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Product: Signature Ethernet Cable (SKU AS_XEC)
It is an instant improvement on transparency and organic. It is well worth the money spent.
Product: Signature Silver DC Cable (SKU AS_XDCLX1)
It’s either this cable that makes it, the system down/upstream, or the combination thereof. What a huge difference to the aural pleasure as to what I hear/experience!
Product: Signature Silver USB Cable (Type A-B)
The Signature USB has been best USB cable I’ve used, better than Curious or Inakustik.
Product: Signature Ethernet Cable (SKU AS_XEC)
I received the cable yesterday and got the chance to try it. I worked right out the box with the I2S protocol for my system.
I need to let you know, it sounds awesome.
This easily out performs the Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 and all my other lesser performing Ethernet cables right out of the box. You have a winner with this design for others using Ethernet I2S.
Product: Signature OCC silver digital (SKU AS_XDIG)
Your Signature OCC silver digital has done it again! It pleasantly improves the sound without any brightness or harshness. I thought I was quite happy with my chinese made top of line digital copper cable, but because the Signature V2 occ silver interconnects I bought six months ago. It elevates the performance so much that I've continued to replace my other cables with your brand of power cords, interconnects and speaker cables bought through the Canuck community. Finally, this chinese digital cable left me wondering if i should be content or get your Signature OCC silver. So glad I did. At low level listening, sound was detailed and full of ambiance cues, airy, non-fatiguing, with weight and improved clarity. Something bothered me with the chinese made digital cable...can't fully explain. But my system can now be said to be enjoyable. Thank you.
Btw, I am having your Signature V2 Silver OCC interconnects, Signature V1 OCC Silver interconnects, Signature OCC Silver digital cable, Statement power cord, Signature V2 power cord, Signature OCC Copper speaker cables. 👍 Very musical, detailed, full body, relaxed, natural warmth. :=)
Product: Signature Ethernet Cable (SKU AS_XEC)
Right from the start I could hear the difference. Just more revealing and instrument placing more pronounced.
Best upgrade I've had.
Product: Signature Ethernet Cable (SKU AS_XEC)
I received my second Signature Ethernet Cable yesterday to connect it between my old MacBook Pro and the N-16. WoW ! Just magic … and despite the fact that it replaces a very good cable (Furutech Lan-8), the Signature Ethernet Cable really improve the sound quality on this old MBP. Audio Sensibility brings music to life.
Product: Signature Silver S/PDIF (RCA/BNC) Digital Cable (SKU AS_XDIG)
Product: Signature Silver USB Cable (Type A-B) (SKU AS_XUSB)
Product: Signature Silver Straight DIN to RCA Phono Cable (SKU AS_XPSDR)
Product: Signature Power Cable V2 (SKU AS_XPC2)
Product: Signature Silver XLR Interconnects (SKU AS_XXLR)
Product: Statement Power Cable (SKU AS_SPC)
All cables I ordered were received by 2 days ago. They’re still settling in. But wanted to let you know…
First I was struck by how beautiful the cables look.
I have the Signature V2 and Signature S/PDIF on my CD transport, and before they even warmed up, the sound was wonderful. It’s difficult to know how much of an effect Signature V2 Power cord has made, since I’ve changed so many things at once, adding a Chord M-Scaler into the digital chain, and vibration isolators under the transport, since the last time I listened to the Signature S/PDIF alone. All I can say is the cumulative results are phenomenal.
I’ll comment on these more later. But I’ll mention now that I continue to be impressed by your Signature headphone cables...
By comparison with the stock cable on the Meze Empyrean, your Signature makes me think Meze should not even include a stock cable.
Your Signature for the Focal Utopia replaced a “Grand” cable by Lavricables, consisting of 20 cores of 28 AWG silver, in Teflon, Litz weave, in a balanced configuration. It’s difficult to compare head-to-head, since the Lavricables is balanced, and your Statement is single-ended, giving the Lavricables an advantage. Even so, your Statement is at least as good, at a significantly lower price, has a better connector (Furutech vs. Neutrik), and is sturdier.
Finally, your Signature with the Sennheiser HD600 might be the biggest surprise. The HD800 has a reputation for being thin or analytical, and most people advise against a silver cable. But I find your Statement brings out the best qualities of the HD800, without any drawbacks. It adds clarity, and actually makes the HD800 less analytical, seemingly filling-out the tone and texture of the music. The air and space of the HD800, and the increased tonality with your Signature cable, gives as satisfying a listening experience as my Empyrean and Utopia headphones, though different, but with breathy female vocals, arguably better.
Thanks for increasing my listening enjoyment! 😊
Product: Signature Silver USB Cable (Type A-B) (SKU AS_XUSB)
I'm very pleased to report that I received the custom Silver Signature USB today. Upon uncoiling the cable from the package and thanks to the supple construction the cable laid perfectly into position with the connectors aligning with each component without needing even the slightest twist; this is a very beautiful and substantial build!
Moving from the AQ Carbon to the Signature more body, weight and solidity to the image is immediately apparent with the sense that more information has been brought forward for an improved engagement factor!
The next impressive aspect is a more expansive presentation freshly revealed in a bounty of savory low level details and note decay hanging longer to combine for an absolutely dazzling effect.
Count me among those thoroughly impressed with this design!
Product: Signature Silver S/PDIF (RCA/BNC) Digital Cable (SKU AS_XDIG)
After experiencing the sound of your other cables, I continued to try to the Signature Silver S/PDIF Digital Cable. Reading some posts online claiming a cable of 75 ohm resistance cannot be built using RCA connectors, I connected the Signature Silver to the BNC output on my equipment, using a BNC to RCA adapter. WOW! There it was! The music that had been missing. Don’t know if the claims about RCA connectors were correct, or something about the BNC vs RCA adapters on my equipment (though other RCA terminated cables didn’t exhibit this).
Product: Signature Silver USB Cable (Type A-B) (SKU AS_XUSB)
The USB Signature is very good ! Way more body then the Statement
Product: Signature Silver USB Cable (Type A-B) (SKU AS_XUSB)
Product: Statement SE Silver AES/EBU (XLR) Digital Cable (SKU AS_SDIGXSE)
If you are considering a good USB cable for your system, I suppose you already know that despite the fact that a lot of scientists are telling that all USB cables should sounds the same, in real life, it’s absolutely not the case. I know that for sure as I tried about eleven (11) different cables in my system over the last two years and a half or so. They all sounded different. Ffrom subtle to extremely obvious. The list of cables I tried are:
Generic cable
Wyred4Sound (a bit thicker than a simple generic) cable that came with my dac at the time (I quickly swap the W4S dac-2 for a NAD M51).
Wireworld Starlight 6
Wireworld Starlight 7
Transparent Performance
Silnote Poseidon Silver Signature
Oyaide Continental 5S
Audioquest Diamond
Audiosensibility Statement
Transparent Premium
Audiosensibility Signature (double header)
From all the cables I tried, only four (4) of them I could live with in my systems for long term. The others were lacking too much in one or more aspects of the audio spectrum for my taste. These cables are: Audioquest Diamond, Transparent Premium and both Audiosensibility cables. In order of preference:
1- Audiosensibility Signature (my current cable)
2- Transparent Premium
3- Audiosensibility Statement
4- Audioquest Diamond
I compared the AS Statement to the Transparent Premium for several weeks. The Premium was my resident cable after he stumped over the Audioquest Diamond in a shootout in my system in the previous weeks. The Statement was really close to the Transparent Premium in overall sonic performance getting even the edge over ultimate resolution. But the Premium has more body to the sound, a more robust bass foundation. So I decided to keep the Premium and return the Statement to Steve but not without telling him that I really liked his cable and considering the price difference between the Transparent premium (549$) and the Audioquest Diamond (549$ but got a fantastic deal for 350$) and his Statement at only about 269$ at the time, the Statement was a fantastic value in my opinion. Steve contacted me a couple of weeks later for asking me if I was willing to be a beta tester for a Signature USB cable. A couple of months later, I received the Signature and put it against my Transparent Premium cable. All the qualities of the Statement were there (extremely open sound, tons of detail without any harshness, beautiful midrange, fantastic musicality) but with a really significant more fullness to the overall experience with a much more present bass and more texture to voices and instrument. I thought the Premium was my cable for a long time. Alas, the Signature was superior in every way but speed. It was more musical (despite the fact the Premium is known to be very analog sounding), smoother and more organic with better details. A really, really fantastic cable. I sold the Transparent and I am still really happy with my Signature for the last year or so. If you ever choose the Signature route, I suggest the double header configuration for a perfect separation of signal and power.
But if somebody have a budget of 400$ or less for the purchase of a USB cable, I would heartily recommend the Statement. It is an incredible value that compete with 550$+ cables. In fact, it’s the cable I recommend to beginner that are getting serious in computer base system. And the build quality of Steve’s cables and connectors is simply stunning.
So in conclusion, if you want a fantastic performer that will give you plenty of enjoyment when listening to your music at a bargain price and easily compare with much more expensive cables, go for the Statement.
If you want to seal the deal forever and don’t want any compromise and extract every single drops of your system performance, go for the Signature. IMHO the price difference between the Statement and the Signature worth it.
Product: Signature Silver USB Cable (Type A-B) (SKU AS_XUSB)
Well I can say without any equivocation the multiple smaller conductor USB design crushes the other two in every way. More weight and depth in the bass, more detail in the highs, far more natural midrange, better PRAT, more clarity top to bottom, better attack and decay and more snap. You name it. Next to it the 18awg single conductor design is slow, veiled and ponderous and the 20awg seems tinny and uninvolving.