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Transparent , Kubala , Luminous , or RS Poiema

Hi everyone. I am looking to potentially recable my whole system and would love to hear your thoughts on the following cables for interconnects, speaker wire, and digital cables...

Transparent
Kubala-Sosna
Luminous
Ridge Street Audio Poiema!!

My current gear is the following...
Ayre V-3 amp
Krell Showcase Pre/Pro
Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures and VCC-1 Center Channel
Cardas Golden Cross I/C and Digital Lightning 15
Alpha Core MI 2 Speaker Cable

I have heard the Transparent Ultra and Premium digital cable and think they are quite good, but they are very expensive and I have seen glowing reviews on the other cables as well. I am prepared to pay if necessary, but would prefer not to if I can find something comparable at a cheaper price. I know that cables are person and/or system specific and am going to try to audition each, but wanted to hear other thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of each. Please advise...
kmiller5
kmiller5 OP
86 posts
 
Well, I've heard the Transparent vs the Kubula and the Transparent on my system kicked the crap out of the Kubala. I am simply amazed that the Kubala can sell for so much. I was not at all impressed. I've heard cables at 1/10 the price of Kubala that I thought were just as good.
guidocorona
4,114 posts
 
Wellfed, the XTREME web site does not appear to exist, or at least the link you provided goes nowhere. Where do I source XTREME cable and power chords?
guidocorona
4,114 posts
 
I found the Xtrem Cables site:
http://www.xtremecables.com
Kind of obvious, once I put my apparently feeble mind to it. I couldn't find prices on the site, nor references to the Xtreme X2 power chord.
kmiller5 OP
86 posts
 
I was asked about my previous post and would like to clarify some things. I felt that the Transparent cables had a bigger soundstage, more air, and better bass. While I did not feel the Kubala did anything wrong, I felt that the Transparent did things much better. Also, when the Kubala was compared to some Signal Cable, the sound difference was almost indistinguishable.
rch102a97
162 posts
 
I always found the Transparent and MIT cables to be less focused than the non-networked cables. I currently use the Pure Note Paragon which compares to others I have tried at a fraction of their price.
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