marvellous soundstage,quiet

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i have just purchased this cable which i am puzzled about the negative report by some consumer reviewer on this site.
the truth is this is a rare gem speakercable that is able to
reproduce an extremely quiet background.tight bass n a wonderful sound stage.it must be coupled with oops hi-end equipment
system used
speakers - mbl 101d
amplifier - mbl 9010
pre - nagra pl-p
cd - linn sondek cd12
interconnects -tranparent reference
cables - tranparent reference
analoge-clearaudio reference/souther tq-1/clearaudio gold-coil insider moving-coli phono catridge
tuner-dynalab

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I have been using Transparent Super in my system for a year now. Like most of us I get the bug to try something differen from time to timet. Each time I try a new set of cables either they sound unusally bright or thin sounding, or some aspect of the cable initially sounds exciting. But when I replace them with the Transparent Super the differences are immediately obvious. Very natural and detailed, great soundstage, excellent bass, and the music is not thin sounding, nor is it bloated.
Initially I started with the Music Wave Plus, moving to Super was a big step up in performance. Each jump up ... Ultra, Reference, ... will improve upon the weaknesses of the lower level. In the Super series the only weakness I perceive is a very slightly rolled off treble.

Highly recommended if you can afford them.

I have a pair of Reference balance interconnects for linking my Rowland Coherence and 9T, and I was looking for another pair for my DAC to Pre. So I tried another pair of Reference and a pair of XL. WHat a difference they made. XL is twice the price but the end result is... I bought the XL!
I also found the your better interconnects should be used between pre and power amps rather than DAC and pre. You should try it.

Transparent XL cables are so musical, sweet, details and so much air. They are just the finest. Even new cables such as MIT 350 and The One from Taralab or NBS can't compete.

This cable sounds similar to other interconnects from Transparent: robust midrange, deep bass, rolled off highs. I think it has something to do with the "network" (low pass filter?). For this reason, it sounds great with opera, pop, and rap but fails on classical. It depends on your taste, really. The major problem with this cable is its cost. Transparent must have figured some people are willing to pay anything to achieve the characteristics their cables provide. That's too bad... they don't excel in treble and if I'm going to pay that much for one, it better be pretty close to perfection. Then again, the built quality is good, really good. IMO, it's better to invest on a neutral sounding silver cable than one with specific purpose such as this. 4 stars for the sound only.

I purchased my Transparent cables on the recommendation of the dealer where I bought my system. The whole system sounded so good I didn't care which piece of it made it sound that way. I just did what he told me to do.
I recently bought a set of Thiel CS6 speakers and took the opportunity to update my Reference speaker cables with the latest network design. While they were at the factory, the dealer who sold me the Thiels loaned me another manufacturer's cables to use until the Transparents returned. I spent an entire week every night waltzing the Thiels around my listening room trying to fix the sound. I couldn't believe that my room was making a pair speakers that sounded so good in the store sound so bad in my home.

Just as I was ready to light the kindling wood around the Thiels, my Transparent cables returned. I hooked them up not knowing how they would affect the sound because I thought they would need time to burn in. Ten seconds after I hit the play button I had a smile from ear to ear. Everything I enjoyed in my previous speakers was there in spades but better...velvet vocals, tomb-like background silence, incredible detail and soundstage depth. I had no idea these things were this good. You have to listen to the difference to believe. I'm already saving for my upgrade to XL's. Five stars is not enough.

How can this seriously be considered an audio product every audiophile should have. If you really want good sound, make your own cable.

Having owned audioquest cabling for over 5 years, I was forced to buy new cables when I completed my Krell system with the purchase of a KRC-3. After having listened to my upgraded system (Krell CD player, KRC3 and KSA 200 S) through the Audioquest I went to the dealer and swapped them for a couple of balanced Transparent SUper interlinks. It isn´t fair to compare but the differences were so unbelievable, so big a soundstage, so smooth and still powerfull, so emotionally involving the music flowed, I was won over.

I think it should be imposed as a "must buy" for every serious audiophile, spending a lot of money on cabling is only a waste of money if you have to spend it several times before getting to the Transparent Heaven.

After auditioning over 10 pairs of cables from 6 different companies i decided upon a pair of music wave plus from Transparent .I heard detail never heard in my ever so slightly bright system,Soundstage was deep and wide and dynamics were so dynamic it sent chills up my spine(really)!One week later a friend brought over his Transparent Ultra and hooked them up to see if any the difference in 2 jumps up their chain of quality.We cranked up a reference cd that has a lot of chilling brass hits that used to sound screechy,Let me tell you they say cables make no difference but the weak link in my bright system is no more.The track was A Chorus Line -Hamlish/Morita(Dallas Wind Symphony)On reference recordings (rr-905cd)Try this listen to this piece at loud volume(really loud)and tell me if the brass is bearable.If not try a pair of Transparent Ultra.So the store took back the old and gleefully exchanged (plus a few bucks!!!!)with the new.
System used for audition:AAlchemy transport,Lexicon preamp,Levinson 23 amp,Definative bp30 speakers.

I've owned many high end components and cables and I have come to a remarkable conclusion. Sometimes you can spend foolishly! Transparent cables et. all are highly over-rated. Perhaps it has to do with expecting so much for all the cash spent, or maybe it's the fear of not being able to admit you were stupid enough to blow 6K or more on wires. My advice...Go quickly to Radio Shack and revel in your frugality...at least when it comes to the wires.I own a BAT VK-500, BAT VK-D5, AR LS25 and Dunlavy SC-V's with Radio Shack XLR's and Monster Cable speaker wire.

Quiet, tremendous body and coherence

Expensive

Simply an amazing cable. Not superficially transparent with tons of detail at first impression but after extended listening, just makes music and instruments sound more like real life. Textures, instrumental body and imaging is astounding.

SPM-very large soundstage, very transparent and fast as well as detailed, but somewhat noisy on the high end, thins out the mids and a little brittle. They actually sound how they look. Thin and Wiry. Tara One. Quiet but something about dynamics had me questioning. Bottom line-I bought Transparent Reference spkr and interconnect for 10k. Never would I have thought cables could make this much difference. Also, check out the Pixl power conditioner. MAkes a quantum leap in focus and body. Astounding. My Krell FPB 600c just sounds like a totally different creature. I can't believe there hasn't been more press for this thing. Best kept secret in Audio.

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