Silverstone Hi-Fi Show 2009

[User211]

Must be that Krell/Wilson combo?

See the RMAF thread for my thoughts on that....

 

[User211]

Justin, don't you just love it when you 'stumble' onto rooms like this, I know I do, they are always my favorites of a given show. I guess it nice to see David slay Goliath now and then !

Indeed, Dave, indeed.

 

[amey01]

Some close ups of the partnering electronics to follow to keep AR heads like Adam and Bernard happy...

......and happy I am - thanks Justin. Love those silver handles on the REF 5 and PH2 too.

........and as usual, you're gonna cost me a new computer as I drool all over this one.

 

[slowGEEZR]

See the RMAF thread for my thoughts on that....

I can't keep up!

 

[User211]

......and happy I am - thanks Justin. Love those silver handles on the REF 5 and PH2 too.

........and as usual, you're gonna cost me a new computer as I drool all over this one.

I make you buy new computers? Surely not... but hey, if I do, here's an excuse to buy two! More ARC...

The new DSi200, again with silver handles. Yup, I like them too... plus CD5 etc... and a gratuitous pic of more Logans since this is MLOC.

 

[User211]

Nordost digital cable demo time - where a rock track was played with one "inferior" digital interconnect, and again vith a more expensive digital interconnect.

I'm not sure if any tricks were being played here with the Wadia 170i iPod dock as a source, but I definately prefered the inferior interconnect - it sounded more like rock'n'roll. The second effort seemed to split everything up too much into a more hi-fi like presentation, at the cost of losing it's "cohesive wholeness", if that kind of BS makes any sense - at least - it does to me.

Of course, really, there can't have been a difference, can there? I mean, digital is digital... that's the whole point, isn't it?

Come to your own conclusions. Me? I'll take the cheapie...

Pic is of course the rear end view of a load of Nordost. The sarcasm here is perhaps a little ironic since I use Nordost Red Dawn myself - and think it's great. It's just that as an engineer I find the concept of digital I/C making any difference at all kind of hard to accept.

BTW: it was a coax output. I think the better cable was Valhalla and the cheaper Silver Shadow. Of course, the Valhalla may well have appeared superior to me with another music genre as a source. I can well imagine it doing so, in fact. Then again, I can't have heard a difference, can I?

 

[risabet]

Nordost digital cable demo time - where a rock track was played with one "inferior" digital interconnect, and again vith a more expensive digital interconnect.

I'm not sure if any tricks were being played here with the Wadia 170i iPod dock as a source, but I definately prefered the inferior interconnect - it sounded more like rock'n'roll. The second effort seemed to split everything up too much into a more hi-fi like presentation, at the cost of losing it's "cohesive wholeness", if that kind of BS makes any sense - at least - it does to me.

Makes complete sense. I'm a big believer in the "continuousness" of music and that some systems, cables, speakers, etc. reproduce it better than others. I thought the exact same thing about the Dire Straits Brothers In Arms reissue compared to the original pressing, great hi-fi effects but the musical integrity was lost, until I made some other changes in my vinyl set-up which allowed me to hear the overall musical superiority of the reissue.

Of course, really, there can't have been a difference, can there? I mean, digital is digital... that's the whole point, isn't it?

Of course there's a difference, you heard it right? That doesn't mean that the cheapie isn't better to your ears

Come to your own conclusions. Me? I'll take the cheapie...

Depends on the system. In your system you might prefer the expensive cable by such a wide margin you'd plunk down the cash in a minute.

Pic is of course the rear end view of a load of Nordost. The sarcasm here is perhaps a little ironic since I use Nordost Red Dawn myself - and think it's great. It's just that as an engineer I find the concept of digital I/C making any difference at all kind of hard to accept.

Yet you still heard a difference! Does being an engineer override the proof of your senses, and yes I know that senses are highly suggestible but you are an experienced listener who, I assume, has a good base of listening knowledge and more than a passing familiarity with reproduced music.

BTW: it was a coax output. I think the better cable was Valhalla and the cheaper Silver Shadow. Of course, the Valhalla may well have appeared superior to me with another music genre as a source. I can well imagine it doing so, in fact. Then again, I can't have heard a difference, can I?

Very likely, I find preferences harder to identify with rock and roll than with a simple vocal, small group or a symphonic work.

 

[amey01]

Difference or not, if the difference is that small (and you think you prefer one with one type of music and another with other types of music, etc) - is it really worth spending money (and the sort of money they're asking) for such a miniscule difference? I think not.

 

[risabet]

Difference or not, if the difference is that small (and you think you prefer one with one type of music and another with other types of music, etc) - is it really worth spending money (and the sort of money they're asking) for such a miniscule difference? I think not.

Suum cuique, value is defined individually, Nordost, Kimber and Audioquest, to name a few, offer a plethora of cables at different price points. I happen to like the AQ house sound and would spring for the Sky ($2500.00/pr) interconnects and K2 speaker cables ($6800.00/ 2.5m pr) if I could afford them, I can't, because I find the differences between these and the lower priced cables worth the difference.