zephyr24069

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sound difference MIT ORACLE AC1 vs ELROD vs PURIST
The best bet is to have at least 1 foot of clearance behind your racks to allow for the stiffer cables as has already been pointed out. Bend the Elrod cables slowly into the alignment you are looking for and then make sure they are supported at va... 
Elrod Statement Gold Owners Please
In my system, the Elrod Statement Gold PCs are also tantamount to a full component upgrade. Putting in the first brought everything Shane is talking about and more in terms of realism, energy and imaging. The overall effect would take alot more th... 
which speakers for low watt power amp?
What type of music do you like to listen to? That will figure in to what may work best for you. I listen to an extremely wide variety of music and have found Legacy Focus HDs and particularly the later SE models to be great with a wide variety of ... 
REL subwoofer crossover question
Drew: I think you are right.... 
REL subwoofer crossover question
The dials on the back of the REL are for the high-pass inputs from your amp speaker connections; they help with true sub-bass and bass blending for normal 2-channel listening. Is the single-RCA connection you are talking about the LFE output from ... 
sound difference MIT ORACLE AC1 vs ELROD vs PURIST
Agreed...I would add energy, realism and other attributions to that description to equal what I am hearing with the Elrod cables.... 
sound difference MIT ORACLE AC1 vs ELROD vs PURIST
As with Uli's comments, I'm not cumulative is the best word but I agree wholeheartedly with the point... 
sound difference MIT ORACLE AC1 vs ELROD vs PURIST
BTW...the other cable options on this thread are great in their own right and I've heard or owned various top-level models from the other manufacturers as well as others (Tara, AQ, Transparent, Synergistic, etc...). For me, the total package I am ... 
sound difference MIT ORACLE AC1 vs ELROD vs PURIST
I have been through many mid-high end cable transitions over the years and had read and talked to several people who had extremely good things to say about Elrod PCs. My cable transitions going back several years have been a series of very good ex... 
sound difference MIT ORACLE AC1 vs ELROD vs PURIST
The Statement Gold PCs dig into all aspects of the music; they also inject a life and energy that took me by complete surprise. Pacing, imaging, tonality and other aspects took a large leap forward with Elrod's various offerings in my system... 
sound difference MIT ORACLE AC1 vs ELROD vs PURIST
I cannot comment on specifics of the EPS2 versus current Statement series as I never owned the EPS2 cables. You may want to do a search on EPS and Statement on the discussion forums and on Virtual Systems and contact people who have owned one or b... 
sound difference MIT ORACLE AC1 vs ELROD vs PURIST
I have not heard the other two offerings you mention however I can tell you out of all the other pcs, interconnects and speaker cable brands I've owned up and down the scale over the years, that I am EXTREMELY happy and blown away by what the Elro... 
Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros
You definitely have that right! Huge soundstage in all 3 dimensions with complimentary equipment, cables and room too! 
Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros
The imaging on the 20/20s was good however they did not totally disapper nor was the imaging super precise in any way. The new drivers, crossover and cabinet designs of the HD and more so, the SEs have taken the Focus imaging to where it needs to ... 
The Hub: Axpona comes to Atlanta!
Will people be writing their impressions of the rooms and sound from the show on this thread or will there be separate coverage (photos and print)?