Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Are You Kidding Me?

So, I swapped in a Parasound JC3 phono stage, a Koetsu black goldline cartridge .. substantial improvement.

My problem is Excel Audio, a wonderful high end audio toy store which opened near me. Mike Rose's listening room is unbelievable. Big Wilson speakers, TAD R1s, Dagostino monoblocks and preamp, big Luxmans, top of the line Clear Audio table with Goldfinger cartridge. Cabling which cost far more than my entire system.

I love the sound of my system, then I go there. Sadness.

So, Mike lent me a pair of Nordost Heimdahl II speaker cables. Darn you Mike Rose! I had $1.00/foot Belden 9497 speaker wire. (Much loved by Japanese audio enthusiasts) The difference in sound quality and price, is VERY substantial!

I invited 2 friends over to check my impressions.

I'm going to buy them. I hate myself already.