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Synergistic Research USB Cable

Let me cut to the chase guys, the Synergistic Research USB cable is in a class of its own; it is simply remarkable. After hearing this cable on three different systems with three different USB DACs, replacement of the Kimber or Belkin USB cables with this cable improved the sound of every DAC used. The improvement was considerable.

Like all Synergistic Telsa cables, the USB cable is treated with "Quantum Tunneling". I have included a link to see this process which I experienced first hand at the factory. There are no ferrite rings on this cable.

The first thing you notice when listening to the Synergistic is that the sound stage becomes huge. Listening to Jose Carreras with chorus in Ramirez's Misa Criolla, the massive acoustic space is easily heard with the chorus cleary delineated behind Carreras. On the Roy Orbision CD Black and White Night, the acoustic space of the room is beautifully portrayed with the audience and other performers easily heard in the room.

Other USB cables seem to compress the sound leading to a slight hardness. In Jane Monheit's new CD, Surrender, Jane's voice is a touch dry in this studio recording. The Synergistic removes the slight hardness I was hearing with the Kimber or Belkin.

One of the biggest changes you will hear with the Synergistic cable is that the high end opens up, and the closed in affect I was hearing with the other cables is eliminated. On Keith Jarrett At The Blue Note, the shimmer of the cymbals sound incredibly real compared to the the other cables. I had always thought the TDA 1543 NOS DAC in my Crimson was a bit soft at the high end. It was the cable, not the DAC.

Transients sound faster; the pace and rhythm is better portrayed with the Synergistc cable. The Bob James & Earl Klugh CD Cool reproduces what our friend Dr. David Shapiro refers to as "kick ass bass". I was amazed at what I heard!

The Synergistic removes a veil from the sound of the other cables.

I hope this little review gives you folks an idea of what a well engineered USB cable can do for our DACs. My Wavelength Crimson's sound has been transformed.

Is the Synergistic one meter USB cable worth $550? No, it is worth twice this amount.

Steve


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Topic - Synergistic Research USB Cable - Mercman 09:42:27 02/17/08 (91)
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