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These RCA's replaced Cardas SRCA's. They were much easier to terminate than the Cardas. The connection though isn't as snug as the spring loaded SRCA. I did like not having to use heatshrink on the Eichman's. The fit is snug with the Eichman, just not rock solid like the Cardas. Sound quality? I noticed the difference immediately. You will not have to strain to hear the differences. It's the easiest change to detect of any tweak I've tried. With the Eichman's the trebel quality improved. I noticed how the high hat shimmers for the first time on an old recording. The bass though seems to have suffered as well as the midrange. It's not as good as the Cardas. Both bass and the midrange are more recessed. Also, it has added a great deal of brightness to my system. I don't know if this is because more information is getting through or it is an effect of the silver. The interconnects that were re-teminated were Lat International IC-200MKII. Though they are a silver/copper cable, I don't find them the least bit bright, rather mellow in fact, with the factory terminations or the Cardas. Adding the Cardas added treble detail and kept the very relaxed sound of the the cable. The Silver bullet though has certainly added more "information" to my system. I use a California Audio Labs Cl-2500 that upsamples DVD and CD. The effect of the upsamplling was always audible. It is now VERY VERY audible. Thankfully, with the upsampling, a lot of the glare is removed from regular cd play back that wasn't as forward before the Eichmanns. My tuner has also taken on a brighter and more treble detailed presentation. Overall, I think the Eichman's are just different but I think I prefer the Cardas. Try them yourself. Perhaps the copper ones are the way to go or these will break in? I have tried them. Theses were used between the amp and the pre/amps and also the tuner and pre/amps

Product Weakness:	Added a brightness to the system. Made me extremely aware of how bad CD really sounds.
Product Strengths:	Easy to terminate. Well made. Extreme increase in the amount of "information" that is transmitted.

• How do you strain relief the SRCAs??? *NM* - Justin Thorpe 23:44:59 03/16/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 08:33:27:

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  • Re: How do you strain relief the SRCAs??? *NM* - Karl W. 08:22:56 03/17/03 (0)
    In Reply to: How do you strain relief the SRCAs??? *NM* posted by Justin Thorpe on March 16, 2003 at 23:44:59:

    You have to use heat shrink. The best kind is 18mm that is a 3/1 ratio. Try partsexpress.com
    
    

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• Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable - badman 21:26:50 03/15/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 08:33:27:

  While the idea of less metal differences is compelling, you still have the solder in the signal path. I think that more crucial than matching the wire to the connector is matching the connector to what it's connecting to... the RCA female. For these, my experience has been that the Vampire OFC direct plated units are the best around. So... gold eichmanns (the best RCA I've used though fragile) for me.
  
  

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• Burn in time? - dvb 19:49:50 03/14/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 08:33:27:

  I don't hear you describing any burn-in time -- wouldn't a test after at least 24 hours of burn-in be a better indication of their character?

  
  
  

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  • Re: Burn in time? - Karl W. 08:30:04 03/17/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Burn in time? posted by dvb on March 14, 2003 at 19:49:50:

    I'm sorry. I couldn't take it. I had a hard time fathoming that RCA's could have such an effect on the sound quality. What I heard was the destruction of the smooth mellow sound that I had. I could not tolerate it. The Eichmanns made me not want to listen to my system. It just wasn't worth me enduring any more to find out if they would sound better with break-in when the Cardas plugs already were great. I have to emphasize that EVERYONE should try this RCA's, the Eichmanns to see what an incredible effect they have on the sound quality. Other folks do like them. Usually, tweaks are barely audible. This one is NOT. Love it or Hate it. YOU WILL HEAR A DIFFERENCE.
    
    

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• I'm glad I tried them. - Karl W. 11:22:16 03/14/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 08:33:27:

  The difference was so great that it has made me realize that I was taking cable factors for granted. I'm sticking with Lat International with Cardas SRCA's and Cardas silver soldier. Great combination and a direct challenge to the Cardas Golden Cross for a fraction of the price. The shields are even silver/copper on the Lat. Hell of a cable!
  
  

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• Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable - Owen 07:12:52 03/14/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 08:33:27:

  I guess that the silver didn't agree with your system synergy. From what I've heard, the copper are slightly more laid back.

  I use silver throughout my interconnect chain, and it has (now that it has broken in nicely) a wonderful easygoing smoothness in my system - just enought 'light' and 'air' to really ice the cake.

  The downside to silver is its transparency - it will highlight every nasty that's hiding in your system, and the Eichmann plug will also have a lower capacitance than the Cardas - allowing a wider overall bandwidth thanks to a lowering of the characteristic impedance of the cable and raising of the transition point.

  Still, If I were you, I'd sell the silver, and try the copper - it may be just the ticket.

  as always YMMV
  Have fun

  Owen
  
  
  

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  • Re: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable - rcrump 07:38:02 03/14/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable posted by Owen on March 14, 2003 at 07:12:52:

    Owen, the characteristic impedance should not change once the cable is plugged into the female RCAs.....Think the real issue is the lowered capacitance......
    
    

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• Question of "neutral" - Jon L 13:22:25 03/13/03 (6)
  In Reply to: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 08:33:27:

  As I've posted before, before you give up on'em, spring a few $ for the referenceaudiomod silver/polyesteramide cable, twist it, and give it another shot. "Bright" is definitely not a problem here. As you go to less pure metals/alloys, and decrease surface area of contacts, you do get "relative" decrease in energy in midrange/bass, but ultimately, the Eichman silver bullets is more "neutral," whatever that means. This has no bearing, of course, on what you may prefer to listen to...
  
  

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  • I agree... - blake 15:55:46 03/13/03 (5)
    In Reply to: Question of "neutral" posted by Jon L on March 13, 2003 at 13:22:25:

    although I don't have experience with the Cardas RCA's. I terminated some 26 guage 47 Labs wire with some Ultralink RCA's to first see how I would like the cable. When switching to the Eichmann copper version, there was a, for lack of a better word, "crystalline" kind of clarity and extension in the higher frequencies that I think some might think of as "brightness". From the very low frequencies through the midrange there was a disappearance of what I'd decribe as "bloat". This "bloat", in my opinion, is just distortion that the Eichmann's elminate. When you really listen, that "diminished" bass-midrange is alive with more information and a great deal more transparency. And when there really is bass information there, it comes through with great authority without muddling up or covering up info in the midrange and high end. At least that's my experience with the Bullet Plugs. I really like them.
    
    

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    • Speration of the spectrum! - NEAR SOTA 22:31:50 03/13/03 (0)
      In Reply to: I agree... posted by blake on March 13, 2003 at 15:55:46:

      Thanks for describing what I could not find words to.

      I have OTA also!
      
      

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    • No way - Karl W. 17:01:09 03/13/03 (3)
      In Reply to: I agree... posted by blake on March 13, 2003 at 15:55:46:

      The highs have more than just more information. It's bright. Shrilly. No two ways about it.
      
      

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      • Re: No way - blake 17:10:28 03/13/03 (2)
        In Reply to: No way posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 17:01:09:

        Not a problem here with the copper version, just the opposite. Perhaps they're showing up a problem with your ic from source to pre, maybe they need to settle in/burn in a little longer. Then again, maybe you're right and the silver version is just tilted up in the high frequencies. Good luck!
        
        

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        • Maybe it's the silver and not the plug - Karl W. 06:34:20 03/14/03 (1)
          In Reply to: Re: No way posted by blake on March 13, 2003 at 17:10:28:

          There are so many factors involved that it's hard to say. I'm tired of experimenting and am going to stick with Cardas.
          
          

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          • I don't blame you!nt - NEAR SOTA 10:00:23 03/14/03 (0)
            In Reply to: Maybe it's the silver and not the plug posted by Karl W. on March 14, 2003 at 06:34:20:

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• I had the same results nt - Martythomas 09:05:19 03/13/03 (4)
  In Reply to: Eichmann Silver Bullet Cable posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 08:33:27:

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  • I cut them off and re-terminated. Wheee, like a tack gone from my shoe! - Karl W. 12:53:58 03/13/03 (3)
    In Reply to: I had the same results nt posted by martythomas on March 13, 2003 at 09:05:19:

    Perhaps they don't work with my system? I don't know. But I must say the produced the biggest change in my system of any tweak, too bad it wasn't a good change. As soon I replace the cable, brightness gone and midrange back. Bass though is not as fast and some air is gone. But at least the glare and brightness are gone too. Your mileage my vary. I guess I'll consider this an 80.00 soldiering lesson.
    
    

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    • If you'd like to sell them...... - tianguis 19:02:37 03/13/03 (2)
      In Reply to: I cut them off and re-terminated. Wheee, like a tack gone from my shoe! posted by Karl W. on March 13, 2003 at 12:53:58:

      Karl:
      So far, I've bought (and used) four sets of the copper Bullet Plugs in various IC's, mostly solid silver conductors. I'm not questioning your experience, but if you'd like to be rid of them, drop me an email, as I'd like to try the silvers.

      Regards,
      Larry Welsh
      
      

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      • Re: If you'd like to sell them...... - Karl W. 11:25:42 03/14/03 (1)
        In Reply to: If you'd like to sell them...... posted by tianguis on March 13, 2003 at 19:02:37:

        I placed them on some IC-80 Lat International cables. Perhaps someone else will like the sound. Thanks for the offer. I didn't think I'd be able to sell them so that's why I used them on some other cable and put them up for sale on ebay.
        
        

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        • Thanks! NT - tianguis 12:32:23 03/14/03 (0)
          In Reply to: Re: If you'd like to sell them...... posted by Karl W. on March 14, 2003 at 11:25:42:

          nt
          
          

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