Great! Evern after a cold start the IL-1-SE sounds great. More detail and very relaxed in the sound. Wat strikes are the easy in the sound, neutrality in bass and microdetails in the upper range, all very good. I do not need to play loud to hear details, they are just there. The second session underlines the first. The only difference is that the quality seems to be even higher than in the start, probably break-in. I am very happy with this cable, with the extra quality I got, certainly worth the money!
Added later: After the signal cable I also tried the Pink Faun power cable. The quality against the already good cable which I had before is even bigger than I expected. I got more details in heights, bass is stronger and more tight, voices are presented more clear and at the right size. For exmaple: The second voice in "Enough to be on your way" of the CD Hourglass by James Taylor can be distincted much better and gets really seperated from the lead voice. In a few words: the cable is very much recommended, a really good upgrade again.
Equipment line up:
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Power amplifiers: Machmat 300B stereo version prototype |
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CD-player: Marantz SACD-8400 with custom external tube output stage by Machmat |
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Speakers: Singular with Fostex 206 ES-R, actively corrected with Passive Active modules by Pink Faun |
Robert Jan de Bueger, The Netherlands
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