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Nichcolas informed me he will be offering the wood plinth shortly as he is fine tuning the finish. had an interesting experience the other day,
GUys (very long thread)On rollo omission findings, i decided on how to explore for more a musical presentation. One of the ways i know how was to was to double up on the silver runs for the Signal and GroundBUT to be sure what i did was right, i invited a couple of friends over include a new audiocircle member(audio freak). AUdio freak has a dual mono volume control tvcTO be sure on what we heard was right we did A-B-A. Both TVC were exactly the same with the same knob type, volume setting and both were dual mono version. Also the position of rca cable for the input and output was the same We tested with all genre of music so to tell the real character of the tvc with single strand silver versus the dual strand silver tvc. The first genre. Shakti by John Mclaughlin. Acoutics guitar, tabla and a very dynamic piecea) dual strand had a really serious edge, from the opening of people claping hands we could feel the difference. When the acoutics guitar was played we could feel the guitar box in a full way. I am very a touch to guitar both electric and acoutics as our work as trannie designer for Ceriatone amps was us to be really close with sonic reproduction of guitar. Single strand shown the lack of body and just the sound of the guitar strings pluck without the box resonance. So to with the tabla. Bass extension was very evidently more here than the single strand. However the single strand edge out in highs extension and is slightly more speed. But otherwise dual strand won hands downSecond genre. Tracy Chapman . Talking about a revolutiona) When Tracy sang you could feel the depth of her voice the moment she opens a mouth. Body of the vocals was very real like. The dual strands was very fluid and organic sounding. Because of the wholesome vocals, some felt the presence and imaging was much better than the single strand. Again note that the highs extension was less but did not bother the listening group. One of the comments of night was when tracy chapmans strum the guitar. THe dual strand made it sound like a really highend gutiar while the single strand made it sound like an el-cheapo guitarSame genre Frank Sinatra with Antonio Carlos Jobim. Girl from Ipanema A) Again same things we felt as above with the female focal. Some noted that the music had more foot tapping to the sound as it was really fluid with this. In this particular album there is not much of highs so not much mention about lost of highsGenre Rock. Dire Straits , First Album Dire StraitsA) The drums had more complete sound with the double strand. COmplete in the sense when you hit the drums it should be the transient and slam of the whack with the reverb of the internals of the drum and then the decay. WIth the single strand very evidently the slam was better but there was no reverb or body or decay after that. More like a single note. Some felt the slam was good and i felt it overpowering just slam in in the face. Electric guitar had more body to the sound but less zing with the double strand. Speed is slightly slower but still fine with the dual strand. Conclusion on rock shows that the single strand is build for speed, slam and dynamics. While the dual strand showd the body and music of the album. Genre ClassicalA) Classical is a very important test as it would show our the unit would perform in a total different requirement then say vocal or rock. Here the dual strand lost hand down to the single strand. The single strand had more air, and it floated between notes played. The music was really more enjoyable with the single strand. When the timpanis played and strike and transients was really good. Dual strand sounded sluggish and slow and not a good performer versus the single strand here. Genre Jazz, Miles Davis kind of blueA) The dual strand benefits really show here. THe ease of performance, musicallity really favored the dual strand. COnclusion Dual strand versus single strand. Is like a totally different preamp all together. IT would be a big jump backwards for some and a big jump forward for some. If you like vocals,acoutics stuff and jazz dual strand is a better go for you. You get a lot more body, musicality and presence here. If you like slam, orchestra, single strand is the way to go. The air, high extension, shimmer and sparkle of the single strand is way better. Rock genre depends on individual on which part he favours more. So in conclusion, this test really shows on how much the tvc will tilt heavily towards and genre of music but doubling up on the cable. We would be offering the double cable option for those who want them for an extra. One interesting finding was when i install the ebony knob and A-B-A it. The ebony knob when fitted has more inner details, quieter,resolution improves,high extension and bass extension and more body. But this improvements are not as like the double or single improvement day and night but still a good improvement and can be easily heard on the first note. Of course nobody believe when i said the knob was better until the first note was played. So the ebony knob really helps to improve the sound with no negative parts and makes the unit look nicer. Let me know what you guys think.
Nicholas, A very thorough test and well worth it.Offering wiring options benefits us all.What impresses me the most is that you posted the results and configurations of TVC's and shared with the GENERAL PUBLIC your findings. The double run sounds like it is for me,however I still would like to try copper,so if you like give it a try[trannie wire] you may like it. By the way the sound after 550HRs has improved slightly from 450HRs.I was not expecting this as I could live with it before even with my MINOR quibbles.Now with 550HRs and some tube rolling with the CDP [Mullard 12AT7,instead of Telefunken and stock Chlemer] were talking.If you can't tweak it its not high end[Harry Pearson]. So tweak away BUCKAROOS and then sit down with this TVC and ENJOY THE MUSIC cause you will rollo
Hey jaspal, the TVC will dispell any doubt you have over burning in. All TVC's are notorious for long burn in times; my experience with the Promitheus has shown just that, it has changed several times over the last couple of months, (all for he better). There are also numerous posts on TVC's taking hundreds of hours to settle down.Also have you tried Nicholas's Silver IC's? I recieved some a couple of days ago......wasn't expecting much, boy was I wrong, on initial listening these are very good cables, big sound stage, detail and precise imaging. Anyway just wanted to post my thoughts, have fun.
