Not be be hard headed but I am looking for what others have found that have compared these cables. It is obvious that I could buy the cables and try them but before I do that I am asking what other people think.
VH Audio, Ridge St Audio or Audience Au24 XLRs?
I am in the market for 2 pairs or .5 to 1 meter balanced interconnects to go between an Esoteric DV50/ Pass X-1/ Blue Circle BC 26MKII power amp.
I have rented cables from the Cable Company- including the Au24's but I was not able to get a sample of the Ridge St or VH Audio Pulsar w/o buying them.
I like a detailed yet accurate sound. I am not looking for tone controls. Has anyone compared these 3 cables? If so how would you stack rank the cables?
Thank you in advance
I have rented cables from the Cable Company- including the Au24's but I was not able to get a sample of the Ridge St or VH Audio Pulsar w/o buying them.
I like a detailed yet accurate sound. I am not looking for tone controls. Has anyone compared these 3 cables? If so how would you stack rank the cables?
Thank you in advance
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I'll jump in. I did do a home test between two of these cables, the Au24s and the Pulsars. I had been using Audience Au24 ICs and SCs in my system. I wanted to try out the Pulsars fron Chris since I was so pleased with his power cords. In my system to my ears, the Pulsars had more sparkle and clarity w/o being overdone. The difference was not night and day. I kept the Pulsars and sold my Au24 ICs. You really can't go wrong with either cable, in fact I have recently made some changes with components and wanting to try the Au24s again. At the end of the day, try them out with your rig and tell for yourself. |
Pulsar/Au24 thread I found the Ridge Street MSE II to have a slightly softer top end than the Pulsar. The midrange and bass were about equal without excessive bloom. Both are a bit warmer than the Au24. The Au24 images best because of its uncanny ability to focus the instruments/vocals. |
Read my reviews under user name Lak. Ive auditioned many interconnects and speaker cables. I agree with what Tvad and Driver said, "all interconnects and speaker cables are system dependent", including listener dependent. With that said, Ive owned the AU-24s including the Ridge Street SME Gen. I and II and the Poiemas. I have not had the pleasure of listening to the VH Audio Pulsar (but I would be grateful to anyone that would let me borrow a pair or two (RCA) for review purposes). I prefer the Ridge Street for the reasons written in my reviews. Good luck, you cant go wrong, they are all good! |
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