The name speaks for itself. A rare opportunity to own one of the top cables on the market today. Speed, resolution and top to bottom performance. Silver/palladium twin twisted wires that are shielded in an innovative geometry that spells sheer audio magic. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to own one of the top echelon cables out there. These cables sounded much more organic and refined that my previous Nordost Valhallas. Serious buyers only. No reasonable offer refused, It's time for me to downsize.Includes four single runs of the fantastic MANTIKOR Silver Paladium cables. (You will need two for each speaker. One for positive, one for negative.) They are terminated with pure silver spades on both ends. New retail price is $22,000 ($14900 for a 2 meter run, plus $3600 per additional 0.5 meter run.)
Stage III Concepts Cables By Jason Victor Serinus • Posted: Jan 15, 2011
Stage II Concepts, a Pasadena-based company whose products are distributed by Brian Ackerman of Aaudio Imports, has released four newly re-engineered, top-of-the-line cables. All are part of the A.S.P. Reference series (Absolute Signal Purity), and are entirely handmade (including connectors) by Luis de la Fuente. Connectors are made of ceramic with a mixture of special resins to minimize crosstalk between pins, and the entire housing composed of carbon-fiber and epoxy resin. The wire itself is silver-palladium alloy. The A.S.P. Reference interconnect and speaker cable also sport a vacuum dielectric. On display were the Zyklop power cord ($6000/1.5m), Gryphon interconnect ($5800/1m pair RCA, $6300/1m pair XLR), and Mantikor speaker cable ($13,200/2m pair). Besides digital and phono cables and speaker jumpers, the company sells hook-up wire for components in a variety of gauges. The least expensive, 22 AWG ($66/1.5m) is followed by 17 and 15 AWG ($280/1.5m). Asked about the cable’s sonic properties, Ackerman replied, “It has no sound at all. It’s probably the closest thing I’ve heard to having no wire. It’s virtually invisible, like a direct connection.” More info at AAudio imports
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