Hamster fetish?
TMI, Al…TMI.
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Do these have the stealth tuning collar that one must slide up and down he cable to achieve the correct tonality for every song played? I especially enjoy the part as needing to tune one’s collar with a group of people during the audio fetish collaring party. Anything else wouldn’t be worth the platinum fillings in thee human teeth of one’s spirit animal.
STEALTH T Select Tunable Collars are based on numerous listening sessions with various equipment, a STEALTH “T” cable with a tuning collar in the optimum position, the overall result (sound) is better than with the cable without the collar, BUT – with the collar in incorrect position the sound is not as good as with a cable without the collar. "T” stands for “tunable” – the sliding ferromagnetic collar allows to fine-tune the sound.
The best sounding tuning collar position is different for every two pieces of equipment which that cable connect, thus it is impossible to point at the same spot (location) of the collar, giving the same sound as without the collar. Finding the best position of the collar is a lengthy process and requires some time and patience. Usually two people are needed (one is listening, and the other is moving the collar).
It is even better to have several people, and listen together. So, usually, an evening, or even entire day can be dedicated to finding the best collar position – for a particular audio system. But the result is worth the effort!
In general, finding the best position of the sliding tuning collar on a STEALTH audio cable is similar in effect to finding the best position (location) of a pair of speakers in a room: an audio system sounds MUCH better if the position of the speakers in optimized, and the same audio system doesn’t sound good with wrong (incorrect) position of a pair of speakers in a room. Another possible analogy: focusing a photo lens.
The T Select tuning collars, for cables, have the same function as the focusing ring for a photo lens. Once a lens is in focus, it offers the sharpest image, while when a lens is out of focus, the image is blurred to some degree.
The T Select tunable collars are tested and matched to a suitable companion cable.
After a STEALTH cable (every cable) is made and complete, we test each cable on a proprietary machine, designed by our engineering team, and made at our facility especially for this purpose.
If not in jest I would be more than happy to trial the stealth and promptly return it. The thing I fear is it will unequivocally lay waste every other power cable cable I have tried. The stealth collar I may just have to make a knock off ferromagnetic collar of 3M AB 7050 HF absorber so it is a psuedo sliding tuneable collar and play with it. Just to be totally clear there are no blurred images lurking in my system.
After all I am trust worthy having already sent you a gratis Beeswax ultimate premier fun fuse for your P20 and wouldn’t even consider them a trade
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I may have a guy for you 3m 7050 tuning ring!
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Yep. And if you don’t have the tuners in the exact correct position someone you love suffers.
Its an overwhelming obligation.
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Gimme your address and its on the way.
My fear is it won’t totally send you to that special place where money seems less interesting than mirth.
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That my friend is your Achilles heel. Are you the only one that hears the difference? Then again, if you do, and are happy, does it matter to the rest of us?
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PM sent. Looking forward to see what the stealth does that I want and probably can’t afford. But that never seems to stop me. Only slows me down. The step changes in audio are really eye opening when the system starts to click.
There’s a difference. I’ve experienced Stealth cables at Kyomi. Normally I have stay away from my system for a day after a visit to Kyomi. I can’t say that about any other HiFi shop I’ve been to. George has a very special set up!
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I hear it too, even with lesser valued cables.
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I can appreciate that. The diy cables are a intriguing option. I’m very interested in Duncan’s Whisper cables.
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I will send it to you after Darrell has it.
This is so not an example of me being nice.
Sending one to you is most foul.
You vex me with your dastardly ways! 
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HaHaHaHaTHUD!
I am in this for the long game.
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Cale Sutra Position- Tripod Not unlike that other Sutra manual. This consisted of three legs of Whisper power cords supporting and reinforcing a balanced and yet intoxicating sensory experience. The Whisper’s carried the entire performance by being placed on the digital router switches LPS and replacing Core Power Diamond XTreme cables at the two MC 1000 monoblocks. Instantly better having a Whisper blocking digital RF an the slightly congested dirty midrange present from my first initial trial of Two Whispers on the monoblocks.
Having talked to Duncan the Whisper power cord designer he stated his and user trials the Whispers on AB amps was better with the AQ Dragon on the Regenerator. Whereas those with Class D Amps often prefer Whisper on Regenerator and AQ Dragon’s on their class D amps.
After playing the Whisper playlist with Tripod configuration I started postulating what to do with those Core Power Xtreme cables. They are very similar to Nordost Odin II cables but now unused. So one went to th MX150 pre/pro displacing a WW Electra. Definitely the step in the right direction. Better Details, clarity, bass and more extended highs.
Still having an unused Diamond XTreme I went for the DS DAC swap displacing core power Diamond with the bigger better Diamond XTreme. That indeed was an eye opener everything was in focus separated and just present. Having went through my Whisper Playlist. I moved on to my McIntosh XR290 playlist. More diverse genres a little bit for every body.
Since this was a school night it was nothing for liquid refreshment.
The stepson had his Birthday so let him choose a movie. It was action revenge John Wick 2. Not a first choice for academy but lots of mayhem, gun shots, explosions, car chases, bare knuckled, stabbing murder. The Whisper Tripod configuration definitely killed it better than John Wick. Pulling out all the stops and unending dynamics.
Stepson turnef in . Back to music. What better to test a Cable Sutra Whisper Tripod position but invoking 29 minutes of breathless Bitches Brew the title track. I had played that dozens of times but literally never heard Miles Davis and his masterful Jazz Fusion piece before that play. Music coming from everywhere. Focus, imaging, space electric and acoustic. Laid bare to your soul. By the end of the song that Bitches Brew concoction had completely milked me and my desire to hear another song that night dry. I just turned down volume and switched off the system. How do you follow such ecstasy? Can it get better?
If ever you don’t think cables matter. You have to know your system and have patience to try something better. Whispers, Dragon, and Iconoclast analog cables.
Not sure where to take my system next. Perhaps Al’s Stealth Dream V17 or another Whisper will show me. Stayed tuned.
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One thing I did not mention. Having the whispers on the mono amps provided the realistic tone features which were there having whisper powering the P20 so lots of synergy with AQ Dragon HC oh the P20. It combines the best features of both cables.
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So, I think in your system AQ Dragon HC is best with P20? I am still using the shiny golden wrapper Cullen PC for my preamp and Dragon with P15, but I think Whisper may beat Cullen easily. I do not know if AQ Dragon Source will sound better, but it is more expensive than Whisper.
Yes the P20 likes the Dragon best so far. The whisper is a near second on P20. I may still might have Duncan build a whisper with more conductors in 20 Amp form or maybe just another 15. amp. Hopefully Al’s borrowed Dream Stealth, helps me figure out where to go next . The whisper works best addressing the most noise sensitive digital equipment , In my system a whisper at the front allows it to shine elsewhere . So far in my experience the more Whispers, the better system sounds. In just moving 1, 2,or 3 around. The more the merrier. But, I am surprised how well the preamp and DS DAC like the Al and Cu foil wrapped Core Power Diamond Xtreme power cords with Whispers on the mono amps. Whispers on the pre and DS DAC versus the Diamond Xtremes would be a good trial Maybe the Stealth Dream will allow me to explore that hunch and free one Whisper direct head to head versus a Diamond Xtreme.
all in all the Whisper is an amazing cable. Duncan has been comparing it to Dragons in some of Darren’s systems at streaming and preamp locations as well as amps. Whisper has beat Dragons in many instances. Darren has purchased Whispers vs Dragons in some areas subsequently as a result of listening trials. . But everyones systems are different regardless some common similarities as when and where they seem to work best are emerging.
It is les painful financially than buying AQ Dragons and one is not always settling with less performance per dollar. iI you selectively buy Whispers you can actually do better performance per dollar. And better overall.
My second-best PC is a Stealth Dream 10, and it really likes the DS DAC. It could not compare to Dragon at P15 though. But Dream 16/18 is at a higher level, and it could very well unseat the Dragon. It is ultra-expensive too.
It is interesting the Cullen with wrapper sounded so well with BHK pre. I need to spend around $2k on a new one to better it, I think.
My preamp is better with wrapping too. Interesting i did not like a whisper on it until addressing power to the ethernet switch. I did not bother testing a CD though since all my primary sources are streaming and my turntable is worse at this point.