MapleShade Audio products
BlueFox
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Anyone have any experience with MapleShade speaker cables, maple speaker platforms, or digital interconnects?
They have some interesting theories on sound improvements. Since the economy needs some help I was thinking of spending 1K-2K on tweaking the stereo sound.
http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/index.php
They have some interesting theories on sound improvements. Since the economy needs some help I was thinking of spending 1K-2K on tweaking the stereo sound.
http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/index.php
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.
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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I'm at work right now so I can't spend too much time on this but I'll give you my opinion on them in the AM.
Gordon2 Channel -
Martin Logan Spire, 2 JL Audio F112 subs
McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ (16)Black Diamond Racing Mk 3 pits (8) -
I have the Double Golden Helix along with the Excalibur Analog Ribbons for my ICs. The DGH is such an awesome cable. They look a lot like the "anti-cables" line but I have not tried them. Not much to look at but the look does not bother me. The DGH has detail top to bottom that I like without sounding dry or sterile. Bass and mid range are very smooth and accurate. The occasional screech of violin bowing was rolled off slightly and presented it in a more pleasing manner. They are very stiff to work with. I've had them on two different sets of speakers and so far, they have been the best bang for the buck. I have not even considered removing them again unless they do not blend well with my planned upgrades.
The Ribbon ICs are very clear in more ways than the obvious and articulate. Mid-bass has just enough punch for me and tend to smooth out the HF. The ribbons are definately an unusual IC. The thin cellophane like covering makes them somewhat fragile looking so I am very careful when plugging and unplugging them.
Pierre at Mapleshade does have some unusual views on things and it reflects in his products. I think a lot of cable manufactures have very active imaginations in order to sell the product but I think his stuff works well.
Gordon2 Channel -
Martin Logan Spire, 2 JL Audio F112 subs
McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ (16)Black Diamond Racing Mk 3 pits (8) -
I had the MS Golden Helix speaker cables for quite a while. They were excellent performance wise. The only reason I sold them was that I relocated my system & they weren't a good fit. They are very stiff & can be a tad hard to work with. Othet than that, I highly recommend them.
I also use the MS digital cable...still going strong & another excellent performer. No need to swap this guy out.
