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...thanks....further thoughts(long) on "beguiling nature"

Posted by PeAK (A) on April 17, 2004 at 11:51:19

In Reply to: Recommendation may be too strong of a word (long) posted by Jon Risch on April 17, 2004 at 10:14:03:

Thanks for your comments, Jon...it's a rainy day here and I was sort of hoping that you would put some of your perspective on this "cyclic" THHN cable fad. Definitely beats the "letter to the editor" responses that I find, nowadays in most magazines...has good sound become a commodity?

Your synopsys of the cable, quote

"...the overall effect can be quite beguling....seemingly huge increase in the apparent quantity of bass, and of the HF smoothness"

pretty much nailed my description of the THHN signature. My first amp was the highly acclaimed NAD 3020 (that I thought was overrated) and your comments seem to mirror what people thought of that amp, but I find the "beguiling" nature of the THHN cable satisfying over the last few weeks of listening with detail to spare in piano(decay), voice(inflections not heard previously), and the ability to play much louder before the onset of fatigue. Things the 3020 never had. Overall more musically satisfying than what I had heard (altered transport to new Toshiba 3950 at the same time). I do not feel the need to upgrade but look forward to trying out the 89259 speaker cable.

I have notice a number of recent reviews where whole set of cables (power, interconnect, and speaker cables) are tried as an ensemble with great results (Signal Cable [1] [2] and SoundString [3]. Invariably the start of the evaluation replaces one component at a time (typically interconnect) with unimpressive results. Once the power cord is put in, it seems as if the interconnect is a step forward. Ditto for the speaker cable...any thoughts on this as I like to experiment with new power cords beyond the Belden SJT 14/3 power cable?

Quote from Positive-Feedback:

"...Each time I added a Signal Cable product to my system—first power cords, then interconnects, then speaker cables—the level of depth, clarity, and spaciousness improved. To bring this review full circle, I removed the Analog Twos and reinserted the Siltechs. While the excellence of the Double Run speaker cables remained evident, I missed the sense of ease the all-Signal system possessed"

Similar comments were made by Stereotimes on the same cables and also on the Soundstring cables ensemble.

As I already am using the 89259/89248, what DIY power cord would your recommend?

Last, a related question...are you able to listen through to a speaker cable despite what is used for the power cord and interconnect? I would imagine you are not listening to overall synergy but need to mentally subtract what you think the signature of the upstream cable is adding...if it is possible. Can it be that the threesome of Belden SJT, 89259/89248 interconnect and THHN cable make for a great pairing as in the case of Signal Cable/Soundstring.

PeAK

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