Those are all very good cables (my ranting aside, I do own a set of Audience AU24s and I have had numerous expensive cables before coming to my senses.
1. I trust your honesty and integrity. Even though it won't be scientific, I'm sure you will be fair. It's too bad you don't have a balanced system...but just use adapters and it should be fine. Okay? Use the SAME preamp and just put adapters on the AU24s, say, for the Lavry. 2. The Blue Circle and Bel Canto -- Really??? I've always been a fan of Bel Canto gear. I loved my Bel Canto Pre22. Can you say more? PhilNYC;145727 Wrote: > At this point, Ben will be the only other person here. One thing to > consider: This comparison will not be very scientific, because > unfortunately there will be a number of variables in this test that > will not make the comparisons "even"...the biggest variable being that > I generally run single-ended cables throughout my system, and the Lavry > only has XLR/balanced outs, so we will be making a number of compromises > with regards to how each component (Transporter, Lavry, etc) will be put > in the system. My best preamp (Blue Circle BC3000mkII GZpz) only has > single-ended inputs, but I do have another preamp (Bel Canto Pre3) that > we can use...the Pre3 is not nearly as resolving (or a good match, for > that matter) with my best amp (a Blue Circle BC206). And the only > balanced cable I own is an Audience Au24, whereas the rest of my system > uses Acoustic Zen Absolute RCA cables. > > Anyways, I think we'll be able to achieve something with this > comparison...getting a sense of the "ballpark" in which each component > plays...with no definitive "better" or "worse" given the other > variables at play. -- highdudgeon Really nice Harbeths. Nuforce amps. Digital EQ. Lavry DA10. SB3. Transporter on the way. This is my "main system." The nicest thing was doing away with the preamp. The SB3 is a perfect Transport. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28369 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
