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"I could say this
ten different ways and possibly still not effectively
communicate this cable's large improvement over any other
speaker cable I have heard." |
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Jerry Siegel -
10Audio - May '06
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"Can you tell that I
like this stuff? My customers certainly do. But don’t trust me
-- I’m only one set of ears. Find a dealer and take some
Audience cables home for a try." |
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Bill Brooks -
SoundStage.com - The Candy Store - Stories From The Retail
Side - Jan '06
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"Backgrounds are
quieter, especially on older analog recordings. Micro dynamic
events are rendered with superior detail and in more realistic
scale, and thereby take on a greater musical significance, most
likely attributable to the enhanced sense of the "darker"
background. There is a general sense of ease and organic-ness to
the overall presentation; it is akin to the sound of good analog
in that respect. Whether that is due to an overall coherence the
cable offers, or perhaps a very good impedance match, I can't
say. But, it offers a more nuanced presentation, much closer to
live music than I have had with ANY other cable I've auditioned;
and believe me, I've played with more than a few." |
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Greg Weaver -
Positive Feedback - May '05
Print Version
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"The SA-11S1's
terrific CD sound tempted me to compare it to my CD
references--a Theta Generation VIII DAC driven by a Mark
Levinson No.31.5 transport via the excellent Audience Au24
AES/EBU interconnect." |
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Robert Harley -
The Absolute Sound - Feb/March '05
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"I have used many
brands of cable over the past three decades, including, but not
limited to; Monster (the entire gamut of their products),
Fulton, Polk, Cardas, JPS, D.H. Labs, Kimber, MIT, Audio Quest,
Straight Wire, Herron Audio, Transparent, Gortz Alpha-Core,
Silver Audio, Silver Circle Audio, Analysis Plus, Harmonic
Technology, and now, the Audience Au24's. While I am able to
note the differences every cable makes when inserted into
my system, the Au24 marks the most fundamentally musical
shift in performance I have yet to experience. In addition, that
transformation has been universal in my experiments across
equipment with price tags ranging from $200 to $8000. Don't let
these skinny little blue cables escape your attention. These are
world-class cables that, given the price tags of some of their
portentous peers, represent an excellent value as well." |
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Greg Weaver -
Positive Feedback
Writers' Choice Awards for 2004
- Dec. '04
Print Version
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"Its sound is fast,
open and transparent. The Au24 S/PDIF cable proved to be
something of a sonic enigma -- its signature was only
identifiable in relation to the other cables. On its own, it
offers a large portion of every positive attribute and no
discernible sins. Most notably, compared to the I2Digital cable,
the Au24 portrays density along with the speed and openness.
Images are full and weighty; in video terms, I would say that
the picture is more color-saturated. All of the detail is there,
but the perspective is different -- the music is portrayed in a
more tangible way." |
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Marc Mickelson -
SoundStage.com - December '04
Print Version
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"Inserting the
Audience Au24 S/PDIF digital cable between my transport and
upsampler, it is as if I have found the musical mother lode.
The nuances and balance the Au24 communicates are so immediately
apparent and welcomed that I am just in awe of this cable right
now. I have never noted a greater step toward musicality
with any other digital cable at any price." |
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Greg Weaver -
On Sound & Music - August '04
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"When a product only stirs my attention to the musical
message, that's a rare and purchase-worthy accomplishment." |
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Stephæn Harrell -
6 Moons - June '04 |
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"The Audience Au24
and powerChord cables share a family resemblance -- they balance
tonality extremely well, have superb detail (again, in balance;
neither too much nor too little of it), and they’re smooth.
Not colored-smooth, but just-right-smooth." |
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Wes Phillips -
Onhifi.com - April '04
Print Version
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“It was as a speaker cable that
the Au24 really shown.” Brian Damkroger actually preferred the
Au24 to his reference Valhalla in terms of tonal balance,
imaging, resolution of inner detail, and
sound staging." |
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Stereophile
Recommended Components – April ‘04 - (Vol.25 No.8
WWW)
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"They are among the
best cables at any price... given an honest chance (as honest as
they are in their signal delivery), you very well may find
yourself regarding them as cables that put a smile on your face
and joy before your ears." |
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