Now, this is not a advertisement, just a posting sharing my experience on some well made great sounding cables at a very reasonable price. Besides, I don't think Cerious Technologies is set up for a big influx of cable orders.
But, if you get the chance to try these cables, please do.
I have been interested in the newer cables coming out that are using Graphene as a conductor. SR cables seemed interesting, but I always hated the way there cables had all those extra wires (with the active shields and such). I then noticed an ad early in I think November or December from Cerious Technologies for Graphene cables. I investigated how the cables were assembled and it seemed like quite a laborious process.
I ordered (with a 30 day money back guarantee) the balanced Graphene interconnects, and boy did they impress me. Such depth, soundstage, realism, frequency smoothness, effortless sound. I was truly impressed! I now have a complete loom of the Cerious Technologies Graphene cables. That is; interconnects, speaker cables, digital cables and power cords.
I ended up selling all of my other cables and to those of you who have read my postings know that cables have always been my curiosity.
So, as I began this post, let me again iterate, I have no alliance to the company, my posting is for those of you looking for an great alternate high quality Graphene made cable without spending a fortune.
Have you received your cables yet? Digital cables are sometimes difficult to compare, but, I think you will really like the Graphene cables.
jsm,
Congrats on your forth coming interconnects. I no longer use a turntable so I can't comment on your question about phono cables.
You guys are lucking to have wife's who participate. My wife has zero interest in my Audio passion, except to complain how much I spend in time and money on it.
However, she does like watching movies on my 85" UHD Samsung with my audio systems running the front channels.
Dave i agree my wife has good ear too, Iam just like you, I usually don't listen to her, but she is always right.many times we have pre conceived bias opinion.
I have been acquiring GE cables as the budget allows. So far I have accumulated in this order, speaker cables, balanced interconnects between pre-amp and Mark Levinson monoblocks, powercord for ML 326S pre-amp, xlr's between Auralic Vega dac and pre-amp. Every cable has produced a noticeable and positive improvement imo. Next is PC for Aurender music server when funds allow.
With Bob's 30 day money back policy, it is a no brainer to try his cables. I am consistently surprised and pleased with the sonic improvement with each additional cable.
Scott
P.S. I have no interest's other than a very satisfied customer.
While I am not comfortable with your tone, I agree that we should all consciously guard against judging and posting about cables and cords without sufficient time for them to settle in and then listening for an extended time to gain a fully-considered opinion of their effects on the sound of our systems.
Many times in the past, I was so psyched about a cable or cord from reading threads/posts (and before that reviews) that I was not able to be objective in my assessment of its sound, at least initially.
Thankfully, I have been blessed with a wife that is oblivious to such bias yet has excellent hearing and assessment skills and values the quality time that we spend together evaluating new cables/cords and other audio gear. She listens at very low volume and can usually peg the effects of the change within minutes while playing music that she is intimately familiar with.
On a few occasions, her assessment was VERY frustrating to me and I tenaciously argued based on my pre-conceived expectations..."Yeah, but listen to how well it does...". Never once has she been proven wrong over time as I indignantly ignored her opinion for a period only to eventually realize what she said was dead on. This has saved me a ton of money over the years by avoiding keeping expensive cable/cord products beyond their evaluation period and then chasing other (often expensive) changes to bring the sound back into alignment.
I am, like you, also cautious of opinions of those that appear to be still in the formation stages of building their system, but particularly of those that have, over the years, repetitively grown emphatically hot and later cold over the latest cable products.
FWIW, I do plan on trying the Cerious Technologies products as many that I have learned to trust consistently describe sonic benefits that I value.
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I'm very happy with all of the CT cables I've bought. If anyone isn't
sure, and wants to do some more research before jumping on Bobs band
wagon, all of my Morrow cables are up for sale.
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Interesting. I'm currently running Morrow SP2 for my high frequency speaker cable run(bi-wire setup). I'm thinking of trying out the GE cables. The SP2 actually sound pretty good, but the dang wires are so small that there is just not much gauge to them. I wonder if I'm getting all the dynamics possible out of my speakers.
I'm very happy with all of the CT cables I've bought. If anyone isn't sure, and wants to do some more research before jumping on Bobs band wagon, all of my Morrow cables are up for sale.
This cables are getting good reviews,my impressions with the professional reviewers they like them, I don't get that feeling like, wow factor from their experience, is it because they are not 5k or 10k, long time ago anti-cables showed up,by Paul S, many audiophile were impressed, they sold their expensive cables as well, I did bought speaker cables, I used them ,for a month I realize , they don't have the dynamic compare to my Audioquest cables, I just hope when I order my first cable from Bob, it will be the opposite.
JSM71 I have the same plan as yours, if everything works,why not change all the cables we have, for the fraction of the price.Keep us updated please...
The best way to contact Bob is here at Agon,I emailed on the main web site,it did not go thru, He is quick to response on Agon. I have not try the phone yet.I am having a second thought ordering cables, even though I can't wait to buy one.I will wait till this issue will resolve.Iam sure He is a nice guy.
I have my first GE cable on its way. Its a custom length IC to bridge my amp and preamp that I know Bob wasn't real happy making but I'm excited based on this thread. Assuming I'm also won over, I'll be swapping out the rest of my cables over time as well.
My impressions will be a bit different from most I've read here. Most of the feedback has been from users spending crazy money only to be thrilled that Bob's cables are as good or even better for a fraction of the cost. I've only had cables in the same price range as Bob's pricing so frankly I'm hoping to be blown away. We'll see.
I also asked about phono cables and Bob doesn't currently make one. Is anyone using his GE interconnects as phono cables? If so, how well is it working?
I received my 12' Red Low Current Optimized GE power cord for my Allnic H-2101 phone preamp a week ago. I know it was overkill, but I burned it in on my Audiodharma Cable Cooker for a week. I just installed it this morning and am listening to the LP Midnight Sugar by Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Trio. I know I should not be surprised, but I'm hearing musical details that I have not noticed before (using some other big named, expensive power cords) and that's one of the LP's/CD's I use for comparison purposes. Once again, kudos to Bob!
Just ordered a low current (RED) PC for my CEC TL-5 CD Transport, and an XLR digital cable. Can’t wait to get them! I heard a substantial improvement when I swapped an SR black fuse for the stock one in the transport. I have high hopes that the GE PC will take it even further. It will be interesting to see how the digital cable compares to the Tara Labs ISM The One Digital I bought in 2001. Even back then, the Tara cost almost five times as much.
Oh yeah the Cerious Tech cables will greatly impress you.
They are hard to classify, best I can say is the sound just becomes natural, like the way it should. Somehow with other cables you could always tell that they tipped to one type of sound quality or the other. I have owned so many cables including the ones you have mentioned and the Cerious Technologies Graphene cables is far superior. And they won't cost you too much for the adventure..
If you saw my posts, I sold all my PCs and interconnects, including a Nordost Valhalla 2 PC, Tara Labs Cobalt PC, Shindo & Auditorium interconnects and replaced such with Bob's amazing cables. At least to my ears, much improvement for fraction of the price. A true no brainer and with 30 day money-back gurantee, you have nothing to lose, and believe me you will NOT give them back!!
I didn't purchase the speaker cables due to some logistical issues but probably will some day.
In terms of which type of medal they sound like, not sure if music is a medal, but that's what they sound like!!!
Ozzy I have Andra 2 as well, you got my attention sir, I look at the price of cerious cables they are reasonably price, compare to HF cables they are give away, does this cables sounds more like silver or copper, or solid core or strand, to all cerious cable users how do they compare with the Nordost tyr , heimdall or Valhalla, or audio quest and kimbers, I almost bought HF speaker cables, I feel like this cables as good as the HF cables.thank you
Ozzy I have Andra 2 as well, you got my attention sir, I look at the price of cerious cables they are reasonably price, compare to HF cables they are give away, does this cables sounds more like silver or copper, or solid core or strand, to all cerious cable users how do they compare with the Nordost tyr , heimdall or Valhalla, or audio quest and kimbers, I almost bought HF speaker cables, I feel like this cables as good as the HF cables.thank you
Bob, thanks for the great cables. My system is really humming these days and the power cables and speaker cables are not going anywhere for the foreseeable future. I am mating them with Audio Magic Trinium IC's right now.
As I switched in Audio Magic Trinium IC's the Graphene SC's responded to each one. I found that the SC's did not impart their will but stayed neutral for every cable I have had in the system since taking delivery of Bob's power and speaker cables. I have not had any bloom (which means bloat to me) but I have raised my sound to a level never before. Detail, body & soul, deep bass are all there. As I place the Triniums in the system, the detail goes up due to their metallurgy which tells me that the SC's do not trump what I am doing elsewhere. I do also have Trinum SC's but am afraid of too much of a good thing so to speak, so am reluctant to replace Bob's SC's. YMMV
Hi John, for the record it was not me but jond and jazzonthehudson who directed their inquiry towards you . Nonetheless I'm sure everyone here most certainly appreciates your informed response. Charles,
Bob from Cerious. Everyday you live and do not improve is a lost opportunity. There are just two problems with coming out with something new. [1] Graphene Extremes are really good, so it would have to be a clear performance upgrade of a cable beating $4000 cables. [2] Time...all I do is make cables. I have no time to do R&D. It will happen someday but do not fear the future. I always take current customers into consideration with very generous trade in policies and many customers took advantage of this to go from Nano to GE. Enjoy...now back to "Making the cables..."
+1 jond on rating the GE cables, the SC are quite astonishing considering their price point.
John, the GE is way better than the Nano Signature I had in my system, simply no comparison. C'mon, it's just a fraction of the costs of the HFC cables you had....
As IC, I use a mix of GE and HFC CT1-U in my main system.
I have ordered the blue PC and 2 pairs RCA interconnects. I will be able to compare the CT interconnects to the Morrow Grand Elite Reference interconnects that I have. The CT speaker cables blew away the very expensive Morrows.
@jmcgrogan2 first of all sorry dude just calling it as I see it ;) And glad to hear you are recovered and doing well that's great. If you do try the speaker cables let us know what you think of them. And @audiolabyrinth glad to help and I hope you end up liking them.
Thankyou Jond, ozzy, Geoffkait, for the response of the make up of these cable's, very informative and interesting, I am going to purchase these, however, when, I'm not sure, but it's a done deal 😀
Bob, I can only speak for myself and I have to say I only have a basic understanding of why a phono cable needs to be designed differently. Assuming phono cables do need a different design (I'm using Morrow phono cables today and they sound good to me, but ....) I would be interested in what you would bring to market given that you seem to be providing better performance for the money elsewhere.
I like how you explain why you design your power cords the way you do for example on your web site. That makes sense to me. Your speaker cable design is again, compelling.
Getting back to your question, I would need RCA connections for my gear, but I understand many could use the din connector at the turntable also. Perhaps that is another cable type where options might be needed.
1. Speaker Cables 2. PC's 3. Digital 4. Interconnects In terms of efficacy and bang for the buck. All are good but to me the SC and PC's are both really special.
Tommylion & jsm71, I would start with the power cable or if it's in your budget the speaker cables. I might add that my statement was made bassed upon the experiences I had in my system, as we all know different systems yeild different results.
I want to try the GE cables. Which do you think will give me the most bang for my buck? A PC for the Tara Labs Powerscreen all my components are plugged into? Digital cable from CD Transport to DAC? A pair of ICs? I need a biwire pair of SCs, so they are out of my budget, for now.
"Could you please tell me what a "backbone conductor" is?"
As jond posted, "Basically its a silver/copper 8 gauge proprietary alloy (wire) bundled with carbon fiber that’s been impregnated with graphene and liquid ceramic".
I agree, the Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables have huge bang for the buck quality and sound. Definitely worth a try, and if I was starting out in this hobby, I would purchase a full loom and not second guess my choice. It's hard to believe, but this product betters other manufactured products that cost five times more etc. Don't take my word for it, let your ears be the judge. I own a full loom on one of my systems and just ordered a 12' Red Low Current Optimized GE power cord for my Allnic H-2101 phone preamp.
One more thing - All you Shindo owners out there - for the fun of it, I hooked up one of the Cerious power cords to my Auregies - well guess what, everything became bigger and even more detail.
There is finally a PC out there that beats that darn gray one!!
Of course I dont know about other Shindo products, but with Bob's money back guaranty, it's worth a shot (of graphene!)
Ozzy - Thanks so much for your glowing review of the Cerious Tech cables - I have purchased a full "loom" of power cables, a digital cable and Interconnect at this point. Speaker cables will probably be next. I have sold my high priced cables, including a Nordost Valhalla 2, Tara Labs Cobalt power cables and Shindo Silver interconnects.
I "guaranty" that anyone who tries Bob's cables will NOT give them back. They are that good, and then some! I have never heard anything better, including Nordost Odin at my local hifi shop.
The musicality, soundstage width/depth, tone of instruments, detail resolution is outstanding.
I urge everyone who is looking for a HUGE upgrade that is relatively inexpensive to use Bob's 30 day money back guaranty and buy some of his exceptional cables as soon as possible - I'm telling you, you will NEVER look back!
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