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REVIEW: Stealth CWS Cable

Model: CWS
Category: Cable
Suggested Retail Price: $400
Description: Cross-wrapped Silver: the best sounding round pure silver configuration - VERY close to purely resistive cable impedance,genuine Swiss-made Neutrik RCA (Pro-Fi) or XLR connectors
Manufacturer URL: Stealth
Model Picture: View

Review by EdM ( A ) on April 19, 2002 at 07:20:00
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I have a bad habit of being cheap and trying to avoid spending big bucks on things like interconnects which are just not sexy. That's how I came to using pro-audio XLR cables. If you look at many XLR cables sold at $25 a pair, they use Neutrik connectors, have Canare stamped on them and are made in Japan. Just how bad can they be? Want to know? Just plug in a pair of Stealth CWS.

Wow! the detail increases about 20%, the imaging locks in, harshness disappears and the music just plain sound about ten times better. I tried several different brands including some DIY silver, but for the price, Stealth is is damned hard to beat.

It's not my intention here to compare Stealth against other "audiophile" cables as much as a warning to those of you tempted by those cheap pro audio mic balanced cables. Don't do it! You really won't know what you're missing until you use something better.

The Stealth are great cables for a very reasonable price (compared to some others) and if you call Sergei direct at interlinkhouse you'll probably end up getting a great deal.


Product Weakness: Maybe not the ultimate IC but you be the judge.
Product Strengths: Great smooth yet detailed sound
Price to value


Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier: Muse 150 Monoblocks
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Muse 3
Sources (CDP/Turntable): Cary 306/200
Speakers: ScanSpeak DIY Towers
Cables/Interconnects: Stealth CWS
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Loreena McKennit "All Soul's Night"
Room Size (LxWxH): 10 x 11 x 9
Room Comments/Treatments: Accoustics First
Time Period/Length of Audition: 2 weeks
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner





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Topic - REVIEW: Stealth CWS Cable - EdM 07:20:00 04/19/02 (0)


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