for the murakumo 2, what would qualify as a competent amp minimum in your view ?

by the way, great review !!!

@mbirand

From my experience, our perception of cables change vastly based on the quality of source/amplification.

My personal reference would be to use it on an external amplifier, ideally Brise Tsuranagi.

But sources such as Rs8 and SP3K are sufficient to providing a good scope of the Murakumo's expansive soundstage. M9+ seems less apparent during my testing, of course, relatively speaking.

Hope you get to try it one day!
It's by far the most technically proficient cable I've come across to date.

And thank you for reading through!

Thank you for sharing! It’s clear you’ve spent immense efforts in crafting this impressive review!

Amazing review Steve!! Love reading it! Thank you for sharing your impression

Bravo Steve, what a wonderfully comprehensive review! I can just imagine how much work you must've put into that and it was thoroughly enjoyable & informative.

insane. probably the most entertaining cable post i've seen. that warm/cool tonal spectrum chart is fantastic. my favorite part is how nonchalantly you discuss in detail the small, albeit very noticeable, sonic impact that cables can make.

This is Epic Dr Steve!

Thank you for all the kind words from everyone

What a great body of work you’ve put in! Very informative & captures the essence of cable effects so well & support your thoughts on the sub-$1k cable market.

Great write up, if you ever get your hands on other hakugei cables like the athena I'd be very interested in your comparisons.

Yes they should lower cable prices, its absurd.

Crikey... This is not a review, this is the first full blown cable article on Head-Fi! Very educative, Steve, it's just that plenty of reviewers will feel miserable after reading this kind of quality...

drftr