Synergistic Research Tesla Users......

Gamecock,

That would be a question for Ted and/or Elliot give them a call.

WOW! Here we are in 2010 and there is still no info on their website. Sunday afternoon and I was curious if D series cables are Active or not...

I believe D2 and D3 are active shielded.

I have the D2 and I was blown away by the improvement
in front to back layering. I was told by my dealer and
others that the difference between the D2 and D3 does
not justify the price. Apparently the D3 has a little
more air and warmth. So, I added the Galileo MPC and
now I much more air and texture. It would be my guess
that the D2 plus the G-mpc is on par with the D3 at a
better price.

Your dealer is incorrect, at least in my experience and your guesses are way off. In my system, the D-3 bested Mexcel Acrolink cables costing more than twice its price, as well as every other cable I tried. It is the best digital cable I could find from my transport to DAC at ANY price. Yes, it is THAT good! You get what you pay for with the D-2, which is a good cable. With the D-3, you get world-class performance.

Is it worth the money? In my system, absolutely. Do yourself a favor and demo a D-3 for about a week. Maybe from a different SR dealer ;-)