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    If you are looking for a great sounding spdif cable for not a lot of coin, take a look(listen) to this. I have one and it is just as good as my $300+ Black Cat cable.
    https://www.amazon.com/Geistnotes-Apogee-Wyde-Cable-WE-RR/dp/B01N5VXVA1/ref=sr_1_2?crid=16NF6C05FNVGV&keywords=apogee+wyde+eye&qid=1643827747&sprefix=apogee+wy,aps,120&sr=8-2&pldnSite=1
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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    • Posts: 29,012
      Good cable, tried it a while back...

      Did they raise their prices??
      - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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      Which Black Cat are you comparing that against, Marvin?
      I disabled signatures.
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      The one with the nice purr that occasionally bites you if you pet him too much, but he means well and he's a good boy.
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      @msg the mk1 version of this.
      https://blackcatcable.com/collections/digital-cables/products/silverstar-75-spdif-cable-universal
      Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
      Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
      Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
      Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
      Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
      Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
      Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
      Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
      Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
      Puritan PSM156
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      They're using Canare RCA ends. Those are very good ends, I've made many a cable with those.
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      I heard this cable at Marvin's awhile back. We were just bounding between a few coax cables. I was pretty impressed with this one, and I was somewhat shocked once Marvin showed me the price.
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      I agree for the $; it's a darn good cable.
      Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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      Marvin, thanks for posting.

      Ordered one on Tuesday the 8th.
      "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"

      Harry / Marietta GA
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      Looks interesting especially for the price. Gonna have to give this one a whirl. Thanks for the heads up Marv.
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      at the time i bought mine with bnc connectors. can't find that option now.
      Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
      Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
      Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
      Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
      Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
      Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
      Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
      Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
      Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
      Puritan PSM156
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      That strain relief looks serious.
      CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

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      marvda1 wrote: »
      at the time i bought mine with bnc connectors. can't find that option now.

      Is this the one you're talking about, Marvin?
      https://www.amazon.com/Geistnotes-Apogee-Clock-Cable-WE-BB/dp/B01N6XL1XW/
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      edited February 2022
      no, i got the one in my link just with bnc. i don't know the difference in the word clock one and the 75 ohm coaxial.
      I just asked the question on amazon if the two are the same cable just with different connectors.
      Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
      Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
      Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
      Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
      Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
      Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
      Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
      Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
      Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
      Puritan PSM156
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      just got some answers on amazon. seems they are the same cable, but if you can use bnc it is $5 cheaper than the rca version.
      Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
      Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
      Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
      Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
      Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
      Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
      Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
      Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
      Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
      Puritan PSM156
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      I like the idea of BNC. Seems like a great way to refine/shorten/purify the signal path further if BNC is an option with the gear, since you're not handing off to a blocky RCA, sometimes of unknown material quality or termination. When I obsess about these things, that is.
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      somewhere i read that it sounds better to start with a bnc connection even if you use an rca adaptor than to go straight rca.
      Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
      Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
      Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
      Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
      Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
      Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
      Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
      Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
      Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
      Puritan PSM156
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      Bnc is the only true 75 ohm connector.
      - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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      Let's start hearing some reviews.
      Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
      Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
      Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
      Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
      Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
      Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
      Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
      Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
      Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
      Puritan PSM156
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      edited March 2022
      here's their website, i might give their aes cable a try.
      https://geistnote.com/cable-assemblies/digital/
      Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
      Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
      Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
      Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
      Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
      Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
      Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
      Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
      Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
      Puritan PSM156
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