Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?

07-04-10: Tbg
I then joined SoundStage and took two reviews that I had done originally for Dagogo, the LSA1 Statement speakers and the Synergistic Research cables with me.

Is there some revisionist history here, or was the Synergistic review other than this Dagogo review of the Synergistic Powercell and Tesla Active Power Cords that opened the door to buying the SR goods at reviewer accommodation prices.

Tvad, no what I said was true. I bought the PowerCell at retail before I became a reviewer for Dagogo. Reviewers are considered in the industry and get accommodation prices from almost all manufacturers. It has nothing to do with their reviews. Manufacturers do, however, like reviews that end with the reviewer saying that they could not allow the component to go back and bought it.

When are you going to get around to hearing the Synergistic Products that you seem so convinced are worthless?

I currently have on demo a set of Synergistic Research Galileo universal speaker cells. I installed the cells with the included Galileo Basik speaker cables to compare my current speaker cables the Apex. Initial impressions are good. A lot more detail is present with a blacker background and deeper soundstage compared to the Apex SC. The midrange is not as holographic as the Apex speaker cables and the frequency extremes are missing a little bit. A step or two backwards but it has some qualities the Apex does not. Next I installed the Apex speaker cables with the universal cells. These blow away the Galileo Basik speaker cables and cells. All that was missing was now in place. All the holographic midrange that was missing is back. The high frequencies are more extended and much clearer. The soundstage is forward again with some instruments. Listening at lower levels is a complete joy as the details are all there. This alone is worth the price. These are not subtle changes in sound quality. I really am enjoying the speaker cells and possibly going to place an order soon. Next I'm going to going to demo the universal interconnects cells and report back.

Joeyboynj, yep. The ic Cells will do the same.

I am presently using all of my Cells with Basik cabling in a small room at my summer home. Even with just the Basik, the sound is quite good.

I read the entire thread over this weekend---one thing that interested me was that some people on this thread spend more on SR cabling and power products than on their speakers.

Would some of you care to comment? or is the discount to be had on these products very high?

Don't get me wrong- i actually want to try a pair of ICs or speaker cables. However, I'm concerned that to outfit my system in SR gear would costs 2x my speaker cost which has to be a poor choice of funds. If one cable won't do it, then why bother.

Thanks,

KeithR