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A quest that dates back to collage, my current sound is approaching everything I've ever dreamed of. Holographic, extended and musical, it's whole exceeds the sum of it's parts with performance well beyond it's price point.

I'll add details on set up and tweeks including accoustics when I find the time.
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    • T + A CD 1240 R
    Amazingly open but never "digital", excels in clarity, air, and harmonic texture with analogue bloom and sound staging. I was originally turned onto this German line by the guys at Synergistic Research when looking to replace my VTL pre-amp.
    • T + A P 1230 R remote control
    The most transparent pre-amp I've ever had in my system. Huge sound field, dead quite- black background, extended bottom to top with harmonic texture and mid-range bloom. Perfect.
    • T + A A 1530 170 watt stereo amp
    As with the pre-amp, this amplifier holds my woofers in a vise like grip delivering unbelievable control and extension, layered mid-range and extended smooth highs with air in a cavernous soundstage.
    • Wilson Audio Watt+Puppy 6.0
    A big improvement over my 5.1's. These speakers are easier to drive and not so room dependent. Compared to the 5.1's they are more linear especially in the upper bass to lower mid-range with a sweeter top end. Dynamic and forceful yet able to play piano and violin, these speakers can be "tuned" to suite tastes by cables and electronics. A good reference quality speaker with a big sound in a small(ish) foot print.
    • Synergistic Research Tesla Apex IC
    My source interconnect they deliver rich harmonic texture and detail in equal measure with breathtaking sound stage and the blackest background of any interconnect I've ever heard.
    • Synergistic Research Tesla Precision Reference IC
    Pre to Power these cables are fast, detailed and dynamic. Possessing more inner detail and articulate pinpoint imaging then the Apex they transfer the maximum amount of detail and air. Paired with Apex I find this combination offers the rarest of sonic virtues- detail, texture, pinpoint imaging, bloom, you name it. This combination does it for me.
    • Synergistic Research Tesla Precision Referennce SC
    As with Apex and Precision Reference interconnects, the difference seems to fall between inner detail on the one hand and mid-range texture / bloom on the other. While the Apex presents more texture and bloom stressing image outlines vs. pin-point imaging, the Precision Reference is all about speed, inner detail, and nuance; much like the difference one hears when comparing the upper echelon of tube vs. solid state electronics. I choose Precision Reference as my listening room has a mid bass hump that was not complimentary to the fuller sounding Apex.
    • Synergistic Research Hologram D
    Replaced my Shunyata Anaconda 2 to my CD player. Much- read MUCH larger sound stage with boundaries far beyound what I had previously experienced with the conda. Also smoother and more detailed with a dramatic improvement to front to back layering- WOW!
    • Synergistic Research Hologram A
    Replaced the Anaconda 2 to my power amplifier. The same differences found between the Hologram D and the conda powering my CD player with the added benefit of improved low frequency weight and leading edge impact. This cable sounds altogether more natural on my power amplifier making the Anaconda 2 sound hi-fi(ish) by comparison and somewhat sterile and cold.
    • Synergistic Research T2
    Replaced the Anaconda 2 I had been running to my pre-amplifier. With the T2 powering my pre and all other Tesla cables in place I have a sound stage of epic proportion that exceeds the physical size of my listening room with images that emanate in a 360 degree circle around my LISTENING CHAIR!!! When I remove the T2 and replace it with the Anaconda 2 the sound field collapses and presents what I had thought was the best sound possible- that is until I found these new power cords. One interesting note is that now my system is 100% Tesla, removing any one pair of IC's, SC's or single power cord and replacing them with something else results in a system "collapse." These cables create a major synergy when used 100% through out a system that's for sure.

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I'd love to hear your comments on the the Tesla cables.

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