New cables and power products introduced at CES this year

BlueFox
BlueFox Posts: 15,251
edited January 2013 in Electronics
Good stuff. Maybe it is time for an upgrade. :wink:

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/ces-2013-cables-and-power-products/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=email-65
Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited January 2013
    My Boss went to CES and had the Audioquest Ethernet demo. He went in not believing better quality ethernet cables could possibly make any difference at all and almost didn't do the demo. He said "WOW , I can't believe my ears" , " The difference is drastic , everything is clearer and more detailed". He wants me to try out some of their cat 7 cables and test them against cat5e and cat6 for streaming audio.
    I'm a huge fan of Audioquest and this is something I gotta hear for myself. Yes it's a data transfer cable so we shall see. I'm thinking the entire chain needs to be addressed from the router to the gear location , the Switch and finally to the gear.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2013
    Cool!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2013
    Hearing is believing.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited January 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    Hearing is believing.
    Thats how I feel , there is to many companies making cables that offer little or no benefit at their price points.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited January 2013
    The bait has been set....now it is just a matter of time....:rolleyes:

    [btw - I subscribe to 'everything matters']

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,056
    edited January 2013
    mantis wrote: »
    My Boss went to CES and had the Audioquest Ethernet demo. He went in not believing better quality ethernet cables could possibly make any difference at all and almost didn't do the demo. He said "WOW , I can't believe my ears" , " The difference is drastic , everything is clearer and more detailed". He wants me to try out some of their cat 7 cables and test them against cat5e and cat6 for streaming audio.
    I'm a huge fan of Audioquest and this is something I gotta hear for myself. Yes it's a data transfer cable so we shall see. I'm thinking the entire chain needs to be addressed from the router to the gear location , the Switch and finally to the gear.
    Dan, what is your opinion of higher quality AQ HDMI cables, in terms of SQ and PQ?
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  • breal74
    breal74 Posts: 324
    edited January 2013
    Great article BlueFox. Thanks for the link.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2013
    mantis wrote: »
    Thats how I feel , there is to many companies making cables that offer little or no benefit at their price points.

    True Dan, not every cable is a winner, but some position that into the whole cable snake oil arguement. If I'm not mistaken, even you have said in the past once a cable does it's job there should be no other reason to spend money on better cables. Thats not a knock on you either, but as your own boss found out, hearing....thats the ticket....to believing. I know you have been tinkering with cables as well with your digital setup on your quest for better sound, and good on you for at least trying and hearing what you hear. Thats all we ever ask of anyone, just try. Hopefully your boss now will explore better cables at least, though for a brick and mortar store I get that your limited as to what you can sell to customers at certain price points. Once your ears have been opened, it becomes more so a personal journey than one based on what you can sell. Looking forward to your reviews on the cable journey.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited January 2013
    Funny we should be talking about cables again. I've always been one to try different cables (as long as there's a return policy) to get a feel on what's out there & to see (hear) how they mesh in my system in my room. Everyone's mileage will vary given these paramaters. With that being said I have an order coming from Grover Huffman...2 pairs of IC's & his Digital cable. I like his design philosophy compared to others so we'll see how they do. They should be here next week. Then the fun begins.
    http://www.groverhuffman.com/home
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2013
    LazyBird wrote: »
    Thanks for the share mate..

    You are welcome. Spammer reported. Seal Team 6 has been dispatched.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2013
    That picture of the Kimber display is very nice.
    Jake
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  • jumpindick
    jumpindick Posts: 428
    edited January 2013
    please post your thoughts when you are done.. much appreciated in advance..
    Thanks
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