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When I tried SHB2 it sounded good out of the box, so I didn't feel it needs a long burn-in.

SHB is a bit forward sounding with crisp treble but if you are suffering brighness or harshness it may be a bit risky. Vinod, I'd be really careful as both CA and MA RS6s can be a bit on the forward side.

chainrock:

When I tried SHB2 it sounded good out of the box, so I didn't feel it needs a long burn-in.

SHB is a bit forward sounding with crisp treble but if you are suffering brighness or harshness it may be a bit risky. Vinod, I'd be really careful as both CA and MA RS6s can be a bit on the forward side.

I have no experience with neither the Bach nor the AVIs you have, so maybe others can offer advice. If memory serves me right, AVIs have a soft-dome tweeter so that may help.

I wouldn't say SHB is much better than Chameleon but the fact that it may be just as good at a fraction of the price is amazing.

Hi bay24. Just got my S2is today and initially I would agree with the tends to the bright side. But it is a tiny tend and you can always make use of the no quibble returns policy.

My initial impressions, having listened to my tester tracks are;

Massive Attack 'Angel' - almost complete loss of bass distortion and the miaow sound at 41 seconds is clearer than before.

Both Gomez 'Whippin' Picidilly' and New Order 'Regret' sound a bit more open. On both treble is a bit clearer and sound stage has widened slightly. With 'Regret' there is a bit more vocal sibilance with Bernard Sumner's voice, but the cymbols are easier to define. I have not noticed any effect on the bass at all.

Ash 'Oh Yeah' - a slight brigtening of the sound, but not much difference at all.

So overall the higher up into the treble the more difference. But I have noticed that the cable I had before is not quite the cheapo get you going one I thought it was. It is a Choseal from China, who also make some pretty high end silver and copper interconnects.

I'd like to test them against these

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/tomjlive

One of the feedbacks compares them to a £600 cable.

I have one on order and will test against the Chord Chameleon I use currently and I could test against a vdh D102 III.

Hi,

For those asking about CA kit, I have a 740 A and C and found them a little zingy with a silver Java interconnect. I changed it over for an Atlas Equator mk 2 and was dead impressed. It has really taken the edge off the sound without losing the attack and detail.

I think its a copper cable which helps. Either way, I strongly recommend this interconnect with CA kit. Got one for 39 quid at www.hificables.co.uk  Sorted!

High purity silver vs silver-plated copper - interesting! Look forward to hearing your feedback Joel. Also this one is solid wire rather than multi-strand, which I think Chameleon is.

bay24:

chainrock:

When I tried SHB2 it sounded good out of the box, so I didn't feel it needs a long burn-in.

SHB is a bit forward sounding with crisp treble but if you are suffering brighness or harshness it may be a bit risky. Vinod, I'd be really careful as both CA and MA RS6s can be a bit on the forward side.

hi, I was just about to get some shb interconects when it was mentioned that it may not suit cambridge audio kit. What do you think in my set up? Would it be better than the merlin Bach I have? Read in another mag that chord camealion goes well but others here have said the shb is much better (and cheaper)!

idc:

Hi bay24. Just got my S2is today and initially I would agree with the tends to the bright side. But it is a tiny tend and you can always make use of the no quibble returns policy.

My initial impressions, having listened to my tester tracks are;

Massive Attack 'Angel' - almost complete loss of bass distortion and the miaow sound at 41 seconds is clearer than before.

Both Gomez 'Whippin' Picidilly' and New Order 'Regret' sound a bit more open. On both treble is a bit clearer and sound stage has widened slightly. With 'Regret' there is a bit more vocal sibilance with Bernard Sumner's voice, but the cymbols are easier to define. I have not noticed any effect on the bass at all.

Ash 'Oh Yeah' - a slight brigtening of the sound, but not much difference at all.

So overall the higher up into the treble the more difference. But I have noticed that the cable I had before is not quite the cheapo get you going one I thought it was. It is a Choseal from China, who also make some pretty high end silver and copper interconnects.

bay24, I have been using those test tracks for years, along with Pink Floyd's 'Summer '68'. Each has its own characteristics and even just background noises which mean I can listen to one bit of kit and then another a few days later and I am sure I can make a very good comparison.

I have just looked up Choseal on ebay and it is there selling some very good looking and not too expensive cables. HK-gadgets is the seller; http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/hk-gadgets__W0QQ_armrsZ1 . The cable I had is not there. It has a simple grey plastic sheeth and nice connectors with finger grips on them, which is a good idea. So I would guess that they are in the £10-20 range and for that they are really good.

So this excellent thread has found cables from Chunky, Silver High Breed, Choseal and the one Joel is getting!

Three days, a good 20 hours plus of listening and the SHBs sound great. When I said before the cables sound bright, that is still the case. My band of choice at the moment is The Durutti Column. I have been listening to them pre and post SHB. The sound change that I noticed the most was an increase in detail and space between instruments. In any case I like a bright forward sound.

I imagine this upgrade as if you listen to your music through lots of thin curtains. Ths SHBs have removed some more of those curtains.

My own set up isnt exactly what anyone would call a budget outfit, and I would not use anything that lowered its sonic quality, so being made aware of the SHB, and consequemtly purchased 2 pairs,Synergy 1 and 2's, and the 10 awg speaker cable, it has made the system sound as good as it was when using the £600 Black Rhodium Oratorio, and expensive prototype Chord Signature speaker cable.