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)
- I should have noted in my post above... - classfolkphile 11:12:30 01/24/06 (0)
- Re: You should find.... - alan m. kafton 17:21:07 01/23/06 (16)
- alan, this is a tough one (but fun)... - Duster 18:11:47 01/23/06 (12)
- Re: alan, this is a tough one (but fun)... - tiberian 19:38:30 01/23/06 (1)
- Rhodium is lively... - Duster 21:22:17 01/23/06 (0)
- Re: alan, this is a tough one (but fun)... - classfolkphile 19:28:48 01/23/06 (9)
- Here's my suggestion... - Duster 20:29:06 01/23/06 (8)
- Re: Here's my suggestion... - classfolkphile 10:33:45 01/24/06 (7)
- Oyaide palladium/palladium combo is too much of a good thing... - Duster 12:10:23 01/24/06 (6)
- Re: Oyaide palladium/palladium combo is too much of a good thing... - ChrisVH 13:10:02 01/24/06 (3)
- That's good to understand... - Duster 13:34:01 01/24/06 (2)
- Re: That's good to understand... - ChrisVH 19:43:03 01/24/06 (1)
- So true... - Duster 13:50:33 01/25/06 (0)
- Re: Oyaide palladium/palladium combo is too much of a good thing... - classfolkphile 12:50:34 01/24/06 (1)
- Oyaide AC Outlets... - Duster 13:40:05 01/24/06 (0)
- And, as always, IMS, IMHO. nt. - classfolkphile 17:41:45 01/23/06 (0)
- Re: You should find.... - classfolkphile 17:37:23 01/23/06 (1)
- Re: I understood.... - alan m. kafton 18:08:21 01/23/06 (0)