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REVIEW: Bogdan Audio SCT Speaker cables Cable

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Model: SCT Speaker cables
Category: Cable
Suggested Retail Price: $ 290/5 ft. biwire pair
Description: Silver Biwire Speaker cables
Manufacturer URL: Not Available
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Review by Rad21 ( A ) on July 05, 2003 at 17:19:40
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I decided to upgrade my speaker wires from Analysis Plus Oval 12 biwire for a few reasons. I wanted to try some silver speaker cables, the length of the AP cables were a bit long for my new listening room and my wife hated the purple “Monster Cable” look of the AP’s. Well, if I could find reasonably priced silver biwire speaker cables that has a good WAF on sand colored berber carpet, and sounded good, then I would buy a pair.

After searching the asylum and audiogon along with various websites, I decided to try Bogdan. Having heard both the Bogdan ICS and Acoustic Zen Silver Reference in the same system, I was pretty impressed with the similarities considering almost an $800 a pair difference in price.
I also read the reviews about Bogdan cable on the asylum. I contacted Ben and the price was very reasonable for 5 feet biwire pairs with silver spades for the amp side and silver bananas for my Maggie speaker connections. I decided to try a set. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much change from my Analysis Plus. Boy, was I in for a shock......

I received them, no fancy packaging, almost “stealth” looking on our berber carpet, the translucent PTFE tubing blending in great. I cleaned my binding posts with Pro Gold and also put a little Pro Gold on all the new connectors. The CD’s I used for evaluation were Nora Jones- Come Away with Me, Jennifer Warnes-The Well and various jazz CD’s . I was blown away! I really can’t understand how the speaker cable can enhance the soundstage depth but it was so much easier to hear layers within the recording, the backround vocals, drums, bass lines- I was really amazed. The clarity and focus was far better than I ever imagined. I mean it, I can’t believe the difference. It was as if this cable was made special for my Magnepan 1.6’s, they sounded so natural, smooth and detailed without any glare or harshness. I honestly did not expect such an improvement! These cables far exceed my expectations. After emailing Ben, he tells me the cables will sound even better after 100 hours of break in! I can’t see how they can get any better than they sound now. I highly recommend these speaker cables.


Product Weakness: none
Product Strengths: Clarity, focus and detail without being bright.


Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier: Llano Trinity SX-2
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Simaudio P3
Sources (CDP/Turntable): Shanling CD T-100/Perpetual Technologies P3A with Dan Wright Mods/Music Hall MMF-7
Speakers: Magnepan 1.6's with Mye Stands
Cables/Interconnects: CatCables/Audio Mirror/Acoustic Zen
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Jazz and female vocals
Other (Power Conditioner etc.): API
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner




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Topic - REVIEW: Bogdan Audio SCT Speaker cables Cable - Rad21 17:19:40 07/5/03 ( 4)