1/25/2024 0 Comments Purist audio genesis![]() Not to worry, because there were a few new cable lines in Munich that sounded very good and did not exceed the cost of the rest of my system. Unfortunately, the new cable lines from Crystal Cable and Nordost are beyond my budget. The differences were not subtle, similar to what better electronics can do. The overall sound was more relaxed with better timbre. I became more aware of things like the fine details of the bowing on stringed instruments as well as secondary musical lines. In the comparison, it offered more dimensionality, air, and inner detail than the original. It includes considerable advances in design as well as termination. While the original still remains in the line, the Valhalla 2 is a shocking improvement, but at a cost of possibly 50% more. I have greatly admired the original Nordost Valhalla ever since replacing a well-regarded power cord on that Tri-Vista 21 DAC with Valhalla. In the Nordost room, I heard a jaw-dropping demo of its Valhalla 2 interconnect versus the original Valhalla. Hmmm.I wonder how they would work with my restored Quad ESLs? The Dreamline Plus is scheduled for release in June 2013. Gabi Rijnveld, an accomplished concert pianist and President of IAH-Crystal Cable-Siltech, described them as “a more affordable little sister of the Absolute Dream.” Instead of its sibling’s four twisted conductors, the Dreamline Plus sports two twisted conductors and is half-the-price, making Crystal’s exceptional all-monocrystal technology available to a wider audience. However, the big cable news here was the new Dreamline Plus. ![]() Crystal Cable’s Absolute Arabesque speakers, using Crystal Cable’s Absolute Dream “100% monocrystal conductors” for internal and crossover wiring and driven by Siltech’s outstanding SAGA electronics produced one of the most natural, refined, transparent, holographic, and engaging sounds at the show. The first room I visited was the Crystal Cable/Siltech room. However, while the sheer number of new cable premiers didn’t compare with those at CES (to see my CES cable report, click here), there were some significant new cable introductions in Munich at both the top end of the scale and at more modest prices. I had not intended to do a cable report at the Munich Show, having covered a lot of that ground at the recent 2013 CES. I continue to reaffirm to myself, and others, that cables are important components in helping to get the most out of your system, and can elevate a relatively good system to far greater heights. Indeed, at the recent CES I was stunned at the difference the articulation-and-impedance-control interfaces on the new MIT Oracle MA-X SHD interconnects and speaker cables made in soundstage definition, image depth, and musical timbre. The tones and signals generated by the Luminist System Enhancer are presented in the optimal frequencies and amplitudes to perform the enhancement process completely in the shortest possible time.Having heard the startling difference a Nordost Valhalla power cord made to my Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 21 DAC several years ago, I have moved from being somewhat skeptical of high-priced speaker cables, interconnects, and power cords to being an evangelist for them. The Luminist System Enhancer completely conditions all components (speakers, cables, and electronics) in the sound system by removing molecular stresses and residual magnetism while “opening” the system to perform to its full potential. The improvements for the Luminist System Enhancer work hand-in-hand with the shielding technologies used in our Luminist cables. The Luminist System Enhancer dramatically improves the sonic qualities of home and professional audio systems by utilizing extended duration CD-R, expanded and intensified algorithms, and a the de-magnetizing section. All while reducing the break-in time from 24 hours to 5 hours! We also updated algorithms for the variety of new components used in today’s equipment. Purist Audio Design expands our Luminist Revision, and we are pleased to release the Luminist System Enhancer! The Luminist System Enhancer uses additional algorithms designed for the new metallurgies used in our products.
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