down to tailoring its sound to ear, by finding which flavor of plugs matched optimally with one's system.
Until next time | enjoy the quest, but never overlook the importance of one music collection, otherwise none of us would be posting at all, would we?, it's the enjoyment of music which counts most. Not to be confused with merely listening to ones gear, which many do.
Here comes my totally unrelated photo of the day, so sue me already.
Follow Ups:
It could be copper suits my system with Magnepan speakers. The link to the plugs is:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801306730259.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.3cea1802w6CKe4&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
Replace the plug cores and use the beautiful Accuphase shell. In the world of expensive audio the power cable is a bargain in sound quality.
Again, thank you for all the thoughtful ideas in the discussion.
Totally understood, as I've learned over the course of the last 9 years, and after having purchased and sold over 10 integrated amps | pairs of mini-monitors, that taking the needed time to understand their respective strengths | weaknesses is vital, as there have been moments when thinking by adding a certain signature via ones RCA input jacks | RCA connector's on their IC's | Binding Post | Banana Plugs, can in fact restore said sense of balance, letting one then to hear said components as per their truest nature, yet as said mistakes are to be learned from as we get older ( wiser ) it becomes ( or should ) easier to figure out which flavoring is needed where?, and then addressing it via said options of tubes | cabling choices, as both are in truth means of tone controls.
It's being able to admit to ourselves what the system collectively needs, not so much as how we hear the electronics or speakers, but how it translates the essence of the music itself, is where we go wrong in the beginning, yet as maturity kicks in, we're meant to know " Our Sound ", and not to allow others tell us what they like of don't like, remember once said person had left your home after a shared listening session, who does one have to please or convince other than oneself?, no one would be the wisest response, eh!.
Getting onto another note as it refers to the Accuphase 40th Anniversary Edition IC's, as posted earlier on as striking a very similar appearance to what's on offer at Underwood HiFi at prices like $400-$2000 ( if I remember correctly on their option with the silver plated plugs? ) here's another one I came across a few days ago:
Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! $299.99 | MPS M-11R 99.99997％OCC rhodium Plated Plug RCA audio cable DVD CD DAC amplifier cable RCA TO RCA cable
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mss6zx6
Which tells me if nothing else?, someone over on AliExpress is watching audio forums like our here, and Head-Fi and are using said information as a means of offering said items at higher prices, by merely adding either a rhodium or silver plated connector to the mix, I've sent mine off to have one or the other types of plating added, as to my ears it was in fact one of the best sounding pure copper rca cables I've heard since 2001, and in figuring out its weakness was a lack of snap | crackle | pop as with their power cord, I believe it's going to be a winner as well, especially during those moments where I might crave that " tone thingy " that only pure copper cabling brings to the party in the right way I'd add.
And lastly, you're more than welcome.
O_o scar
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