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Industry Circles => ZenWave Audio => Topic started by: Chrisandalex1 on 19 Mar 2015, 03:41 am
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I am very stoked right now. I have a complete set of cables from Dave sitting on my coffee table ready for the new system.
Dave however is sitting in a really comfy chair with a plate that has a pretty extensive selection of traditional Mexican candies.
He looks content.
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Pictures or it didn't happen! :lol:
Congratulations. You're going to have a seriously good system soon.
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(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=117079)
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I know you really meant cables, but I couldn't help it.
I'll take some of those tomorrow with the light.
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Hahaha! I'm sure there are plenty of folks on AC who have met Dave before, but I've only 'met' him here and in emails. You could have posted your brother-in-law's photo, and I wouldn't know it. :lol:
Thanks, tho. I'm going to audition some of Dave's RCA interconnects and maybe a PC very soon. I'm looking forward to it.
Michael
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Congrats on the ZenWave cables!
Dave- if that's really you in the pic, I expected for someone who braids wire for hours on end for you to be a little more "heavy set"...but you look like you just got thru doing yoga on the beach! :D
Michael-I'm not sure if there is just an "audition" for Dave's cables. I started out like you but ended up having a full loom of ZenWave speaker/interconnect/power cables. I noticed a pleasant difference along the way and am glad I made the decision to upgrade all my cables.
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(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=117098)
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Congrats on the ZenWave cables!
Dave- if that's really you in the pic, I expected for someone who braids wire for hours on end for you to be a little more "heavy set"...but you look like you just got thru doing yoga on the beach! :D
Yup, that's me! Chris is sneaky, I did not see him take that pic :lol:
I try to stay in shape and do yoga, lift weights and mountain bike regularly... getting older sucks, it takes way more work to stay in shape. I do spend many hours braiding wire but I'm going to hire some help for that, its keeping me from making progress on other projects.
Cabo is a really cool place, I can see why its one of the world's top vacation spots. Not a bad place to live either... Its more mountainous than I though it would be, so you get beaches and mountains in the same place which is awesome. Colorado is great except for the winters, I used to be big into skiing and snowboarding but I've gotten bored of it and now I appreciate the cold and snow a lot less than I used to. Unfortunately, shipping cables from Cabo would be an issue. :green:
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I auditioned Dave's cables including the jumpers and they are excellent :thumb:
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Can you tell us the cables and/components in the pictures? :thumb:
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The Speaker Cables are SMC-12 with Furutech CF connectors
The Power Cables are PL-11 and PL-14 with Furutech FI-50 connectors
The Inter-connectors are D4's with WBT 0102 RCA plugs and D3's with Furutech FP-101 connectors
HDMI Cables are the FUrutech N1's
Speaker Jumpers are the SMC-15 with Furutech FT connectors
The Component in the Pic is Dave's new SEQ Power Conditioner - Fully loaded
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Nice Chris! I think it really makes a big difference when you can have a full loom of the same wire/material like that which Dave uses, which is top notch.
Curious as to what speakers you're using now while waiting for the Perfect Storm?
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I decided not to go with the Perfect Storms.
For right now, I will be using the VR4jr mk-IV's, Visiun Center, 2 Shockwave V-10 subs and TS-150 rears.
I am ordering a pair of VR-55's though. I anticipate getting them around August.
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I decided not to go with the Perfect Storms.
For right now, I will be using the VR4jr mk-IV's, Visiun Center, 2 Shockwave V-10 subs and TS-150 rears.
I am ordering a pair of VR-55's though. I anticipate getting them around August.
Wow! Well congrats on the VR-55's!
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I decided not to go with the Perfect Storms.
OH, really? Why not?
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After all was said and done, I set up the system to work well with the VS speakers, and I think the VR-55's are amongst the best out there.
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After all was said and done, I set up the system to work well with the VS speakers, and I think the VR-55's are amongst the best out there.
Gotcha. You should also get them quicker; right?
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Hey Dave/Chris...do the white bands on the WBT connectors come with them or did you add them on? I'm assuming they're a type of damper...
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=117139)
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Hey Dave/Chris...do the white bands on the WBT connectors come with them or did you add them on? I'm assuming they're a type of damper...
Yup, they are for damping, I also add some material to the threads on the locking barrel. Since I tried this I've noticed some others doing some mods to the WBT RCAs as well, EnKlein is one if I remember right. I've suggested WBT incorporate something like this into their design, it makes a difference. I like the WBTs best for RCA plugs but Furutech is on top of the damping thing with their carbon fiber/stainless steel bodied connectors, those are my favorites for anything but RCA plugs.
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Dave,
What happened to the Mundorf silver/gold RCAs? You now like the regular WBTs better? or just different? or the Mundorfs are no longer available? or ?
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Dave,
What happened to the Mundorf silver/gold RCAs? You now like the regular WBTs better? or just different? or the Mundorfs are no longer available? or ?
I appreciate the tone of the Mundorf silver/gold alloy but it's not as good as the OCC alloy made for me by Neotech, so I find the WBT pure silver to be slightly clearer sounding. Also, I prefer the brass body and threads on the WBT 0102 RCA plugs to the plastic body of the Mundorf RCAs. It is a very subtle difference though, I doubt anyone would notice except for the color of the locking barrels and the increased weight of the WBTs. The damping I add probably makes a bigger difference than the change in RCA plugs.
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Also, if anyone has my D4s and would like the damping material I'm happy to send it to you, just shoot me an email/pm with your shipping address. :)
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Dave, Have you tried any of the KLE RCA plugs? I recently bought a Siggwan tonearm that came with KLE Copper Harmony plugs. After breaking in the wiring and plugs for a couple months, I replaced the plugs with KLE Absolute (silver) plugs and was surprised by the degree of improvement.
I am now curious how the KLE Absolutes might sound on line-level interconnects especially compared to the WBTs and Furutechs.
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Hi Salectric, I have not tried the newest KLE plugs but from my experience with older models I think they are comparable in sound quality to the Furutechs that go for the $150 range, as I use on my D2, D3 and DD cables... but I doubt they will be close to the $400/set WBTs and Furutech CF series RCA plugs. The only reason I am not giving the new ones a chance is simply build quality, I'm not super happy with all the plastic... that's one of the reasons I went to WBT 0102 on my D4s. Also, there is enough variance in the diameter of RCA jacks that having a locking RCA plug that fits well on any RCA jack without the potential for being too loose or too tight is a better way to go.
That said, the KLEs are a good choice for DIYers looking a good value and who will be careful with their gear.
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Understood. The lightweight plastic housing for the KLE plugs works well with the 33g tonearm leads but I was skeptical about them for a regular interconnect. Thanks for the reply.