Congrats on a great review. I'm gla

Congrats on a great review. I'm glad you found satisfying cables. I'm not surprised that the XLO match well with your Plinius SA-100 mk III, as the Plinius has a reputation for rich, warm, smooth sound, and the XLO has a rep for fast, detailed sound. So they probably strike a nice balance. With a more detailed amp, like an Ayre, you may find the XLO's sound too lean.

As for $$$ spent, it doesn't really matter as long as you're happy. There are all kinds of audiophiles, some who spend big $$$ on gear and little $$$ on cables, and vice versa. Yes I have seen several folks who have power cords that cost more than the gear they are attached to. Of course there are many that balance cables and gear spending too (whatever balance means to you).

Now that you have some nice cables, you can move on to the important things.....like power cords. :)

Cheers,
John
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12-27-07: Ryder
Thanks for the advice John. It has always been sound and helpful. I agree with the synergy thing in that XLO will sound lean on Ayre gears. That goes the same with everything else I guess.

After having seen some folks here with cheap Analysis Plus and Harmonic Tech cables on their Wilsons and B&W N801 speakers, I was feeling little guilty on my part. Since you've mentioned there are some folks who had power cords that cost more than the gear, at least I know I'm still not the worst.

As for power cords, I've not had much luck. Didn't detect major differences when I first hook up the latest VD Nite II cords(got 2 of them). Although I was tempted to take them out and see how would the system sound like without those cords after the burn-in period, I was put off by the incredibly stiff nature of these cords which are just so difficult to manage. So I didn't bother to swap cords after that and left them as they are right now.
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12-27-07: Jmcgrogan2
Feel no guilt, I can asure you that you are far from the worst when it comes to cable costs vs. gear cost. I know how you feel though, but just relax and enjoy the music.

As for the VD Nite II cords, I am not a fan of VD cable/cords, but I am surprised to read that you did not hear a difference. I find the VD line to sound very powerful, dynamic and full, but too forward and two dimensional for my tastes.

I've been a cable believer for over 20 years, and I fought the idea of power cords for years. It's only in the last 6 years or so that I started experiemnting with power cords. I am now of the opinion that the power cords have the most affect on the sound, followed by the interconnects,with the speaker cables having the least effect sonically. That's just $0.02, YMMV.

Cheers,
John
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12-27-07: Sutts
Jmc- what are you using for power cords currently?
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12-28-07: Jmcgrogan2
12-27-07: Sutts
Jmc- what are you using for power cords currently?

Stealth Dreams.
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02-04-08: Hobby
Ryder, great review!
How do you find the Wireworld Super Eclipse compared to the other cables you have?
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02-04-08: Ryder
Thanks Hobby. Describing the sonics of cables is one of the most difficult part without actually making comparisons to others. Among all cables that I had, I find it the most difficult to describe the sound characteristics of Wireworld cables since I can't find any adjectives to use on them. They are fairly neutral and don't sound too warm or lush, or too bright and in-yer-face. They don't have any particular qualities that call attention to themselves unlike the Nordost or Cardas that are totally the opposite of each camp. That may the reason why there are just so few write-ups on Wireworld cables in the forums and elsewhere. In fact, I did search for reviews on the Gold Eclipse 5 but never got to try them since I can't find too much of write-ups here.

In comparison with the other cables I have, the Wireworld Super Eclipse 5 is in fact close to all of them except that the Nordost Frey had a slightly tilted upper end in the highs which may not be too good in lean and bright systems, the Acoustic Zen having a fuller midrange and lush sound and the XLO being forceful, dynamic, slightly grainy upper mids and unbelieavable bass. If I were to do this all over again blindfolded, I may screw up trying to figure out which one is one but I think I may be able pick out the XLO for the signature bass slam it has.
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02-06-08: Jmcgrogan2
Hey Michael, now that I've switched to a tube amp, which I love everything about except the bass performance, maybe I'll have to try the XLO cables again. It's been several years since I've heard them.

Cheers,
John
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02-06-08: Ryder
Hello John, I am well aware you have tried and owned much better cables which cost considerably more than the ones I had, so I am not sure if you would get better bass performance from the XLO with regards to your existing cables. Nevertheless, I still stand by my comment on the impressive bass and dynamics on the XLO Signature in comparison to my existing interconnects which include the Nordost Frey, Acoustic Zen Silver Referece II and the Wireworld Super Eclipse 5. Of all, I find the Acoustic Zen to be the closest-sounding to the XLO but still loses out in dynamics and bass slam. I'm temporarily done with this cable swapping.

Cheers.
Ryder (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

Результаты (английский) 1:

congrats on a great review. i'm glad you found satisfying cables. i'm not surprised that the xlo match well with your plinius sa-100 mk iii, as the plinius has a reputation for rich, warm, smooth sound, and the xlo has a rep for fast, detailed sound. so they probably strike a nice balance. with a more detailed amp, like an ayre, you may find the xlo's sound too lean.

as for $ $ spent,it doesn't really matter as long as you're happy. there are all kinds of audiophiles, some who spend big $ $ on gear and little $ $ on cables, and vice versa. yes i have seen several folks who have power cords that cost more than the gear they are attached to. of course there are many that balance cables and gear spending too (whatever balance means to you).

now that you have some nice cables,you can move on to the important things ..... like power cords. :)

Cheers,
john
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12-27-07: ryder
thanks for the advice john. it has always been sound and helpful. i agree with the synergy thing in that xlo will sound lean on ayre gears. that goes the same with everything else i guess.

after having seen some folks here with cheap analysis plus and harmonic tech cables on their wilsons and b & w n801 speakers, i was feeling little guilty on my part. since you've mentioned there are some folks who had power cords that cost more than the gear, at least i know i'm still not the worst.

As for power cords, i've not had much luck.didn't detect major differences when i first hook up the latest vd nite ii cords (got 2 of them). although i was tempted to take them out and see how would the system sound like without those cords after the burn-in period, i was put off by the incredibly stiff nature of these cords which are just so difficult to manage.so i didn't bother to swap cords after that and left them as they are right now.
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12-27-07: jmcgrogan2
feel no guilt, i can asure you that you are far from the worst when it comes to cable costs vs. gear cost. i know how you feel though, but just relax and enjoy the music.

as for the vd nite ii cords, i am not a fan of vd cable / cords,but i am surprised to read that you did not hear a difference. i find the vd line to sound very powerful, dynamic and full, but too forward and two dimensional for my tastes.

I've been a cable believer for over 20 years, and i fought the idea of ​​power cords for years. it's only in the last 6 years or so that i started experiemnting with power cords.i am now of the opinion that the power cords have the most affect on the sound, followed by the interconnects, with the speaker cables having the least effect sonically. that's just $ 0.02, ymmv.

cheers,
john
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12-27-07: sutts
jmc-what are you using for power cords currently?
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12-28-07:jmcgrogan2
12-27-07: sutts
jmc-what are you using for power cords currently?

stealth dreams.
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02-04-08: hobby
ryder , great review!
how do you find the wireworld super eclipse compared to the other cables you have?
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02-04-08: ryder
thanks hobby.they don't have any particular qualities that call attention to themselves unlike the nordost or cardas that are totally the opposite of each camp. that may the reason why there are just so few write-ups on wireworld cables in the forums and elsewhere. in fact, i did search for reviews on the gold eclipse 5 but never got to try them since i can't find too much of write-ups here.

if i were to do this all over again blindfolded, i may screw up trying to figure out which one is one but i think i may be able pick out the xlo for the signature bass slam it has.
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02-06-08: jmcgrogan2
hey michael, now that i've switched to a tube amp, which i love everything about except the bass performance,maybe i'll have to try the xlo cables again. it's been several years since i've heard them.

cheers,
john
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02-06-08: ryder
hello john, i am well aware you have tried and owned much better cables which cost considerably more than the ones i had,i find the acoustic zen to be the closest-sounding to the xlo but still loses out in dynamics and bass slam. i'm temporarily done with this cable swapping.

cheers.
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Результаты (английский) 2:

Congrats on a great review. I'm glad you found satisfying cables. I'm not surprised that the match well with your XLO Plinius SA-100 mk III, as the Plinius has a reputation for rich, warm, smooth sound, and the XLO has a rep for fast, detailed sound. So they probably strike a nice balance. With a more detailed, amp, like an Ayre, you may find the sound too lean XLO's.

As for the $ $ spent, it doesn't really matter as long as you're happy. There are all kinds of audiophiles, some who spend big $ $ on gear and little $ $ on cables, and vice versa. Yes I have seen several folks who have power cords that cost more than the gear they are attached to. Of course there are many that balance cables and gear spending too (whatever balance means to you)

Now that you have some nice cables, you can move on to the important things ... like power cords.

:) Cheers,
John
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12/27/07-27-07 Ryder
: Thanks for the advice, John. It has always been sound and helpful. I agree with the synergy thing in that sound will lean on XLO Ayre gears. That goes the same with everything else I guess.

After having seen some folks here with cheap Analysis Plus and Harmonic Tech cables on their Wilsons and B & W N801 speakers, I was feeling a little guilty on my part. Since you've mentioned there are some folks who had power cords that cost more than the gear, at least I know I'm still not the worst.

As for power cords, I've not had much luck. Didn't detect major differences when I first hook up the latest VD Nite II cords (got 2 of them). Although I was tempted to take them out and see how would the system sound like without those cords after the burn-in period, I was put off by the incredibly stiff nature of these cords which are just so difficult to manage. So I didnt bother to swap cords after that and left them as they are right now.
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12/27/07-27-07: Jmcgrogan2
Feel no guilt, I can asure you that you are far from the worst when it comes to cable costs vs. gear cost. I know how you feel though, but just relax and enjoy the music.

As for the VD Nite II cords, I am not a fan of VD cable/cords, but I am surprised to read that you did not hear a difference. I find the VD line to sound very powerful, dynamic and full, but too forward and two dimensional for my tastes.

I've been a believer in cable for over 20 years, and I fought the idea of power cords for years. It's only in the last 6 years or so that I started experiemnting with power cords. I am now of the opinion that the power cords have the most affect on the sound, followed by the speaker, with the interconnects cables having the least effect sonically. That's just $ 0.02, YMMV.

Cheers,
John
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12/27/07-27-07: Sutts
Jmc-what are you using for power cords currently?
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12/28/07-28-07: Jmcgrogan2
12/27/07-27-07: Sutts
Jmc-what are you using for power cords currently?

Stealth Dreams.
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4/2/08-04-08: a Hobby
Ryder, great review!
How do you find the Wireworld Eclipse Super compared to the other cables you have?
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4/2/08-04-08: Ryder
Thanks Hobby. Self-describing the sonics of cables is one of the most difficult part without actually making comparisons to others. Among all cables that I had, I find it the most difficult to describe the sound characteristics of Wireworld cables since I can't find any adjectives to use on them. They are fairly neutral and don't sound too warm or lush, or too bright and in-yer-face. They don't have any particular qualities that call attention to themselves unlike the Nordost or Cardas that are totally the opposite of each camp. That may the reason why there are just so few write-ups on Wireworld cables in the forums and elsewhere. In fact, I did search for reviews on the Gold Eclipse 5 but never got to try them since I can't find too much of the write-ups here.

In comparison with the other cables I have, the Wireworld Eclipse Super 5 is in fact close to all of them except that the Nordost Frey had a slightly tilted the upper end in the highs which may not be too good in lean and bright systems, the Acoustic Zen having a fuller midrange and lush sound and the XLO being forcefuldynamic, slightly grainy upper mids and unbelieavable bass. If I were to do this all over again blindfolded, I may screw up trying to figure out which one is one but I think I may be able to pick out the XLO signature bass for the slam it has.
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6/2/08 * Jmcgrogan2
: Hey Michael, now that I've switched to a tube amp, which I love everything about except the bass performance, maybe I'll have to try the XLO cables again. It's been several years since I've heard of them.

Cheers,
John
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6/2/08-06-08: Ryder
Hello John, I am well aware you have tried and owned much better cables which cost extended considerably more than the ones I had, so I am not sure if you would get better bass performance from the XLO with regards to your existing cables. Nevertheless, I still stand by my comment on the impressive bass and dynamics on the XLO Signature in comparison to my existing interconnects which include the Nordost Frey, Acoustic Zen Silver Referece II and the Wireworld Eclipse 5 Super. Of all, I find the Acoustic Zen to be the closest-sounding to the XLO but still loses out in dynamics and bass slam. I'm done with this cable temporarily swapping.

Cheers.
Ryder (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

Результаты (английский) 3:

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John
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12-27-07: Ryder
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12-27-07: Jmсgrоgаn2
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12-27-07: Sutts
Jmс- what are you using for power соrds currently?
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12-28-07:Jmсgrоgаn2
12-27-07: Sutts
Jmс- what are you using for power соrds currently?lord Stealth dreams.
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code 02-04-08: decide!
Ryder, great review!
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code 02-04-08: Ryder
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02-06-08: Jmсgrоgаn2
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02-06-08: Ryder
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