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    Balanced XLR cables advice please

    OK - so after 30mins of listening to a couple of tracks back to back, there are some obvious differences in the sounds of the two DACs. Testing was Abrahamsen V1 UP CD direct to V2 UP amp via Audioquest sydney RCA vs Abrahamsen V1 UP to Rega DAC via AQ VCM-1 coax then AQ sydney into the V2 amp...
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    Balanced XLR cables advice please

    Just had a look on ebay and those cables are 13 quid for a metre??!!! Got to be worth a punt and sell my £100 audio quest RCA. Profits can go to some new speaker wires. Bonus!
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    Balanced XLR cables advice please

    Thanks all for the advice. I'll see if I can borrow some from my local dealer. I got my first chance to have a proper listen today. And with the setup described above it really sounds fantastic and so pleased with the abrahamsen kit. Even in the two hours I've had since opening the boxes...
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    Balanced XLR cables advice please

    Hi all, I've just upgraded my Rega Apollo R CD player and Brio R amp to an Abrahamsen V1.0 UP (CD) and V2.0 UP (Amp) combo. My Rega CD was fed to a Rega DAC via an AudioQuest VCM-3 co-ax didgital interconnect and then into the Brio with an Audioquest Sydney RCA interconnect. The Abrahamsen...
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    New amp (almost ready)

    Hi - another vote for the Abrahamsen I'm afraid. I was lucky enough to meet Colin (IQ Speakers) over the weekend and had a demo of the V2.0 UP. I currently have a Rega Brio R and have just upgraded my speakers from KEF Q900s to B&W PM1s. Totally different speakers I know, but felt that the...