[size=medium]I think this must be my first review I do in english. So by advance, sorry the wrong use of words and english expressions. [/size][size=medium]I write english like a spanish cow and speak it even worse ! :d[/size]
[size=small]I’ll use some key words in French to be sure the meaning is exactly what I’m thinking.[/size]
[size=medium]My current Toxic cable Franck made for me is a Black Widow 24awg.[/size]
[size=medium]It's ligth as I expected from I read on its topic. New alu platter is gorgeous finish, heavy compared to cable but very acceptable. [/size]
[size=small]Cotton quality is really good, should stay in one piece for many years.[/size]
[size=medium]It’s really a pleasure to look at and hold in hand.[/size]
[size=medium]My review is mainly based on 5 titles I know pretty well which are :[/size]
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[size=medium] 2 - First gear[/size]
[size=medium]Out of the box Back Widow 24 awg balanced / direct comparison with stock cable unbalanced[/size]
[size=medium]200 hours burn’in amp, Audio-gd NFB6[/size]
[size=medium]20 hours burn’in LCD2 rev3[/size]
[size=medium]600 hours burn’in Playback Designs MPS-3 with XLR Vovox Sonorus direct S interconnect[/size]
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Bass on Byssan Lull are here but a little short and I found a lack of informative details in this registry.
[size=medium]Piano of nature boy is not very natural. Tone is quite poor. Sound not as organic as LCD2 is able to be. [/size]
[size=medium]Music sounds a bit dry to sum up. But more precise and resolving with the Toxic Cable. [/size]
[size=medium]Voice appear just inside my head, for this specific song, I was like possessed by Victor voice, resonating through my all body. I really liked this strange feeling. [/size]
[size=medium]Music is not immersive as it could be. [/size][size=medium]Tempo (violins especially) is a little too slow as signal was restricted by something.[/size]
[size=medium]Like Byssan Lull, Bass are not resolved enough. It's a Live but I'm not on front of the scene. [/size]
Conlusion for first system :
[size=medium]On all titles, compared to stock cable, music is clearer, a screen has been removed, details are more clearly audible and sound is more resolving. If Hifi class was a “never ended stair”, I can say we are 2 steps further. As you buy a twice as much amplifier for example.[/size]
[size=medium]A film has been removed it is said in Silver poison review, same here with the black Widow.[/size]
[size=medium]But mid have still grain, more textured, more savory, more organic.[/size]
[size=medium]Bass a bit better and trebles may still a bit behind other registry, copper color is still recognizable. I think treble range could be the main difference between black and white widow but as I haven’t a WW to compare, I can’t be sure of that. [/size]
[size=medium] 3- Next system - the serious thing ![/size]
[size=medium]10 hours Back Widow 24 awg / direct comparison with stock cable balanced[/size]
[size=medium]15 hours burn’in amp Schiit Mjolnir[/size]
[size=medium]30 hours burn’in LCD2 rev3[/size]
[size=medium]600 hours burn’in Playback Designs MPS-3 with XLR Vovox Sonorus direct S interconnect[/size]
[size=medium]Bass are now for the really first time, clearly audible and like I expected them : deep, clear, intense and immersive. Yeah, we start to have a big good sound[/size]
[size=medium]Voice is well created in front of my head and upper, not inside when using Audiogd. It’s more musical and casual representation but for the strange feeling of possession, I preferred the raw version of Audiogd…[/size]
[size=medium]Tempo perfect, the whole orchestra beat time to make the music alive. Nothing to tell.[/size]
I was there before, I'm in for this time !
Conclusion for this second system :
[size=medium]Music is really, really great now. I wonder which things would be better after a full burning…[/size]
[size=medium]General quality and “finesse” is near my main system with loudspeakers. But as my room is not perfect as a headphone, details and information listened through headphones are far better.[/size]
[size=medium]Music is not tiring, but immersive/“implicante”, enjoyable ! I can’t deny review where people find LCD2 and Mjolnir is a killer pair ![/size]
[size=medium]Without a doubt, Mjolnir is very powerful and like to show it with a little “in your face” side. But he do it with enough refinement and “delicatesse” so that you cannot blame him on this point. [/size]
[size=medium]But it’s easier to sum up telling the music is obvious, just here and nothing more to prove. [/size]
[size=medium] 4. First conclusion[/size]
[size=medium]Listening to this combo {MPS3/MJOLNIR/Black Widow/LCD2} is a great audiophile experience, going further my main system based on non perfect room effect compared to headphones. [/size]
[size=medium]For one of my very top listening sessions, I find the classic expression : each element in place helping to create a coherent whole, sounds really true. Everything sounds like a “evidence”.[/size]
[size=medium]All records I listen after allow me to reveal new details or better texture, more natural and exciting than I used to know.[/size]
[size=medium]Thank you very much Franck to realize that cable. I'll make further A/B comparison versus stock cable in the second part with more time and full burn in system.[/size]
[size=medium]I pretty curious to test a White Widow in same condition. Temptation tells me I should test it in the near future… Why not for Christmas ![/size]
[size=medium]Part 2 will be on the same system with 200-300 hours burn’in for all part. [/size]
[size=medium]{End of review part 1}[/size]
[size=small]I’ll use some key words in French to be sure the meaning is exactly what I’m thinking.[/size]
- [size=medium]First touch with Black Widow[/size]
[size=medium]My current Toxic cable Franck made for me is a Black Widow 24awg.[/size]
[size=medium]It's ligth as I expected from I read on its topic. New alu platter is gorgeous finish, heavy compared to cable but very acceptable. [/size]
[size=small]Cotton quality is really good, should stay in one piece for many years.[/size]
[size=medium]It’s really a pleasure to look at and hold in hand.[/size]
[size=medium]My review is mainly based on 5 titles I know pretty well which are :[/size]
- [size=medium]Byssan Lull from Svartna Bjorn – Kari Bremnes[/size]
- [size=medium][size=medium]Nature Boy from Heaven, Earth and beyond – Lisa Ekdahl[/size][/size]
- [size=medium]Burkina Mousso , Victor Démé[/size]
- [size=medium]Presto (the storm) L'Estate concerto n°2, from four seasons, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrot - Denon Japanese edition[/size]
- [size=medium]Barca Solaris from Live a FIP – Hadouk Trio[/size]
[size=medium] 2 - First gear[/size]
[size=medium]Out of the box Back Widow 24 awg balanced / direct comparison with stock cable unbalanced[/size]
[size=medium]200 hours burn’in amp, Audio-gd NFB6[/size]
[size=medium]20 hours burn’in LCD2 rev3[/size]
[size=medium]600 hours burn’in Playback Designs MPS-3 with XLR Vovox Sonorus direct S interconnect[/size]
[size=medium]
- [size=medium]Byssan Lull from Svartna Bjorn – Kari Bremnes[/size]
- [size=medium][size=medium]Nature Boy from Heaven, Earth and beyond – Lisa Ekdahl[/size][/size]
Bass on Byssan Lull are here but a little short and I found a lack of informative details in this registry.
[size=medium]Piano of nature boy is not very natural. Tone is quite poor. Sound not as organic as LCD2 is able to be. [/size]
[size=medium]Music sounds a bit dry to sum up. But more precise and resolving with the Toxic Cable. [/size]
- [size=medium][size=medium]Burkina Mousso[/size], Victor Démé[/size]
[size=medium]Voice appear just inside my head, for this specific song, I was like possessed by Victor voice, resonating through my all body. I really liked this strange feeling. [/size]
- [size=medium]The Storm, Four seasons [/size]
[size=medium]Music is not immersive as it could be. [/size][size=medium]Tempo (violins especially) is a little too slow as signal was restricted by something.[/size]
- [size=medium]Barca Solaris from Live a FIP – Hadouk Trio[/size]
[size=medium]Like Byssan Lull, Bass are not resolved enough. It's a Live but I'm not on front of the scene. [/size]
Conlusion for first system :
[size=medium]On all titles, compared to stock cable, music is clearer, a screen has been removed, details are more clearly audible and sound is more resolving. If Hifi class was a “never ended stair”, I can say we are 2 steps further. As you buy a twice as much amplifier for example.[/size]
[size=medium]A film has been removed it is said in Silver poison review, same here with the black Widow.[/size]
[size=medium]But mid have still grain, more textured, more savory, more organic.[/size]
[size=medium]Bass a bit better and trebles may still a bit behind other registry, copper color is still recognizable. I think treble range could be the main difference between black and white widow but as I haven’t a WW to compare, I can’t be sure of that. [/size]
[size=medium] 3- Next system - the serious thing ![/size]
[size=medium]10 hours Back Widow 24 awg / direct comparison with stock cable balanced[/size]
[size=medium]15 hours burn’in amp Schiit Mjolnir[/size]
[size=medium]30 hours burn’in LCD2 rev3[/size]
[size=medium]600 hours burn’in Playback Designs MPS-3 with XLR Vovox Sonorus direct S interconnect[/size]
- [size=medium]Byssan Lull from Svartna Bjorn – Kari Bremnes[/size]
[size=medium]Bass are now for the really first time, clearly audible and like I expected them : deep, clear, intense and immersive. Yeah, we start to have a big good sound[/size]
- [size=medium]Nature Boy from Heaven, Earth and beyond – Lisa Ekdahl[/size]
- [size=medium][size=medium][size=medium]Burkina Mousso[/size][/size], Victor Démé[/size]
[size=medium]Voice is well created in front of my head and upper, not inside when using Audiogd. It’s more musical and casual representation but for the strange feeling of possession, I preferred the raw version of Audiogd…[/size]
- [size=medium]The Storm, Denon Japanese edition[/size]
[size=medium]Tempo perfect, the whole orchestra beat time to make the music alive. Nothing to tell.[/size]
- [size=medium]Barca Solaris from Live a FIP – Hadouk Trio[/size]
I was there before, I'm in for this time !
Conclusion for this second system :
[size=medium]Music is really, really great now. I wonder which things would be better after a full burning…[/size]
[size=medium]General quality and “finesse” is near my main system with loudspeakers. But as my room is not perfect as a headphone, details and information listened through headphones are far better.[/size]
[size=medium]Music is not tiring, but immersive/“implicante”, enjoyable ! I can’t deny review where people find LCD2 and Mjolnir is a killer pair ![/size]
[size=medium]Without a doubt, Mjolnir is very powerful and like to show it with a little “in your face” side. But he do it with enough refinement and “delicatesse” so that you cannot blame him on this point. [/size]
[size=medium]But it’s easier to sum up telling the music is obvious, just here and nothing more to prove. [/size]
[size=medium] 4. First conclusion[/size]
[size=medium]Listening to this combo {MPS3/MJOLNIR/Black Widow/LCD2} is a great audiophile experience, going further my main system based on non perfect room effect compared to headphones. [/size]
[size=medium]For one of my very top listening sessions, I find the classic expression : each element in place helping to create a coherent whole, sounds really true. Everything sounds like a “evidence”.[/size]
[size=medium]All records I listen after allow me to reveal new details or better texture, more natural and exciting than I used to know.[/size]
[size=medium]Thank you very much Franck to realize that cable. I'll make further A/B comparison versus stock cable in the second part with more time and full burn in system.[/size]
[size=medium]I pretty curious to test a White Widow in same condition. Temptation tells me I should test it in the near future… Why not for Christmas ![/size]
[size=medium]Part 2 will be on the same system with 200-300 hours burn’in for all part. [/size]
[size=medium]{End of review part 1}[/size]
