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Woolworths, God rest their soul, were my past cable suppliers for years. I first took cables seriously about 15 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 and Mcintosh but now I am a Burmester 911 Mk III power amp man. I still use my SL110 with an SME IV arm but now 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 Stereovox XV2 and now the Stereolab XV-Ultra. I am trying out his new "made by Chris himself" Tron digital, but not as a clocking as I only have one as they are very very limited . So I have it hooked up for SPDIF 16/44.1 listening. Amazing, Firewire on dCS systems was always an area which improvement was hard to find but I now have an arrangement with Relevation Audio to provide the ''supreme being'' of all 6/6 firewires. Interconnects from the dCS DAC are Odin and so are the speaker cables because I can. 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 C range from Raidho. It was a heart wrenching decision but I was swayed by the fact that every Nordost demo I attended where the Raidhos' 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 use2 x Audience adeptResponse aR4 conditioners and 2 x Quantums with Valhalla power cables. Arriving soon is my aR8-TSS2 Teflon version which if the articles I have read buy respected reviewers are half true I am in for another step up this Hi-fi ladder. Having recently moved I am back to the from the wall power supply. I fully intend to run from the consumer unit but at the moment the route and distruption is putting me off, not to mention the cost. I have just come back from the Munich High End Show 2011 and was fasinated by the Quantum Qv2 AC Line Harmoniser. I got the first into the UK and fitted two on my system. One on the wall adjacent to the system main feed plus one other on my QBase6 and the results are really pleasing. 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 and now Dweezil doing his dad's stuff, Brian Wilson, Joe Walsh, Joe Satriani, Steely Dan, Grandaddy, Cream, Jan & Dean, Neil Young, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, The Who, Adrian Belew, Kevin Ayres, Alllman Brothers Band, 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. Since the Classic Rock 2010 awards I re-discovered Rush. Geddy Lee was sitting on the next table. 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 and soon to be 12. 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.
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