scuzzii Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 For a good value option try the Blackcat Cable Veloce - BNC connectors convertible to RCA. Available direct for about $130 or so landed I think. His background is at Stereovox. TYhere are a few others on SNA who use this cable as well. Thanks Mark... So basically this is the junior to the XV Ultra..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm1111 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks Mark... So basically this is the junior to the XV Ultra..? I believe it is equivalent to a superseded Stereovox model that was previously top of the line. I guess that would make it the junior version of the current Sterovox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricka Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hi Scuzzi I have the Black Cat and love it: great value for money. Good to see you posting BTW. Cheers A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chua55 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 You would never go wrong with blackcat. I will be evaluating the Grover digital coaxial cable. I hope in next 2 month I would be able to report back. If u have not heard who is Grover, here he is http://www.groverhuffman.com/interconnects On my system, there are full of him. I am proud to see Steve Hoffmann using his cables for mastering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzii Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hi ScuzziI have the Black Cat and love it: great value for money. Good to see you posting BTW. Cheers A Hi Andrew - yep great to be back.. I'm seriously considering it or the XV. I just want to make sure i add absolutely not brightness into my system. I've been offered a lend of the XV in a few weeks. I'd normally just buy the Black Cat and if I liked the XV upgrade, but BNC is a smaller market to sell second hand I suspect.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricka Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 The nice thing about the Black Cat, and all Stereovox cables, is that they have very high quality BNC - RCA connectors included: very helpful when you swap dacs around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorkBun69s Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hi Scuzzi, Dont mean to crash the party, but i've just ordered a CD7FV as well so will be looking forward to your cable review. Same boat as you, dont want any high or midrange harshness or sibilance in my future cable.. Shogo was kind enough to give me his RCA - BNC cable from Blue Jeans, which is a 75ohm cable, to use with his former A-GD Dac3, but there is a hint of midrange harshness and sibilance with that cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzii Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hi Scuzzi,Dont mean to crash the party, but i've just ordered a CD7FV as well so will be looking forward to your cable review. Same boat as you, dont want any high or midrange harshness or sibilance in my future cable.. Shogo was kind enough to give me his RCA - BNC cable from Blue Jeans, which is a 75ohm cable, to use with his former A-GD Dac3, but there is a hint of midrange harshness and sibilance with that cable. well let you know Katattack. Might try the Black Cat first off anyway.. I'm guessing from what Andrew mentions above the RCA connectors would mean the cable could be used as a non BNC one anyway.. (thanks Andrew) I have a vdH digital Coax that isnt by any means bright if you are after a coax.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PorkBun69s Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 will play around with cables once my system settles in, atm i have shogo's 6SN7's and 6SL7's tube collection that is quite entertaining. Interesting to know how the sound changes signature with each tube combo. Got over 20 different tube combos to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 True, the same can be said for thier ACSS rigs, if u're going to ACSS, go all the way rather with the whole shebang, cd transport, dac, amp. IMO their single ended dacs are so underated, because a lot of consumers 'fear' their marketing terminology for it being 'musical' in signature.. what is ACSS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozcal Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 ACSS (Audio-gd Current Signal System) is Audio-gd's system for transmitting audio signals in the current domain. This concept, first seen in 1966, we have used for many years, and since 2006, have evolved the technology to include all audio signals in our systems from the digital source to the power amplifier. Since 2005, ACSS comp5nts have become Audio-gd's most popular products Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 ACSS (Audio-gd Current Signal System) is Audio-gd's system for transmitting audio signals in the current domain. This concept, first seen in 1966, we have used for many years, and since 2006, have evolved the technology to include all audio signals in our systems from the digital source to the power amplifier. Since 2005, ACSS comp5nts have become Audio-gd's most popular products any idea what that actually means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Vu Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I believe it means you basically skip output sections of each respective device and feed the next item in the food chain a direct signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hi Scuzzi,Dont mean to crash the party, but i've just ordered a CD7FV as well so will be looking forward to your cable review. Same boat as you, dont want any high or midrange harshness or sibilance in my future cable.. Shogo was kind enough to give me his RCA - BNC cable from Blue Jeans, which is a 75ohm cable, to use with his former A-GD Dac3, but there is a hint of midrange harshness and sibilance with that cable. katattack I don't suppose You'd be so kind as to bring your CD-7 down to StKilda when it suits you - I want to hear what it sounds like in my system, if it's better than my computer playback system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I believe it means you basically skip output sections of each respective device and feed the next item in the food chain a direct signal. And I assume that for it to work ALL your components would have to be Audio GD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoot Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 ACSS was/is also used by Naim under a different name, if I recall correctly. It's a variable-current topology rather than variable-voltage. (Again... IIRC.) I've heard a Ref7 with the Audio-GD pre-amp and compared balanced to ACSS connections. The ACSS was clearly more detailed and less noisy, especially noticeable in the top end. (No the levels weren't perfectly matched but yes the testing was done blind - I had no idea what sources I was comparing as the pre-amp inputs were switched.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 It's always problematic when you make comparisons with proprietary technologies: are you listening to a true advance, or is the component optimised to work best with that technology and that's why it sounds worse when it's switched off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoot Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 It's always problematic when you make comparisons with proprietary technologies: are you listening to a true advance, or is the component optimised to work best with that technology and that's why it sounds worse when it's switched off? Interesting. Are you aiming that comment at the DAC or the pre-amp? Because lots of people are raving about Audio-GD's DAC performance compared with other DACs based on tests using regular RCA or balanced outputs. I guess we'd have to also compare the Ref7 balanced output via another well-regarded pre-amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I just want a good transport to plug into my (non-ACSS) Weiss DAC, so it was the CD-7 or CEC that I was thinking about as a transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozcal Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I have the CD7SE , prof and it does a great job into both of my dacs. Neither of the dacs is ACCS equiped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jliang70 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I use audio-gd CD7FV and REF8 DAC which was their top of range DAC without ACCS. Getting back to the thread I was looking at Audio-GD website there is and Audio-GD REF7.1 send to Australia on March 2 for John Australia. Was that for you Johnny Darko ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chua55 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 i like CD7FV and Ref 8. It is the mostly anologue sounding and relaxing machine I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Hey big Johnny - did you gt that REF7.1 yet?? not that I'm interested of course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Sensations Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 Hey big Johnny - did you gt that REF7.1 yet?? not that I'm interested of course? Yup, I did. And it rocks. Bring the PDX over for a death match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoot Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Yup, I did. And it rocks.Bring the PDX over for a death match! What fun. Make sure you use the best transport you can - the PDX is completely unforgiving in that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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