Cable Swap Program
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I think he more so meaning the specs on your website, which I sent him a link via IM on AIM...
Top secret, kill upon viewing....
Sounds very cool...
PS: Name is Trey or "Sid" as everyone around here calls me...- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
The website specs I already had, just never got around to it. If you have some specifics, all the better.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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I will get the real stuff.
Web site spec's were cut and paste by site builder, so data is not always right correct for cable (funny thing, nobody has caught it yet but me).
Had same problem with early packages (S/Video went out with listing of 2 RCA cables in package) and the data sheet went through my hands twice without me catching it. Did not even notice untill product had been out 6 months.
You know stuff happens.
Thank YouBrent McCall
Ethereal Home Theater
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My Gear
Living Room
Parasound Halo C1 (processor)
Parasound Halo A51 (amp)
Pioneer 568A (DVD)
Panamax 5300
XBOX
CATV HD PVR (Bright House)
B/G Z7 (fronts)
B/G Z5 (center)
B/G ZSub (Subwoofer)
Celestion C1 (rear)
Crestron ST1700C
Crestron CP2
Infocus X1 (I'm cheap)
Sun Room
Pioneer PDP5040
Pioneer DV59 (HDMI)
CATV HD PVR (Bright House)
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Mark,
I'm really intersted in component video cables to demo. Am I asking to much with that request? S-video would be awesome too. but if it's out of the question. I understand.
thanks, alPolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
Boltaction,
You got PM.
BTW I didn't even undo the wire ties to this Anti Speaker Cables. I just couldn't even bring myself to try those, can I say too Anti Tech. I could have gone to Home Depot buy some 12/2 strip back the outer casing soldered on some connections and called it a day.
Doro,
If you see my A$$ signing up for anything super low tech, please remove me for that list. Then proceed to **** slap me, thank you.
Boltaction, Please disregard my commits and have fun with these cables. You being a Monster cable user, it maybe an improvement who knows.
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
How about if I sign up for Kingcobra (Audioquest) RCA cables instead? I use audio editing software at home so I can see in numbers the sound difference, not to mention my RCA wires are 15 feet long and are twice as bad as radioshack brand!
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Originally posted by boltaction
How about if I sign up for Kingcobra (Audioquest) RCA cables instead? I use audio editing software at home so I can see in numbers the sound difference, not to mention my RCA wires are 15 feet long and are twice as bad as radioshack brand!
Huh,
Bolt you signed up for Speaker Cables you don't what to check any speaker cable out? Now switching to interconnects RCA analogs?
Sorry if I completely turn you off on the speaker cables.
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Originally posted by disneyjoe7
I just couldn't even bring myself to try those, can I say too Anti Tech. I could have gone to Home Depot buy some 12/2 strip back the outer casing soldered on some connections and called it a day.
Isn't that what most high-end cable is? -
Hey joe...(where ya goin with that gun in your hand)?
sorry....a little jimmy slipped out...
try the cables,ya never know....
they might suprise you...
then again....they might not...
won`t know till ya try it..............;)
sorry....just my dos centavos....
it`s early....i gotta go to work....
have a good dayy gentlemen.......:)Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
Parasound HCA-3500
Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
Jolida JD-100 CDP
Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
SVS PC-Ultra Sub
AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
PS Audio Plus Power Cords
Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)
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Can't see why a 12g solid wire will sound better then anything else. Can't ever see this being better then my new AudioQuest Bedrock speaker cables. High tech company to a Low tech company :eek:
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Stop BS'n....try them, that's why they exist.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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Well Ok I try them WTH, but if these impress me then what next? The nickel plated copper wire (Phone Wire CO stuff) is starting to look like it would have a sound of its own also, good or bad who knows?
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Hey joe...(where ya goin with that gun in your hand)?
sorry....a little jimmy slipped out...
Ah, but Jimi was one of the last to record that song.
"The origins of Hey Joe are unclear. Most attribute the writing credits to Billy Roberts, either as the writer of the original song, or as someone who adapted a folk ballad, or as someone who heard a melody and changed the words. Billy Roberts was a West Coast songwriter. Through whatever means -- most likely an outright sale of the rights -- Dino Valenti began collecting royalties on Hey Joe. Valenti listed various names on songwriting credits, including Chester Powers, Chet Powers, and Jesse Oris Farrow. "
"Over the years Hey Joe has been recorded by hundreds of artists, some of them well-known, some of them not. Among them are Tim Rose, The Leaves, The Byrds, The Surfaris, Love, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Johnny Rivers, the Standells, the Music Machine, Billy Preston, Cher, Wilson Pickett, Bad Company, Deep Purple, and Los Lobos. The best remembered versions of Hey Joe are the second Mira recording by the Leaves, and of course, that done by Jimi Hendrix."2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones -
Mark,
you can update the demo for the PS AUDIO PRELUDE - SPEAKER CABLE
Shack has already demoed them.. and i'm in the middle of my demo. Since there is no one next on the demo list after me. where do i send them to? I'll probably wrap up my demo some time next week.. around 3/23/05
alPolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
Originally posted by danger boy
you can update the demo for the PS AUDIO PRELUDE - SPEAKER CABLE
al
Hey Al,
Don't you what the "Anti Speaker Cable" also? Hint Hint.......
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Originally posted by disneyjoe7
Huh,
Bolt you signed up for Speaker Cables you don't what to check any speaker cable out? Now switching to interconnects RCA analogs?
Sorry if I completely turn you off on the speaker cables.
How about this: I will be grateful to have the chance to demo anything, honestly. I have always doubted spending $100 on wires would have any difference and I want to be proven wrong. If you already spent time getting my name up for the speaker wires, I will gladly demo them. I thought about my weakest link and when I was cleaning up a few nights ago I realised just how poor quality my RCA cables are. Either way, I am grateful for the chance to try high quality wiring. -
Originally posted by dorokusai
*CURRENT LINEUP*
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Dcarlson(Completed)
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Tour2Ma(Completed)
PolkThug(Completed)
Polkmaniac(Completed)
Brianomatic(Completed)
Shack(DEMO)
DisneyJoe(Completed)
RobXant
Peersool
Beardog03
AUDIOQUEST DIAMONDBACK DEMO - Current
Gidrah(Completed)
Amulford(Completed)
Shack(Completed)
Tour2ma(Completed)
PolkThug(Completed)
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Brianomatic(Completed)
DisneyJoe(Completed)
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Brianomatic(Completed)
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Tour2ma(Completed)
Shack(Completed)
Amulford(Completed)
Smglbrth(Completed)
Brianomatic(Completed)
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Faster100(Completed)
Danger Boy(Completed)
Disneyjoe(Completed)
Mantis(Completed)
Brent McCall(DEMO)
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SIGNAL CABLE SILVER RESOLUTION DEMO - SHIPS 3/2/2005
pjdami
Mantis
Amulford
Polk Thug
Beardog03
MIT AVT1 DEMO - HOLDING
I-SIG
Vr3MxStyler2k3
Amulford
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Gidrah(Completed)
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Beardog03
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BlueMDPicker(DEMO)
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Disneyjoe7(Completed)
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DH LABS SILVER SONIC (HYBRID) DEMO - Current
Amulford(DEMO)
Pjdami
PolkThug
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ETHEREAL CABLE VIDEO INTERCONNECT PACKAGE DEMO - Current
Dcarlson(Completed)
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HOMEGROWN AUDIO SC-1 (V 1.0) SILVER DEMO - Current
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ANTI CABLE'S - SPEAKER CABLE DEMO - Current
DisneyJoe7(DEMO)
Boltaction
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Bolt,
I only see you signed up for the Anti Speaker Cables, nothing else. I need your address so I can pass them off to you if you still want these. For the record have hooked them up it seem to me that male signing voice comes up short / no life / dead. I don't care for them, but they work. If you like to check out any RCA interconnects, I have checked out the Diamondbacks (very nice, so nice I brought a pair myself), Copperheads, or the Ethereal cables. I think these are all in the price range you quoted earlier.
Steve
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Address sent. I will write a review when I am finished as well. Let's see if they can beat my generic bottom of the line Monsters.
I recieved them today. Thank you. Surprisingly thin.... I'm not sure how to interpret them. I am purposely not getting any information on them so I can listen with only the most open mind. -
i'm finished with the PS AUDIO PRELUDE - SPEAKER CABLE DEMO anyone out there want to demo these next? sign up with Mark and he'll add you to the list.
Right now there is no waiting on register 3PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
Originally posted by danger boy
i'm finished with the PS AUDIO PRELUDE - SPEAKER CABLE DEMO anyone out there want to demo these next? sign up with Mark and he'll add you to the list.
Right now there is no waiting on register 3
I'll take em!
PM sent -
Doro- Email sent last night
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Originally posted by PolkThug
I'll take em!
PM sent
Why? All cables sound the same, right? Actually, these are fairly robust, they might literally bend the posts on your grunt Onkyo.
Cheers,
RussCheck your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service. -
Originally posted by RuSsMaN
Why? All cables sound the same, right? Actually, these are fairly robust, they might literally bend the posts on your grunt Onkyo.
Cheers,
Russ
Nothin' but love from me brother Russ.
My thread, which has spurred your comments, is about interconnects.
Also, to quote myself, from my first post of that thread, "I'm frustrated, but it is STILL fun to try different cables."
Cheers,
PolkThug -
I still have them, if anyone wants to have a listen to this speaker wire let me know.
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Originally posted by boltaction
I still have them, if anyone wants to have a listen to this speaker wire let me know.
Any input? How they sounded?
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
Test setup:
Pioneer D-10 Turntable with direct RCA
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum output, using WinAmp and the 192khz upsampling plug-in.
Equipment:
Yamaha CR-640 Reciever, tuned
Polk Monitor 5Jr+
Monster generic audio cable
Monster insulated RCA (6 feet), set away from all sources of interference
Anti-Cable cable wiring
First impressions:
Upon arriving home, I was surprised to find a box sitting in front of my house. Excitedly, I brought them into my sound room and opened them up. I was... well, slightly letdown. These wires do not look special, but the paper included describes to me that these are not typical wires. They are pure continually cast copper with a thin surrounding of a red plastic coating. I decided to purposely not research them to help keep my opinion of the product as neutral as possible.
First listen was connected to the secondary outputs on my reciever, and I started the impressions by knowing which cables I was listening to. I began with Tom Waits - Mule Variations. With its gravelly lyrics and clanging instruments, I wanted to get a impression for the midrange seperation. I used dual formats: 320K LAME 3.92 Mp3 upsampled to 192khz and excellent condition vinyl.
I thought the Anti cable's did a better job of presenting higher midrange than my Monster cables immediately, and noticed the high octave pings of Tom hitting a steel pipe in the track "What's he building in there?" really flowed into the room with distinct realism. This was better presented digitally, although the vinyl was very well done as well.
After initial listening, I switched back to monster and re-listened after giving my ers a 20 minute break. Surprisingly, the monster cables did not sound horrible at all and were quite enjoyable.
Afterwards, I directed my audio system towards Dave Matthews Band - Under the table and dreaming. This was presented in 192Khz LAME 3.90 and original audio CD. The instrumental complexity creates a difficult album to properly present using substandard equipment, especially during vocal segments.
Comparing audio formats, the 192khz rip lacked presence but had clarity. Although I compared both formats, I swayed towards the Audio CD version.
Once again, I heard a subtle difference between the cables. This was very subtle, mind you. We are talking light presence difference.
Because my audio equipment is not top of the line, I may be limited by my physical hardware.
Blind testing produced indistinguishable comparison! This was attempted multiple times. -
*CURRENT LINEUP*
SC ANALOG 2 DEMO - Current
Phoneisbusy(Completed)
Danger Boy(Completed)
Terrax(Completed)
Dcarlson(Completed)
Amulford(Completed)
Tour2Ma(Completed)
PolkThug(Completed)
Polkmaniac(Completed)
Brianomatic(Completed)
Shack(DEMO)
DisneyJoe(Completed)
RobXant
Peersool
Beardog03
AUDIOQUEST DIAMONDBACK DEMO - Current
Gidrah(Completed)
Amulford(Completed)
Shack(Completed)
Tour2ma(Completed)
PolkThug(Completed)
Polkmaniac(Completed)
Brianomatic(Completed)
DisneyJoe(Completed)
Mothra(DEMO)
Dragon1952
Mantis
Pmckeealaska
Peersool
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NORDOST SOLAR WIND DEMO - Current
F1Nut(Completed)
Danger Boy(Completed)
ATCVenom(Completed)
Gidrah(Completed)
Shack(Completed)
I-SIG(Completed)
Amulford(Completed)
Polkmaniac(Completed)
Brianomatic(Completed)
Vr3MxStyler2k3(Completed)
PolkThug(DEMO)
Beardog03
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SIGNAL CABLE MAGIC POWER DEMO - Current
Tour2ma(Completed)
Shack(Completed)
Amulford(Completed)
Smglbrth(Completed)
Brianomatic(Completed)
Vr3MxStyler2k3(Completed)
Polk Thug(Completed)
Faster100(Completed)
Danger Boy(Completed)
Disneyjoe(Completed)
Mantis(Completed)
Brent McCall(DEMO)
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SIGNAL CABLE SILVER RESOLUTION DEMO - SHIPS 3/2/2005
pjdami
Mantis
Amulford
Polk Thug
Beardog03
DAGLJAM6
Shizelbs
MIT AVT1 DEMO - HOLDING
I-SIG
Vr3MxStyler2k3
Amulford
Polk Thug
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Gidrah(Completed)
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Beardog03
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BlueMDPicker(DEMO)
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Mothra
Peersool
Shack
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HOMEGROWN AUDIO SC-1 (V 1.0) SILVER DEMO - Current
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Audioquest King Cobra - Review/ DemoCTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint. -
There are some open demos available guys and gals, please sign up as this is a great opportunity to try something out.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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Sign Up For The Ethereal XLR! Great cables! They're calling your name!- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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I'll sign up for the Audioquest King Cobras. Thanks!2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones