JCS123
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Early impressions with just the one Theta power cord to the LUMIN T2:
1) I am very impressed with how crisp and precise the instruments sound. Keyboards, guitar, cello, cymbals, vocals... - it's all there, so well defined that I find myself turning the music up much louder, yet experiencing less fatigue. This is always appreciated (and certainly doesn't always happen) when swapping a cable. I suppose this is because the noise suppression is doing its thing. For the first time, I began thinking about moving the system to the basement for the sake of my neighbors.
2) Although I find the sound to be much improved, there is one curious thing: the bass at this early stage sounds a bit boomy from the Maggie LRS's, which I hadn't noticed before this power cord swap. Could it be that noise is removed such that more bass is being heard? I know the small Maggies don't do low bass. But what I have perceived through three pairs over the years is a lack of bass as opposed to boomy bass. Am I maybe perceiving some kind of hump that I never played the system loud enough to detect before? I don't have testing equipment to measure any of this. Not sure if this will change after the cable settles in.
3) The very top is much smoother for sure. I am all-digital, streaming Qobuz. I can't say this cable is "analog-sounding", but what I can say is that I am highly impressed with how it makes music sound more accurate (real) to me, and therefore more enjoyable. The "sizzle", "brightness" or "harshness" that sometimes shows up through the Maggies is pretty much gone. (This is a $650 pair of speakers, 35% less than one Theta power cord. I don't expect TOTL perfection, but what I'm hearing now is very good for the money spent, in my opinion.)
I'm beginning to wonder if I'm wasting time waiting to add the two Thetas to the power amps. The immediately noticeable improvements with both the Theta power cord and Venom-X Ethernet cable to the streamer have me sold on Shunyata's products producing some seriously positive results. I am scratching my head and pondering - if these cables are in the "entry level" range of Shunyata's offerings, how insanely good are the the upper tier cables?
1) I am very impressed with how crisp and precise the instruments sound. Keyboards, guitar, cello, cymbals, vocals... - it's all there, so well defined that I find myself turning the music up much louder, yet experiencing less fatigue. This is always appreciated (and certainly doesn't always happen) when swapping a cable. I suppose this is because the noise suppression is doing its thing. For the first time, I began thinking about moving the system to the basement for the sake of my neighbors.
2) Although I find the sound to be much improved, there is one curious thing: the bass at this early stage sounds a bit boomy from the Maggie LRS's, which I hadn't noticed before this power cord swap. Could it be that noise is removed such that more bass is being heard? I know the small Maggies don't do low bass. But what I have perceived through three pairs over the years is a lack of bass as opposed to boomy bass. Am I maybe perceiving some kind of hump that I never played the system loud enough to detect before? I don't have testing equipment to measure any of this. Not sure if this will change after the cable settles in.
3) The very top is much smoother for sure. I am all-digital, streaming Qobuz. I can't say this cable is "analog-sounding", but what I can say is that I am highly impressed with how it makes music sound more accurate (real) to me, and therefore more enjoyable. The "sizzle", "brightness" or "harshness" that sometimes shows up through the Maggies is pretty much gone. (This is a $650 pair of speakers, 35% less than one Theta power cord. I don't expect TOTL perfection, but what I'm hearing now is very good for the money spent, in my opinion.)
I'm beginning to wonder if I'm wasting time waiting to add the two Thetas to the power amps. The immediately noticeable improvements with both the Theta power cord and Venom-X Ethernet cable to the streamer have me sold on Shunyata's products producing some seriously positive results. I am scratching my head and pondering - if these cables are in the "entry level" range of Shunyata's offerings, how insanely good are the the upper tier cables?
