See Alex's impressions below(quoted from Traillii thread when i raised the question about the stock cable microphonics).Anyone using an Eletech on the Trailli? Curious as to what people are preferring..
On the Isabellae, the Socrates is just fantastic. I had some weird preconception that the Socrates would be a bit darker, warmer... but there's some weird magic like how the Plato is silver but still sounds smooth.. The Socrates is the copper with the beautiful air and sparkle... that's not the right word, it's like all these overtones and vocal echoes that I hadn't really noticed are all coming to the fore and it just pulls you in... I just love this cable.. I dare say it has supplanted the Plato in my heart..
Well done team..
Probably the only impression of Eletech on the bird so far
If microphonics of 1960 cable bothers you, there won't be any complaints about it with @Eric Chong Eletech Aeneid or Iliad
Btw, Aeneid pair up with Traillii is different than Iliad. Iliad has a similar (or close enough) tonality and technical performance as stock 1960 4w, except the soundstage is a little narrower, what I hear as more depth/height than width. In a contrast, Aeneid changes the technical performance of the bird. The soundstage is as wide, but the sound becomes tighter and faster, with sharper decay of the notes which results in blacker background. This change sharpens the tonality and takes the analog edge off it. I wouldn't say it is better or worse, just different, and to my ears stock cable sounds more laidback and analog while Aeneid gives the sound a faster toe-tapping digital edge.
So, if microphonics of stock PWA cable bothers you and you want a blacker background and similar tonality with close enough soundstage expansion, Aeneid is a good alternative. If you don't mind a slightly narrower soundstage while keeping the rest of the performance close enough, Iliad is a good choice.
I haven't heard PWA Orpheus, but as you know, that bad boy is $4.7k. There is another upcoming mega-kilo-buck cable I'm testing right now, but under gag order so can't talk about it yet (and you might want to skip that review when it is out so you won't get tempted).
Also, please keep in mind, I'm not talking about cables in general, but a specific pair up synergy with Traillii while using LPGT as my neutral reference source.
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