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GUIDE to
Sponsored by
CABLES, PowEr ProduCtS,
ACCESSoriES, And MuSiC
MUSIC INTERFACE TECHNOLOGIES
STEREO • MUSIC
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From the Editor| on the Horizon
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Cables & Interconnects
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Power Conditioners & Cords
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Music
ContEntS
Up Front
• From the Editor
• On the Horizon: New Cables, Power
Products, and Accessories Headed
Our Way
SPoNSoRED BY
Cables &
Interconnects
• Kimber 8TC
• Kimber Hero
• Transparent The Link and The Wave
• WyWires Blue
• New cable and Interconnects from
Cardas, Wireworld, and MIT
• Wireworld Series 7 Equinox and Eclipse
• Nordost Purple Flare
• Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval
• Audience Au24 phono cable
• AudioQuest Diamond USB
• EnKlein Amphora phono cable
• Furutech Flux Series
• Crystal Cable Absolute Dream
• Transparent Reference XL digital link
• Sneak Preview: Synergistic Research
Galileo LE
• MIT Oracle MA-X SHD and MA-X2
tHIS SECtIoN SPoNSoRED BY
Power
Conditioners &
Cords
• Silver Circle Audio Tchaik 6
• Audience adeptResponse aR6-TSS
• Shunyata Venom PS8, Venom
Defender, and Venom HC
• Shunyata Research Hydra Typhon
• Synergistic Research Tesla
PowerCell 10 SE
• 13 Power Cords under $500:
Models from Acoustic Zen, Audience,
AudioQuest, Furutech, Harmonic
Technology, Kimber Kable, Purist
Audio, Shunyata, Synergistic
Research, Tara Labs, Wireworld, and
VooDoo Cable
Music
• Feature: Indy Rock Goes Audiophile
(Sort Of), plus an interview with
Josh Bizar of Mobile Fidelity and
Music Direct
• Feature: Analogue Productions RCA
Reissues
• Top Ten New CD Releases of 2013
• Top Ten CD Reissues of 2013
• Top Ten New Vinyl Releases of 2013
• Top Ten Vinyl Reissues of 2013
• Top Ten High-Res Downloads of 2013
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FROM THE
Editor
Welcome to
The Absolute Sound’s Guide to Cables, Power Products, Accessories, and Music
(2013).
Highlights include:
While some treat cables, power products, and accessories as mere “afterthoughts”, we at
The
Absolute Sound
consider them more as essential ingredients that can make all the difference
between audio systems that sound “good” at best and those whose performance vaults up to
the next level—achieving moments of true sonic greatness.
The fascinating thing about these often-misunderstood classes of components is that they are
all about maximizing the latent performance potential of every other component in your system.
Picture cables, power products, and accessories, then, as elements roughly akin to the tires and
fuel for an exotic high-performance automobile. If you set out to do a track day in a Ferrari that
is fitted with inadequate or inappropriate tires, you are in for a frustrating and disappointing
experience. Similarly, if you attempt to feed your Ferrari with anything other than fresh, pure, high-
octane premium fuel, you could likewise be in for a very rude awakening. But, if you take the time
and care necessary to get the tires and fuel right, you’ll soon be in for an unforgettable ride of a
lifetime.
So it is with high-performance audio systems. Taking the time to get cables, power components,
and other tuning accessories right can unlock levels of performance (and musical satisfaction) you
might never have thought possible. This Guide aims to help you make more knowledgeable and
informed decisions as you select those “unsung essentials” that will help your system be all that it
can be.
• An "On the Horizon" section previewing 15 new cable products and
other high-end audio accessories soon to appear on the market.
• Reviews (and sneak previews) of 21 cable and interconnect products.
• Reviews of 5 power conditioning products and 13 high-performance
power cords.
• A feature article on how Indy Rock Goes Audiophile (Sort Of), com-
plete with an interview with Josh Bizar of Mobile Fidelity and Music
Direct.
• A feature article on Analogue Productions’ terrific new RCA vinyl
reissues.
• An expanded Music section with no less that five (!) Top Ten lists,
covering the year’s best new CD and Vinyl releases, CD and Vinyl re-
issues, and High-Resolution downloads.
More so than in past Guides, this year’s edition gives extra weight to its
Music section, as is only appropriate. TAS Music Editor Mark Lehman and
his team have gone the extra mile to create features articles we think
you’ll love, plus Top Ten lists that will lead you straight to rewarding new
material to play. Better still, those lists arrive just in time for holiday
shoppers looking for gifts sure to please the audiophiles on their lists.
Happy listening.
Chris Martens
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