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RE: Tangram Le' Journey Continues...







Tangram,

After giving it much thought over the course of the last 3 days, I've narrowed my next purchases down to a Oyaide C-004 IEC as the base metal is Beryllium | Palladium over twice polished Beryllium | which is then topped off with Platinum layering, logically in thinking this required less cleaning as opposed to the standard Unplated Copper types, I'm going to also pursue your beloved CC Pure Silver IEC, as the curiosity has gotten the better of me..., as well as their Beryllium Copper IEC, as their cheaper version I've had for awhile easily bettered the ones from Viborg, regardless of housing materials, be it plastic, aluminum?, at this point I'm also looking more closely into several of the cheaper Krell cloned plugs, as looking at the one I've in-house has a very very well built stainless steel housing.

My current line of thinking is based upon appearances along, the differences between the standard Oyaide A | P 004s and their Armored Series itself seems to come down to the latter using a more substantial metal looking outer housing, yet the blades themselves appear to be the same, hence going with the original | said Beryllium Copper CopperColour versions as my last chosen copper types.

Whereas my last few days of research seems to point towards many endusers having replaced the plastic housing on brands like Furutech | Oyaide | IeGO | Monosaudio | Cardas | Neotech plugs and have reported excellent results due to the higher level of dampening said stainless steel shells bring. Yet knowing full well how nicely built | functional the Accuphase 40th Anniversary Edition housing is, I'll definitely be looking to at times stick with this proven design, as I usually just attach different blade types and lock the cord down with the set screws located at the very bottom of the barrel, as securing the two topmost screws can seemingly become stripped at times from being overly replaced back and forth.., so said clamping type is definitely a blessing in my mind, from a convenience standpoint.

But once again, I'm about to explore the Kam Audio Vanguard FI-60 Carbon Fiber | Brass Housing ( Shells ) | won't be looking over my shoulder wondering what if?, as once again listed here:

https://kamaudio.com/FI-60-Silver-IEC

Once again, I'm grateful for your having reported back your findings on the SonarQuest Cyro'ed Copper Plugs, as I saves me time and effect in knowing which brand to deem worthy, I've scratched them off the list completely | see the Xangsane plugs as the most cost effective plugs to recommend to others, as I've once again found them on eBay at say $20 less than their cost on AliExpress | can highly recommend as you've in the past.

Lastly it appears Rhodium Plated Copper plugs still hold their value in my system(s), but the Gold Plated Copper ones sorry to say, didn't survive the journey and were washed away at sea.

Do keep me posted on your current project. Be well | Stay safe.

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