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View ArticleTri-Art Audio Series B System Review
Tri-Art B Series Open 5 open-baffle speaker Cage match Budget audio is like a cage match, with manufacturers pitted against each other in a battle to be declared the best value in audio. Two perennial...
View ArticleNordost Tyr 2 cable system Review
$4,799 for a meter pair, the Nordost Tyr 2 speaker cable is the top model in Nordost’s Norse 2 mid-range product line. The Tyr 2 XLR costs $2,509.99 for a meter pair, much less than the company’s...
View ArticleAudience Au24 SX cable system Review
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View ArticleAudio Reference Technology Monolith SE cable system Review
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View ArticleMIT Cables Oracle V1.5 HR speaker interface, Oracle V1.5 XLR and Magnum ZIII...
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View ArticleTEO Audio Liquid Cables Review
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View ArticleAudio Blast: Audio Sensibility Y Cables Related to Schroeder Method of...
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View ArticleAnticables Reference Level Cables Review
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View ArticleNordost Tyr 2 cable system Review
12/9/2016 Correction: The correct pricing for a 0.6m pair of the Tyr 2 XLR is $2,099.99 and $2,509.99 for a meter pair. We misquoted the prices as $1,154.99 and $1,459.99 previously. Our apologies to...
View ArticleAudience Au24 SX cable system Review
Audience cables and I go back a long way. It all started with a series of interactions on Audio Asylum in early 2003 between Bob Neil and myself. I had been auditioning the original Audience Au24...
View ArticleAudio Reference Technology Monolith SE cable system Review
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View ArticleMIT Cables Oracle V1.5 HR speaker interface, Oracle V1.5 XLR and Magnum ZIII...
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View ArticleTEO Audio Liquid Cables Review
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View Article47 Labs Midnight Blue system Review
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