Using AQ water for all line level analog connections. CD, DAC, pre-amp & power amp.
Kev
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My cable complement:
- Analysis Plus copper oval interconnects (balanced and single ended)
- Goertz MI2 copper speaker cable
- homemade sheilded 12ga (Belden) power cable, Wattgate 330 terminations
Main system:
MIT Matrix 12 speaker cables;
MIT Matrix 6 XLR IC;
Audio Art classic power cables and subwoofer high level signal cable.
Secondary system:
Audioquest Rocket 33 speaker cables;
Audioquest Red River XLR IC;
Signal MagicPower power cables and subwoofer high level signal cable.
Third system:
Signal speaker cables and sub cable;
Pangea power cables.
Nice!
This’ll eventually rival What Are You Spinning Now? for variety ; )
Let’s see here…
Sources: Audioquest Earth XLR, AQ Colorado RCA, AQ Vodka HDMI, AQ Carbon HDMI and AES/EBU, Shunyata Zitron Anaconda XLR, Audience AU24SE XLR, Kimber Select KS 1121 XLR
Moon P8 Preamp feeds PSA M700’s via Shunyata Zitron Anaconda XLR
Speakers bi-wired with Kimber Select KS 3035 and Kimber Monocle XL
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How do you like the Colorado compared to the newer Earth interconnects?
The Earths are quite a step up especially in resolution probably due to the improved dielectric. I’d say it’s closer to the Niagara (which I used to own) than the Colorado.
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Current setup:
(AC12 > Power Plant P10 >>>) Pink Faun Lan Isolator > UpTone EtherREGEN > Audioquest Diamond RJ/E > Melco N1ZS10 (DVD drive / Goldmund Cones / NBS ActiveIV) > Audioquest Diamond USB > Matrix X-SPDIF 2 (Goldmund Cones / UpTone UltraCap LPS 1.2 ) > Audioquest Mocha HDMI > Directstream DAC (Goldmund Cones / AC10) > Siltech SQ88 Classic G5 MKII XLR > Audio Research Ref. 6 (Nirvana Audio Schucko 20A) > Crystal Cable CrystalConnect Reference Diamond XLR > Audio Research Ref. 75 SE (Nirvana Audio Schucko 20A) > Crystal Cable Crystalspeak Reference Diamond > Martin Logan Spire / Rel Stadium II (Transparent Powerlink Super)
(Vinyl: Systemdek / Kiseiki blue > Aaron phono > Siltech Forbes Lake RCA>>)
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Thanks for the info. The AQ rep told me the Earth interconnect replaced the Colorado in the line up.
Kimber, all Kimber.
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Our Club President did a review using his Focal Cantos and a ClassDAudio kit amp on our Website :
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Thanks for the review link! I was told that the Robin Hood’s would make a significant difference in my system. I’ll have to give them a try!
Lamp Cord🤘🏻
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yep lampcord …zipcord…that’s the ticket 
Hi Pau172…
After all the replies from so many enthusiasts…why not order a set from a retailer that offers home demo
trial before final purchase …
Try, listen, take notes; try another set get a personal feel .Then let your ears decide.
This approach may help you come to a conclusion and settle into enjoying your desired end…
Please however keep us updated on your home trial journey…woud be great to hear your
story…
Best wishes…happy hunting
I’m talkin’ the rully Good Lamp Cord, not that run-of-the-mill stuff. Like 2x price. 79 cents a foot.
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Just bought the Sprout 100. Tested speaker wires, from a cheap 14 ga no name wire, to 12 ga Sewell from Amazon, to a pair of Kimber Kable 8PR purchased off EBay directly from Kimber. Increased fidelity after each upgrade, but the most pronounced with the Kimber Kables. Now a firm believer in upgrading speaker wires. My speakers? A very inexpensive Hsu Research bookshelf speaker with a horn driver and 6 1/2 inch woofer …
My passive speaker system has Iconoclast TPC XLR interconnects and also Iconoclast TPC speaker cables.
My active speaker system has Iconoclast TPC XLR interconnects and a 32’ set of Belden BAV XLR’s to the speakers. Wireworld platinum 7 HDMI i2s connection between Pink Faun and Direct Stream DAC.
Tongue in cheek…
I know…and like many, before the days of Monster Inc…good ole zip was all we had…
it did serve well for back then…