I tried the Cardas Parsec on a whim. I have not heard any other new Cardas wires. I have own a single pair of 0.5m Cardas neutral Reference I had for ages.
It was decent.
I recently also bought a pair of 1m Cardas Golden Reference and am not so happy with them. they are too polite for me. And IMO kill the air in the room around instruments. So the sound is cleaner, but more sterile. Sort of like SACD sound. Not to my taste.
The seven meter is not really adding anything to the sound.
ADDED: yes they ARE better. Using my Sony SCD777ES instead of my DAC allowed the Parsec to really shine in ways I never heard my system like before. So the weak link is no longer my cable. it is my DAC I ususally do not use the SCD777ES, saving it for the important times I guess) ..
(But I have NOT gone back to compare, and I am only on day four of break in for the seven meter pair) A little dissapointed with it via expectations.. But it has enough to keep it in the system. Especially since trading IC stuff in, and selling the prior seven meter Kimber Hero has paid for it in full.
My one complaint is the Parsec 7m is shorter than the Hero was. the Parsec is 703cm tip to tip, the Hero was 724cm. And i was expecting the same length. So when it comes up SHORT, I am annoyed. I was able to adjust to have it fit.. But if I had known, I would have ordered a 7.5 m wire.
So with the added text, one can see YES indeed the Parsec IS better than my old cable. So I am back to being happy about it. Now all I need is a better DAC!!!
I tend to save the Sony SCD777ES as I play music all day long, so tend to use the 'easy cd changers and DAC all the time. I just moved my SCD777ES to a better position to use it more.. And I have to look at DACs.. after I save money back up from blowing it all on cables...
It was decent.
I recently also bought a pair of 1m Cardas Golden Reference and am not so happy with them. they are too polite for me. And IMO kill the air in the room around instruments. So the sound is cleaner, but more sterile. Sort of like SACD sound. Not to my taste.
The seven meter is not really adding anything to the sound.
ADDED: yes they ARE better. Using my Sony SCD777ES instead of my DAC allowed the Parsec to really shine in ways I never heard my system like before. So the weak link is no longer my cable. it is my DAC I ususally do not use the SCD777ES, saving it for the important times I guess) ..
(But I have NOT gone back to compare, and I am only on day four of break in for the seven meter pair) A little dissapointed with it via expectations.. But it has enough to keep it in the system. Especially since trading IC stuff in, and selling the prior seven meter Kimber Hero has paid for it in full.
My one complaint is the Parsec 7m is shorter than the Hero was. the Parsec is 703cm tip to tip, the Hero was 724cm. And i was expecting the same length. So when it comes up SHORT, I am annoyed. I was able to adjust to have it fit.. But if I had known, I would have ordered a 7.5 m wire.
So with the added text, one can see YES indeed the Parsec IS better than my old cable. So I am back to being happy about it. Now all I need is a better DAC!!!
I tend to save the Sony SCD777ES as I play music all day long, so tend to use the 'easy cd changers and DAC all the time. I just moved my SCD777ES to a better position to use it more.. And I have to look at DACs.. after I save money back up from blowing it all on cables...