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Who Uses Audiogeek Nitrogen?

post #1 of 13
12/1/05 at 7:35am
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Just wondering, how many of you are still using Audiogeek Nitrogen RCAs for their main rig? Because I can't think of one who uses it ...? (well, except Eric)
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post #2 of 13
12/1/05 at 7:43am
I'm using a metre pair on and off.
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post #3 of 13
12/1/05 at 7:46am
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What do you mean by on and off?
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post #4 of 13
12/1/05 at 7:52am
Yep, I still use them; once I put them in they never came out. No, they are not for sale!
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post #5 of 13
12/1/05 at 8:07am
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I really didn't know anyone who were still using these cables. I know some did but they eventually sold it.

I was actually trying to read what other users think about the cables, but only found a few reviews here and there.

Glad that I found 2 users so far.
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post #6 of 13
12/1/05 at 8:47am
I have two Audiogeek cables; don't know if they are Nitrogens.

One is a mini-mini and the other is a directional RCA-mini.

The cables sound very different from my other cables. They attenuate the volume considerably and require a much higher volume setting. Bass thump quantity is reduced considerably and the bass becomes precise and tight.
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post #7 of 13
12/1/05 at 10:26am
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Originally Posted by Elephas
I have two Audiogeek cables; don't know if they are Nitrogens.

One is a mini-mini and the other is a directional RCA-mini.

The cables sound very different from my other cables. They attenuate the volume considerably and require a much higher volume setting. Bass thump quantity is reduced considerably and the bass becomes precise and tight.
I concur with Elephas. I have a pair of directional rca-terminated basics. My other observation is that, while the bass and mid-range are tight and moderated, there seems to be an associated diminution of treble. Someone who likes a slightly 'darker' sound might well articulate this as an elimination of 'hash' or 'treble glare'. By contrast, I think I prefer the Grover UR1s I have because I hear more detail, but also probably get more ostensible 'hash'. But then I like a more detailed and tonally 'brighter' sound.

I think the Nitrogens has an improved soundstage over the UR1s, but I think the UR1s are more 'neutral' in the old sense of having the character of straight wire with gain.

Those are my reflections. I've tried to be careful, as I know this board is riddled with delicate ears and serious audiophile tastes. I confess, I might have it all wrong, but there you go.
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post #8 of 13
12/1/05 at 9:39pm
I have a pair of 1M RCA Tube-Nitro Nitrogens.
My pair is currently out for repair, so I can't give any current impressions. However, before I sent them off for repair, I compared them quite a bit to the Grover UR (1&2) in my headphone system. I have to agree that the Nitrogens strengths (for my listening tastes, and in my system) are in the midrange and bass. With my system, I preferred them slightly to the UR2 because they don't (again, IMO, and to my ears) seem to lay bare the treble as much as the Grover URs. This is most noticeable with badly mastered/recorded CDs. Admittedly, this is the fault of the recordings, and not the cables.

Once my Nitrogens return, I will send my Grovers off to be upgraded to the newest UR incarnation, and can then compare these two ICs further
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post #9 of 13
12/2/05 at 10:32am
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Maybe that's why they match so well with the Stax.

I haven't really tried super expensive ICs before, for those of you who have owned or known well enough about both Nitrogen and other ICs, what do you think are the differences in general?
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post #10 of 13
12/2/05 at 11:28am
I'm going to go on memory here and it's been awhile so take it with a grain of salt. From my recollection when I compared the Nitrogens to the Aural Thrills Active Gold's I replaced them with my feeling was the Aural Thrills had a bit more bass but it was somewhat rounded off and not quite as tight as the Nitrogens. The Aural Thrills also had a smoother, fuller, more organic sound with a more spacious soundstage. The Aural Thrills wasn't leaps and bounds better than the Nitrogens though and I think given the Nitrogens reasonable pricing they offered great value for the money. In the long run once you get to this level I think much of ones purchase decision is going to come down to a personal preference and system synergy moreso than one be clearly better.
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post #11 of 13
12/2/05 at 9:41pm
I'm glad to see my cables are still making people happy
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post #12 of 13
11/6/11 at 12:12pm

Has there ever been any cables since that use this pro-sink termination that the Nitrogen had? I seem to recall some scope shots on audiogeeks website showing a lack of ringing in this cable, presumably because there is no signal return, is that right?

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post #13 of 13
1/24/12 at 12:32pm

Another user here... :P

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