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21-10-2012, 08:12
This from a recent customer:
I have recently upgraded my system and last on the list was to upgrade my old silver cables. After testing a few of the 'big guns' I had narrowed down my list to: Furutech References (£1150), LFD's (£1000), Atlas Mavros (£800) and Chord Co Indigos (£1000). The best I had heard were the Furutech Flux at £2000 a pair, but as I needed 3 sets....you get my drift!
One thing I had learned from my cable search is that when you get to a certain price point (c£700), you are not really seeing improvements in cables any more, just different presentations from cable to cable. The exception to this rule was the Furutech Flux's which were audibly (slightly) better than the rest.
A friend passed me on to Paul at RFC so I had a pair of Reference Venus (£300) sent out. Wow! I was blown away. This cable lost absolutely nothing to the others I had been auditioning. In fact I would say that they were so close to the Furutech References at £1150 that I don't think you could tell the difference in blind listening. The Venus was airy, dynamic with a very pure top end and very impressive tight but tuneful bass.
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n577/24pacman/RFC%20Cables/RFCDesirecopyjpg_zps577e9aa3.png
Finding a cable that is massively detailed without sounding harsh or bright is virtually impossible, but the Venus pulled this off by being noticeably more detailed than the Atlas, Chord and LFD's but without tipping my system over the edge into brightness (I use Triangle speakers that can sound bright if there is a weak link in the chain).
I was so impressed that I ordered another pair of the Venus the same day and then Paul made me a custom cable for my Dac which was equally impressive. In short, within a week I had replaced all of my cables.
Paul's service is second to none. Everything arrived the following day as promised. Packaged well and the build quality of the cables is up there with the very best. I wish him well and my advice would be to get in quick as these cables are ridiculously cheap for what they are.....and that can't last forever!! To summarize, you're getting a £1000 product for £300, it's a bit of a no-brainer.
Thanks again Paul
Tim
You can find out more about the Reference Venus by clicking HERE (http://referencefidelitycomponents.co.uk/products/reference-series/reference-venus/)
I have recently upgraded my system and last on the list was to upgrade my old silver cables. After testing a few of the 'big guns' I had narrowed down my list to: Furutech References (£1150), LFD's (£1000), Atlas Mavros (£800) and Chord Co Indigos (£1000). The best I had heard were the Furutech Flux at £2000 a pair, but as I needed 3 sets....you get my drift!
One thing I had learned from my cable search is that when you get to a certain price point (c£700), you are not really seeing improvements in cables any more, just different presentations from cable to cable. The exception to this rule was the Furutech Flux's which were audibly (slightly) better than the rest.
A friend passed me on to Paul at RFC so I had a pair of Reference Venus (£300) sent out. Wow! I was blown away. This cable lost absolutely nothing to the others I had been auditioning. In fact I would say that they were so close to the Furutech References at £1150 that I don't think you could tell the difference in blind listening. The Venus was airy, dynamic with a very pure top end and very impressive tight but tuneful bass.
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n577/24pacman/RFC%20Cables/RFCDesirecopyjpg_zps577e9aa3.png
Finding a cable that is massively detailed without sounding harsh or bright is virtually impossible, but the Venus pulled this off by being noticeably more detailed than the Atlas, Chord and LFD's but without tipping my system over the edge into brightness (I use Triangle speakers that can sound bright if there is a weak link in the chain).
I was so impressed that I ordered another pair of the Venus the same day and then Paul made me a custom cable for my Dac which was equally impressive. In short, within a week I had replaced all of my cables.
Paul's service is second to none. Everything arrived the following day as promised. Packaged well and the build quality of the cables is up there with the very best. I wish him well and my advice would be to get in quick as these cables are ridiculously cheap for what they are.....and that can't last forever!! To summarize, you're getting a £1000 product for £300, it's a bit of a no-brainer.
Thanks again Paul
Tim
You can find out more about the Reference Venus by clicking HERE (http://referencefidelitycomponents.co.uk/products/reference-series/reference-venus/)