dura
Headphoneus Supremus
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For half a year now, since I replaced my Rega Planet 2000 CDP with an Apollo (the first <€1000 CDP I can really enjoy) I'v been experimenting in my speakerbased system (Primare A30>Kimber TC> Dynaudio 122)with IC's:
A braided DIY silver/teflon/solid-core with Bulletplugs, a vdHul Patchbay 5, a vdHul the first ultimate, a Blue Jean LC1, an AQ Coral, the supplied rega IC and a Kimber PBJ selfterminated with bullet plugs. The PBJ is despite its very modest price and looks the clear winner.
An enormous spatial soundstage with a wellbalanced tonality, with enough bass quantity and definition and midbass warmth to make music enjoyable, an even tonality to my ears, not artificially detailed at all but and letting through a very satisfying amount of emotion.
A little bit of grain in the treble, forgivable because the mirange and bass are very smooth, just to my taste.
N.B, the PBJ needs some burning in, smoothing the treble not totally but a great deal.
My system, my music, my room, my ears and there's the fact that I own and love Kimber 8TC S-cable, so YMMV, but for me this cable has some real strenghts and no unforgivable faults at its affordable price;
I bought it for €15,- a meter, enough for a set. The bullet plugs where more expensive though, €40,- a set. I've not compared plugs enough to know exactly what they contribute. No doubt it can be bettered in absolute sense, but price/quality-wise its the top.
A braided DIY silver/teflon/solid-core with Bulletplugs, a vdHul Patchbay 5, a vdHul the first ultimate, a Blue Jean LC1, an AQ Coral, the supplied rega IC and a Kimber PBJ selfterminated with bullet plugs. The PBJ is despite its very modest price and looks the clear winner.
An enormous spatial soundstage with a wellbalanced tonality, with enough bass quantity and definition and midbass warmth to make music enjoyable, an even tonality to my ears, not artificially detailed at all but and letting through a very satisfying amount of emotion.
A little bit of grain in the treble, forgivable because the mirange and bass are very smooth, just to my taste.
N.B, the PBJ needs some burning in, smoothing the treble not totally but a great deal.
My system, my music, my room, my ears and there's the fact that I own and love Kimber 8TC S-cable, so YMMV, but for me this cable has some real strenghts and no unforgivable faults at its affordable price;
I bought it for €15,- a meter, enough for a set. The bullet plugs where more expensive though, €40,- a set. I've not compared plugs enough to know exactly what they contribute. No doubt it can be bettered in absolute sense, but price/quality-wise its the top.
