Monday, October 17, 2016

Interconnects galore from the East

Since interconnects are the first cable transmitting electro-signal out from the source, its importance carries substantial weight, so does the power cable to your source. As part of my research on my interconnects, I dug in to Japanese Rabbit blogspot. Needless to mention, it was hell of efforts to comprehend his content let alone one to one translation. Google translation doesn't really cut through. I did English and Chinese translation to cross examine, but I need to issue a disclaimer, guesswork is applied.

Zonotone AC-101 Meister 1.2m
5,499 yen
Transparent, delicate and dynamic. Shimmering, detailed and price presents good value.

Audio Technica EA1000 1.3m
6,700 yen
Energetic, warm with strong bass, great for bookshelf speakers. High on value.

Audioquest Copperhead 1.0m
7,700 yen
Bright, highly dynamic and very clean sound. The bass is articulate, a choice for loose bass.

Luxman JPR-100 1.0m 
9,167 yen
Even handed, articulate with rounded off edges. Jazzy materials sound natural albeit small scaled.

Zononote 6NAC-3000 Meister 0.7m
11,898 yen
Very lively interconnects, detailed and powerful. Strong outline, outstanding on jazz and percussion.

Creation PC-Triple-C 1.0m
12,000 yen
Glittering and yet dense sound. Highly detailed, balanced and wide bandwidth.

Inakustik IA-EXR 1.0S 1.0m
14,175 yen
Fast sounding, wide bandwidth, highly detailed and transparent. They depict space and possess a very lively character.

Oyaide Tunami Terzo RR 0.7m
17,599 yen
Articulate, crisp and quiet interconnects.

Furutech Alpha Line Plus 1.0m
19,500 yen
Densed, fine details and good depiction on orchestral majesty.

Real Cable CA1801 0.75m
19,800 yen
Delicate highs, extended, smooth and clean sounding.

NuForce IC700R 1.0m
21,000 yen
Lively sound with good focus. Good bandwidth, wonderful layering with fine decay.

QED QRAE 1.0m
21300 yen
Transparent, reasonable, plenty of drive and strong edge delineation. Organic. Guitar sounds crisp, Jazz demonstrates well behaved bass whiles orchestra is clear with no turbidity.

Audioquest Diamondback III, 1.0m
21,400 yen
Tonal errs to the bright side. No edginess, no haziness, the sound is transparent, the orchestra is rather downsized though.

Audio Technica RA5000, 1.0m
24,570 yen
Enormous details, colorful tone, fast and the bass goes deep.

Real Cable CA OCC90, 0.75m
28,500 yen
Glinting highs, spacious sound.

Nanotech Nano GS201 Nano 3, 1.0m
28,500 yen
Forward on certain frequency range, low noise, clean and dynamic.

Acrolink 6N 2030Pro II, 1.0m
29,999 yen
Impressive low noise, low distortion and sounds crispy.

Luxman JPR-10000 1.25m 
31,200 yen
Dense tone, weighty, rich and full of enthusiasm. Details, good transient attack, overall presentation is lively and palpable. 

Gourd GCR900 1.0m 
32,012 yen
Neutral, good jump factor, no obvious sonic irregularities or exaggeration. 

Transparent MLP1 1.0m 
36,960 yen
Super transparent, accurate and emotive on vocal. The piano note is clear while orchestra has scale. Jazz is involving.

Tiglon MGL-1000R 1.0m
39,799yen
Highly detailed, fast, clean background, no haziness and maintains realistic texture. 

Saec SL-4000 0.7m
44,200 yen 
Predictable and transparent. No obvious sonic character. Wonderful ambiance retrieval albeit and moderately dynamic.

Real Cable CA Flex 0.75m 
46,600 yen
Detailed, no muddiness, fine texture. Piano shows obvious string reverberations. Orchestra is gentle albeit jazz errs to the warm side.  

Acoustic Harmony SR1 1.0m 
58,000 yen
Detailed, delicate, dramatic, bodied and powerful. Chorale and piano are free of congestion and no muddiness. 

Acoustic Revive RCA-1 PA 1.0m 
59,996 yen
Refined sound, vivid with quick transient. Vocal has presence. Piano sounds just right. Orchestra is fascinating and impetus.

Audio Re Plus REF-RU9000SZ  1.0m 
102,900 yen
Well balanced, detailed with nice decay. Good presence and emotive with vocal and instrument, no edginess with amber space. Transient attack is commendable, very neutral interconnects. 

Acrolink 8N A2080 Evolution III 1.0m 
105,999 yen
Even sound, nothing stands out. Sounds pure, silky highs, detailed, helps to depict fine texture. Vocal is vivid and natural. Good grip on the sound, dynamic and powerful. 

Furutech Line Flux 1.2m 
189,600 yen
Impressive S/N. Lively, highly dynamic and realistic. Sounds pure, with refined highs while the bass goes deep. Could compete against interconnects above 500000 yen.

Asuka AS1000R-A 0.7m 
210,000 yen 
Bold, wonderfully precise and accurate sound. Low S/N, no edginess. The highs are skin felt. Response is not instantaneous though, refreshing. The bass digs low with articulation. The chamber music is rendered with  harmonious beauty. The highs from cymbal can be felt through skins. 

EMD Amrita Elixir 1.0m 
247000 yen
Cymbal and guitar are metallic and rounded despite revealing nature. Resolution is high albeit loose bass. They are warm sounding and highly musical interconnects.

Please be mindful that the best interconnects is the one that works well in your system, not the best reviewed interconnects. Enjoy.

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