After searching high and low for the right cord for my Capitole I tried this one on the suggestion of a friend. It only cost 100.00 bucks, but I like it more than anything I've tried overall
Audio Magic Matrix
CD player and tube amps plugged into it
Elrod Power Systems Statement II
for the matrix conditioner
Audiopax Model 88
30 watt SET
Grand Prix Audio Monaco Amp stand
One each for the Audiopax 88s
Grand Prix Audio F1 formula carbon fibre shelf
one for each amp stand
Grand Prix Audio Apex
for the amp stands, unbelievable improvment
Argent Pursang
8ft single wire run
Elrod Power Systems EPS 2 Signature
2 of them for the amps
Avantgarde Duo 2.0 mkII
White ABS (no paint)
Grand Prix Audio Apex
replaced stock feet on the Duos with Apex
Elrod Power Systems EPS 3 Signature
for the powered subs
Argent Jaden Signature jumpers
replaced stock Avantgarde jumpers with custom built Argent Audio jumpers
I never did. I sold off this system quite some time ago. I personally like high powered solid state with dynamic speakers. I've owned every type of speaker out there and that is my personal preference at this point.
Owl, the GPA footers make quite a noticable difference on the Duos. They do just what the other GPA stuff does but to the sound of the Duos. They really open things up and give a more natural sense to the sound. They bring clarity and focus to the images, but not by brightening things up, if anything they give a calming effect to the sound. Get them for your GPA racks too, they are expensive but really worth it
System edited: added F1 carbon fibre shelves and Apex feet to the amp stands. These tweaks really take the performance of the Monaco amp stands up a notch. Also added the Apex feet to the Duos.
Ron- Yeah for some reason the Audience power chord did sound rather special on the Capitole. Though I'm sure there is room for improvment there. I tried the EPS 2s on the capitole a number of times, but after getting the Matrix conditioner it just sounded right with the EPS 2s on the Matrix and the Power Chord on the player. I should ring up Ric sometime and get a demo on the Brujo, I'm sure it's great.
I'll get around to putting up some pics sometime soon. Speaking of, you need to list your system.
System edited: Changed from the Acoutic Zen cabling to Argent Audio Pursang and added the Grand Prix amp stands. These 2 changes have brought out major improvments in this system.
My inspiration for this system mostly came from my dealer. He has it and it's incredible. Diffrent rooms make more diffrences than anything though and I'm still trying to tame my room so I'm not experiencing the level that my dealer has.
I did a lot of cable comparing and settled on Zen wires, although it was before I got this system. I should check out some more cables, I just got kind of burned on it and was very happy with Zen quality and value. I get a lot of flack from some members for speaker highly of Zen cables, but they are the best I have heard, and I'm sure that if the doubters heard the cables in my room and my sytem they would have to agree. Really personally I think the room acoustics are far more important than the equipment in the system, an awesome system cannot be without great acoustics.
I'll keep the cables you mentioned on my short list if I ever get back into cable evalutations again. I did have a set of the Coincident interconnects in a previous system and while I thought they were a good cable they just weren't what I was looking for, maybe they would sound great on this new system.
