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NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables

CT Graphene Matrix Cables:

I have been using the CT GE cables for almost two years.
I recently traded up for a full loom of CT Graphene Matrix cables, including speaker, interconnect and PCs, and I wanted to share my experience. I started by replacing only the ICs to try and hear the differences.

The new Matrix interconnects sounded better than the GE immediately after install. I found the original Graphene Extreme ICs to be good but not on the same level as the outstanding GE speaker cables. As break-in started to clear things up, I can hear more clarity and detail not heard before. The ICs are incredible on their own and at the 30 hour mark, I can hear a clear superiority over the GE ICs. I recently started using the Teo Game Changer ICs and preferred them over GE but the Teo has now fallen to the new Graphene Matrix ICs. My Teo’s were and are great, and it is stunning to experience Cerious Technologies commitment to making great technology better.

On the third day of listening to the GM ICs. I couldn’t wait anymore, Having too much fun. I then installed the speaker cables and power cords once I had a pretty good feel for the sound of the GM ICs.

With the full loom of GM cables running in they are going through some strange changes and definitely need time to settle down before realizing what they can really do and very important Bob says to not move them. Since I have a home office I can let them run in all day. I’m at around 120 hours now and they are still improving. Here’s what I’m hearing:

Extended highs and tighter lows.
More detail and better low level listening
Drums are tighter, more clearly defined. So real is the snap of the snare drum. The bass has more depth, seemingly goes deeper, lower. This aspect stands out the most.

I am not in the industry, I’m not an engineer, I don’t work for Cerious Technologies, but I am a fan of the cables and am enjoying what my system is capable of.

I’m closer to my own pinnacle of sound reproduction than ever before.

Lance

lancelock

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lprules1962
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Hi Lancelock,
I have a full loom of the GE cables - can you clarify about the "even trade, no cost" comment?
The price of the new Matrix cables are more expensive than the GEs.

lprules1962
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lancelock,

Thanks! I will check that now.
lprules1962
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jl35,
Got it. And also read the post from Bob. Thanks.

Hi Ozzy,
Does it worth the difference in price for you? It is quite a substantial jump in pricing.


lprules1962
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Ozzy and Lancelock,

I sold my all Nordost wiring for the CTs a while back after I switch to the CTs. And your guys were right about the CTs.

I think I am going to try a small batch of the new Matrix, starting from the interconnects and see if they are worthy upgrades.

lprules1962
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Hi guys,

Pleased an order with Bob. Trading in GE cables - and Bob charged only the difference and he said send in the old cables after I get the new ones, so I would not have down time - fair and good deal.

I ordered two pairs of the GM ICs, one Matrix digital and two pairs of Matrix SCs.

Will post impression after I get them.
lprules1962
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Got my first shipment of the new GM cables today.
Two pairs of XLR GM interconnects and one pair of GM speaker cables.
The second shipment is coming tomorrow and a GM XLR digital cable and the second pair of GM speaker cables.

I only installed the GM interconnects - 9 hours on them as of now.

These cables are insane. It is new now but the level of details, instrument timbre and decay, imaging and sound stage are already shattered my expectations.
I have went through tons of cables, the highest end ones I own were Nosdost Valhalla, before that AQ SKY and Redwood and before that Kimber silver stuff. Those were replaced by the GE cables by Bob. And my system sounds better than ever before. Now the GM cables (only the interconnects at this time), stone cold, 9 hours into the system is giving me organic gains that is - wow. I mean wow. Blew me away.

It seems Bob is charging a lot more this time, compare to the GE cables - well, he is, but I do not think I am overpaying at all. In fact, from the sound I get, as of now, before fully broken in, it is already worth every penny. Still a lot of money if you do a loom but I feel for the second time, in high end audio, I get what I pay for and then some, in cost to benefit ratio. (The first time was Kimber Kable KCAGs and 8TCs, back in the 90s).

Will give you guys more feedback after the holidays.

lprules1962
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Update on my impressions of GM cables:

GM Interconnects DS (XLR) - two pairs in my system - about 250+ hours on them. Best interconnect I even used. Top to bottom coherency, have good pace - not sounding either fast or slow.
GM Digital DS (XLR) - about 90 hours in - miles better than the GE digital, which replaced a Nordost Valhalla 1. Sound is liquid.

Speaker Cables are installed in second system for burn in. Will post results a week from now.
lprules1962
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My first order is about two weeks.
My second order for a PC was fast - 5 days
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