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Woolworths, God rest their soul, were my past cable suppliers for years. I first took cables seriously about 10 years ago when I picked up some Watt3/Puppy2s from the Hifi Trading Station in Peterborough and Sacha Meakin threw in some CS112 cable which set against my twin and earth opened the door. The Wilsons also had a lot to do with it but they let me see how much I held the system back using 2.5mm twin and earth. From there my career with cables was founded. My customers ask my current system and what cables I use. I used to be a Krell man, flirted with Mark Levinson but now I am definately a Mcintosh man, a valve Mcintosh man having just got a pair of MC2301 power amps. I still use my SL110 with an SME V arm but I prefer the convenience of the dCS Scarlatti transport and DAC digital system and now the upsampler. I have been experimenting with AESEBU cables and the ODIN in 16/44.1 mode is astounding. The Audience AESEBU is probably the best value for money on this system though. However I have hear that Chris Sommovigo has plans for his new StereoLab AESEBU cable and if its anything like his past efforts ODIN will have to look out. Clocking cables are Sterovox XV2 and now the Stereolab XV-Ultra. Do I feel your eyebrows raising? Clinical digital feeding warm cuddly Macs. Well it really works. Speakers are Ayra C3.0. I had to make that life/system changing decision. After battling with my Eidolon Avalons for the best part of two years I nearly got them right. They were stubbon whatsits to run in but when all seemed perfect Lars Kristenson suggested I could handle sell the Ayra range from Raidho. It was a heart wrenching decision but I was swayed by the fact that every Nordost demo I attended where the Ayras' were used, in Bristol and Munich after each 45 minute demo someone from the floor asked who made these speakers. I really rated them myself so the Avalons had to go and Grahame in Brighton is discovering his CD collection again. The C3.0 are just a different class. They are just brilliant. At the 2010 Bristol show the admiration for these speakers was considerable. House friendly and beautifully designed it was a decision I never regret. Power supply is important so I use Audience adeptResponse conditioners and Nordost Quantums with Valhalla power cables. I have recently ran a dedicated supply from the consumer unit with just a 6 amp breaker. This way my 13a tuning fuses are protected a little better. I have the fortune to try out most of the cables I sell and really do suggest you spend as much as you can afford but in the right proportions, so to pick individual favourites may be misleading from the brands that I sell. However, the new Nordost ODINs are out of this world, not cheap, but astonishing. How do they do it, I don't know but they do. Now I have to save up. Favourite Music, what do I listen to? When someone comes around for a demo I dread I might frighten them off as my taste is so varied and I do not like to offend. So if I list a few names it will give you a good idea. Zappa, Brian Wilson, Joe Walsh, Joe Satriani, Steely Dan, Grandaddy, Cream, Jan & Dean, Neil Young, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, The Who, Adrian Belew, Kevin Ayres, Grace Slick, Midlake, Gary Fletcher of the Blues Band to name a few but these tend to be played more than most.. Classical: Rossini, Verase, Bethoven, Misorgsky, Pachebel, Puccini, Albinoni, Rossini, Stravinsky and Zappa. Country: Don Walker. A mention more of Jimmy Barnes who is now the Australian with the highest number of No. 1 Albums in Oz with 11 in all. Well done Jimmy, well deserved. Gary Fletcher is an old aquaintence. I first met him in his Panama Scandal days. It was obvious he was going to succeed as he is an amazing Bass player as anyone who follows the Blues Band will have seen him in the band. He is now releasing CDs of his own music and it is worth a listen. You can pick them up from his solo/band and Blue Band gigs.
Many thanks to Wikipedia for the biographies
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