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Any comments on Synergistic Research Atmosphere

I had 2 pairs of Synergistic Research new Atmosphere level 2 interconnects in my home last week. These cable are not actively powered, but has a lead that has to grounded to system A/C ground. They are $995 per pair and at this price I gave them a 5 star rating in my report to the cable company who loaned them to me.
My system consist of Sony 5400ES SACD player; McCormack LD2
preamp, Odyssey Khartago power amp, REL B2 subwoofer, Vienna
acoustics Hadyn Grand stand mounts. Vibration control by Symposium Acoustics and room treatment by Real traps.
nyame
zd542
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Is your Shunyata Aries solid core or stranded? Also, is it copper or silver?
nyame OP
198 posts
 
Zd542

The Shunyata Aries is stranded copper with locking connectors. I compared it to the Audience AU24 before purchase and preferred the shunyata.
The Audioquest Cheetah is pure Silver with a 36V dc battery pack. It is a good cable, without any serious flaws. However
it was blown away by the atmosphere level 2. Listening to female vocals with the Level 2 was like listening to a real
person singing. This was not the case with the cheetahs.
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alectiong
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Sunnyjim,
I can't say I was underwhelmed. Cables are system dependent. And I didn't find the Level 4 i.c. match well with the rest of my system in the eventual sound that I heard. I can vouch for its rich density though.
I have no experience with Audience, unfortunately.
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ozzy
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Pretty soon the the Mark 2 version will be released that will be even better!
beau2010
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with the trade in program the mk 2 would only be better so i would say your investment is safe i like your positive thinking ozzy i take it you are a synergistic owner or have you miss placed your money into an inferior cable brand lol
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