My next Coax / SPDIF after Green Hornet
I currently am using the Jorma Design digital cable and it sounds fantastic, midrange magic in spades, organic sounding and properly extended. They pop up used on here from time to time in the $500 range if you see one I recommend grabbing it. I previously had the Green Hornet as well as Kimber AGDL, Nirvana, and Cerious Technology Graphene. |
I am using the Nordost Heimdall 2 spdif out of the vault and this opened up the midrange and upper bass in spades compared to the previous Nordost Silver Shadow. I would agree that Nordost as a whole do seem to be a little lean in the lower bass area compared to some but I can live with that for the midrange, piano and acoustic guitar streamed through the vault are sublime. Just my thoughts..... |
Although I haven't heard their digital cables, I have several AZ interconnects and cables, and if their house sound translates to the MC2 I think you may well be on the right track. I've been using an Apogee Wyde Eye for years and find it to occupy a nice balance of detail and tonality. I actually prefer it to my Stereovox XV2, which sounds a little thin tonally by comparison. The Wyde Eye sounds more natural to my ear. Might be worth a shot for 40 bucks... https://www.amazon.com/Geistnotes-Apogee-Wyde-Cable-WE-RR/dp/B01N29180M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1... |
Thanks for the advice guys. @jond - does the Jorma still have the bass extension and warmth that the Green Hornet did? The way you describe it, sounds a lot like my Tara Labs, but the Tara is just lean below 100hz. @uberwaltz - I’ll look into the Nordost. That’s the first time I’ve heard that particular model mentioned. @soix - thanks for the vote of confidence. I also read about the apogee as well on other threads, so I’ll look into that. |
thiefofflight the Jorma has great natural warmth without obscuring detail, as far as bass extension it seems quite full and extended but tough to compare. I was using different speakers when I had the Green Hornet, Focal Micro-Utopia's then Audio Note AN-J's now. The ANs have more bass extension themselves so a bit tough to say. |
My $275 silver coax with expanded Teflon and BNC terminations (RCA adapters) will beat any of these. My $499 Reference BNC is even better. Jitter measurements of several cables: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=154425.0 30-day money-back less shipping. Steve N. Empirical Audio |
Another option would be vh audio's
Pulsar Ag SPDIF Digital with silver bullet (Eichmann) RCA connectors. If you solder them yourself it will be around $200 a meter. I'm sure vh audio would do this for you if you're not experienced with it. Can't say how this compares with what is listed above, but this coax cable is fantastic. Vh Audio is a great company to work with as well. |
@audioengr -- that's very interesting re: RCA connectors. I hadn't heard that before. Thanks. I suppose I should adjust my prior Apogee recommendation... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6XL1XW/ref=twister_B01MUH69P1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 |
@wig thanks for the recommendation. I have read good things about the Black Cat cable as well, and in other places, there have been folks who have tried it and have preferred the AZ line of cables. I think it will all depend on system matching. If the AZ doesn’t work out, I’ll consider it. I have two ends of the spectrum right now between the Green Hornet and the Tara Labs ISM Onboard, so as long as I find the happy medium, all will be well. |
I have been using it for a couple of years
and can highly recommend the KLEI gZero3D SPDIF |
