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In Reply to: I'm following in your path posted by Norm on January 29, 2002 at 13:24:15:

The emperor beats the OPUSMM and Oracle V1 in terms of openness, dynamics, texture and coherence and liquidity. The US made top of the line cable still sounds hi-fi to me in comparison to the emperor.

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Re: I am an emperor owner - Bud 07:27:39 01/30/02 (13)
Chris,
Do you have Compass Lake Gen 5 interconnects. If so, which do you find gives the greatest improvement.....the interconnects or the Emperor speaker cable. I am quite stunned with the interconnects.
- From what I have heard, I think I know the answer - Norm 07:33:33 01/30/02 (12)
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  - And the answer is????? - Bud 08:22:25 01/30/02 (11)
    What?
    - You bet you; the Emperor is even more impressive - Norm 09:01:08 01/30/02 (10)
      Sorry, I suspect the answer is that the Emperor makes even more difference. The only cabling in the Siltech Gen. 5 line that does not seem exceptional seems to be the ac cords.
      I must say that I would dearly like to know why the Gen. 5 is so good. What is the breakthrough in materials or geometry that gives this big bump. The Valhalla was the first Nordost product that I like, and I understand why. It was somewhat better than other cables I had experienced. But the Siltech Gen. 5 is vastly superior. But why?
      Am I correct that you have Sahauro Supreme cabling with which to compare the Siltech? I have one 1 m. pair, but the Siltech is vastly superior.
      - Re: You bet you; the Emperor is even more impressive - Bud 10:14:06 01/30/02 (9)
        
        In Reply to: You bet you; the Emperor is even more impressive posted by Norm on January 30, 2002 at 09:01:08:
        
        I also own Valhalla, XLO Limited, Siltech Gen 3 SQ88B and Siltech Gen 2 60-S interconnects. The Gen 5 Compass Lake bests all by a wide margin. I have auditioned quite a few other cables and have heard nothing to compare with the Gen 5. I only wish I could get some Emperor....sigh!
        
        Sigh!, I too cannot afford what I would like. - Norm 14:52:16 01/30/02 (8)
        
        In Reply to: Re: You bet you; the Emperor is even more impressive posted by Bud on January 30, 2002 at 10:14:06:
        
        I have had Valhalla, FIM, Ensemble, Audio Note Vz and Spz, Omega Mikro, Jena Labs, NBS Monitor 0, Sahauro Supreme, Lewis, Mapleshade, Pure Note Reference, Siltech Gen. 3, and Stealth PGS. To date none approach the Siltech Gen. 5. But a one meter pair of Emperor is over $8000!!! This is why I want to know how come.
        
        The Emperor brings much more differences than the Com.Lake - Chris L 16:38:45 01/30/02 (7)
        
        In Reply to: Sigh!, I too cannot afford what I would like. posted by Norm on January 30, 2002 at 14:52:16:
        
        I was using Oracle V1 originally and I consider the V1 to be better than the OPUSMM. As I have mentioned in previous email, the Emperor is ultra liquid and smooth and transparent, the whole experience of listening the music is completely new. The details it bring to me is astonishing, and I come to the conclusion that any cable that use boxes do filter out more harmonics decay than without boxes, it least from my experiences.
        
        Re: The Emperor brings much more differences than the Com.Lake - Chris 09:43:45 01/31/02 (6)
        
        In Reply to: The Emperor brings much more differences than the Com.Lake posted by Chris L on January 30, 2002 at 16:38:45:
        
        Do you know how much of a contribution the "Ferrite" jackets at either end of the Emperor makes to the beauty of it's sound? Because I have 45 feet of LS 180 G3 speaker cable, it is not realistic to replace this with Emperor. So I am wondering how much of the Emperor's performance I can get if Siltech will sell me some of these ferrite filters and I put them on my G3 speaker cable.
        
        Impact of ferrite beads - Norm 14:02:04 01/31/02 (4)
        
        In Reply to: Re: The Emperor brings much more differences than the Com.Lake posted by Chris on January 31, 2002 at 09:43:45:
        
        I have never liked anything with ferrite beads on it, so it came as a surprise to me that on the Gen. 5, the sound is exceptional. I know this really does not answer your question, but it is a further example of why I would like to know why Gen. 5 sounds so good. It probably does account for why it is so quiet. It may be that the ferrous material in the jackets is quite low.
        
        Re: Impact of ferrite beads - Bud 15:15:04 01/31/02 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Impact of ferrite beads posted by Norm on January 31, 2002 at 14:02:04:
        
        Thanks for the reply. I have a suspicion (no proof) that Siltech may not actually be using "ferrite" but rather something more akin to what Shunyata uses in their power cords, so called "Stardust". I too am quite taken with the Generation 5 Siltech. It would be of great interest to me to know if it is the metallurgical changes in the wire (from Gen 3 to Gen5) that make such an improvement, or if it is the EMI/RF absorbers put on the ends of the cables that works so much magic. I'd love to try a couple of them on my speaker cable to see what happens (LS 180 G3).
        
        I think "Stardust" is merely low ferrous content. - Norm 08:30:50 02/01/02 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Impact of ferrite beads posted by Bud on January 31, 2002 at 15:15:04:
        
        Again I wish I knew why Gen. 5 is such a jump. All I know is that it is.
        
        "Stardust" is definitely not just a "ferrous" material...... - Bud 09:15:09 02/01/02 (1)
        
        In Reply to: I think "Stardust" is merely low ferrous content. posted by Norm on February 01, 2002 at 08:30:50:
        
        While I cannot tell you exactly what it is.....think of Stealth Bombers and why radar is absorbed by the material from which these planes are made. It's some kind of high tech material which absorbs microphonic/electrical distortions.
        
        Re: "Stardust" is definitely not just a "ferrous" material...... - Norm 11:25:41 02/01/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: "Stardust" is definitely not just a "ferrous" material...... posted by Bud on February 01, 2002 at 09:15:09:
        
        Even if this is true, it is not to say that there is no ferrous material in it.
        Year ago the RedRoller were low amounts of ferrous in ceramics.
        
        The above post was by "Bud"... not sure why it was - Bud 09:45:29 01/31/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: The Emperor brings much more differences than the Com.Lake posted by Chris on January 31, 2002 at 09:43:45:
        
        attributed to Chris....

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