wineslob
Wiping out white van
I had a chance this past saturday to go to a audio get-together, and listen to different gear, cables, etc..
The system is pretty high end consisting of Apogee Scintillas, H2O mono amps, a H2O preamp, A Lamda transport and AudioNote DAC, and Anti-Cables throughout.
One of the guys brought a Beringer digital EQ and we played with EQing the speakers to the room which was very informative, to say the least! With the speakers EQ'd to the room the bass was much better, becomming tighter, faster and more detailed. The soundstage became better defined also. Nice improvements all around.
We then changed out all the power cables with Furutech's and sat down to listen. With the power cables in place and the EQ on, the sound was horrible! Soundstage placement was all wrong, dynamics lacking, etc, etc. We then by-passed the EQ and..............WOW! The system sounded BETTER than the EQ'd with the original cabling. Better dynamics, detail. The bass tightened up considerably (Scintillas tend to be a little fat and loose in the bass department). All six of us were shocked, especially the owner of the EQ. Obviously the cables changed the "base" sound of the system so the EQ was now incorrect.
While these cables are expensive, $300.00 per meter length (there were six cables used) the improvements were very obvious to all there. Everyone agreed that the improvements were worth the price of admission.
So, guys and gals, dont forget the power cables!
The system is pretty high end consisting of Apogee Scintillas, H2O mono amps, a H2O preamp, A Lamda transport and AudioNote DAC, and Anti-Cables throughout.
One of the guys brought a Beringer digital EQ and we played with EQing the speakers to the room which was very informative, to say the least! With the speakers EQ'd to the room the bass was much better, becomming tighter, faster and more detailed. The soundstage became better defined also. Nice improvements all around.
We then changed out all the power cables with Furutech's and sat down to listen. With the power cables in place and the EQ on, the sound was horrible! Soundstage placement was all wrong, dynamics lacking, etc, etc. We then by-passed the EQ and..............WOW! The system sounded BETTER than the EQ'd with the original cabling. Better dynamics, detail. The bass tightened up considerably (Scintillas tend to be a little fat and loose in the bass department). All six of us were shocked, especially the owner of the EQ. Obviously the cables changed the "base" sound of the system so the EQ was now incorrect.
While these cables are expensive, $300.00 per meter length (there were six cables used) the improvements were very obvious to all there. Everyone agreed that the improvements were worth the price of admission.
So, guys and gals, dont forget the power cables!
