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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
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.
advent11
51 posts
 
Kmiller - Which Kubala-Sosna series did you listen to and which cables - IC, speaker, PC? A little more info on how you auditioned them in your system would be helpful.
kmiller5 OP
86 posts
 
I listened to the Expression and Fascination Speaker cables. The associated equipment was an Ayre V-3 amp, Krell Showcase Pre/Pro, Audioquest Cheetah I/C, and Vandersteen 2Ce Signature Speakers. Although they were used cables, I gave them a good 48 hrs to burn in and while they did nothing wrong, the Transparent just worked much much better for me.
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