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VH Audio AirSine connectors: a note and a question - long

I have an AirSine with Wattgate Gold connectors on my Exemplar Denon 2900 which I also tried on my CJ MV 60SE. It sounds very good on both pieces. The CDP is through a Hydra 8 (with an AirSine w Furu. Rhodium - a good combo), the Amp goes directly into a Hubbell 5362 wall outlet.
I recently bought an AirSine with the Oyaide Direct Gold connectors for the CJ and it also sounds really good on that piece (I was using a Flavor 2 with Furutech Gold), even better than the Wattgate Gold. It sounds a bit more transparent, a touch more resolving. It is also less warm than the Wattgate.
Interestingly, when I swapped the AirSines between the two pieces (Wattgate to amp, Oyaide to CDP) the sound of the system (Modwright linestage w Flav. 2 Furu. Gold, Aural B spkrs., VH Audio Spectrum ICs and Shunyata Gemini cables make up the rest) became bright and even a little glaring. I suspect this stemmed from poor synergy between the silver outlets of the Hydra and the Oyaide Gold connectors and I will try to confirm this when a Power Wing demo (w all three Oyaide outlets) arrives later this week.
So from this I've drawn two lessons:
1) a system can become so resolving that changes in connectors can have a significant effect on the sound, and
2) I will have to be careful in both picking and matching outlet and connector types if I decide to order a Power Wing.

Which finally brings me to my question/request. Has anyone heard the other Oyaide connectors/outlets? Has anyone compared them to each other or to the comparable Furutech connectors (Gold & Rhodium)?
If so I'd appreciate (as I'm sure others would) hearing any feedback about them.
Thanks,
Rob




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Topic - VH Audio AirSine connectors: a note and a question - long - classfolkphile 15:43:46 01/23/06 (18)


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