Synergistic ResearchResolution ReferanceusedSynergistic Research Resolution Referance PAIR nice 20ft long XLR Bal CablesSynergistic Research "Resolution Reference" 20ft long Pair of XLR Cables Color: Black & Green S/N# 1311 Great pair of 20 feet long LONG Balanced XLR of interconnects for only $795. As Te...995.00

Synergistic Research Resolution Referance PAIR nice 20ft long XLR Bal Cables

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     Synergistic Research "Resolution Reference" 20ft long Pair of XLR Cables


Color: Black & Green

S/N# 1311

Great pair of 20 feet long LONG Balanced XLR of interconnects  for only $795.
As Ted Denney explains it, signal and ground get separate, dedicated geometries in each Designers’ Reference interconnect: two separate runs of cable twisted around one another. With the balanced interconnect, the shield is tied to the shell of the XLR rather than the ground pin within the connector! "The cables are still shielded, but outside the signal path," explains Denney (footnote 1). "This produces incredibly low capacitance between the music and ground signals. Designers’ Reference measures only 5 picofarads per foot!"

This seems a unique approach. Denney points out that many cable makers merely adapt their single-ended designs to balanced configuration. "That’s why most audiophiles don’t feel they really sound any better than single-ended designs," he avers.

Wanting the inside dope, I pressed Denney for details and learned that the dielectric is a "proprietary modified polyethylene derived from defense applications." I signed the Official Secrets Waiver he thrust at me and continued digging. He briefed me on his special copper-alloy conductor—it’s coated with another proprietary alloy he described as "migratory in nature." I fixed him with my best "Do tell" look. He continued unfazed: "Yes, it migrates to the center of the conductor, and the conductor alloy migrates out to the coating alloy. The result is excellent high-frequency handling and skin-effect characteristics. That’s derived from defense applications as well."

I inquired about resonance control. It seems DR addresses vibration both as it relates to passing signal through the cable, and as air- or room-borne in origin. "To avoid smearing, grain, and lack of clarity, we use four polymer shafts with cotton cores within the interconnect, plus a thin Cellophane wrap. The shield—a weave of the signal-conductor alloy—also helps control resonance."

The bright green jacketing material, I am informed, was initially developed for what Denney describes as "geo-tech applications." Uh-huh. "That’s jacketing for cables found in seismic measurement equipment. And the woven clear material around that, a dissimilar material, also helps to prevent resonance. Even the twist rate is strategic in creating the sound we’re looking for. Many elements, Jonathan, all working in synergy."

By the way, this is the same conductor material used in the Resolution Reference Mk.2, which is half the price of DR. The difference is in the "vintage" of the wire, explains Denney. "It’s a subjective process we go through in grading the alloy before we know which cable it will be used in. Only about 4% of the total yield is good enough for Designers’ Reference. It’s like a vintage Bordeaux—same grapes, same growing year and vintner, the only difference being that the wine from a vintage year has unique characteristics that make it better. We listen to the conductor material, and a small batch with the right characteristics is set aside and reserved for Designers’ Reference. The rest make it into Res Reference Mk.2, and Looking Glass Phase 1 and 2."

Sound: This is a wonderful interconnect. It sounded at all times as close to perfectly neutral as I’ve ever heard in our system. Yet it was always effortlessly musical, alive with tonal color and harmonics. The entire bass range was exemplary in the best of audiophile ways. The midrange was as fully developed as any front-end ever managed to produce. The highs sounded extended and linear, very naturally detailed, and, above all else, open. Speed, timing, and dynamics—macro and micro—were right on the money, balancing each other perfectly.

The soundstage the DR threw, given the right material, could be awesome—deep, wide, and airy, the vibrant acoustic environments surrounding each performer coupling well with the overall soundstage. And forget "layering" as an audiophile concept; it’s too coarse a definition. Any component making a grab for the audiophile brass ring must layer a soundstage at the very least. But we have to get beyond the flat, one-dimensional sense the term implies and look at the integrity, the palpability of the entire sonic construct. I’m speaking about separate acoustic environments—bell-like, if you will—surrounding each performer. How these mini-environments couple with each other and the larger acoustic environment is of more interest to me than the simple concept of "imaging." In this way, the DR was always very adept.

Some people never learn. While his RM-50 speakers were here, Jeff Joseph brought over two LPs he thought I’d enjoy. Big mistake. Dance to Duke is a Columbia Special Archives pressing (CSRP 8098) with an impossibly young and dapper Ellington smiling up from the cover. The album features Duke, his piano, and orchestra at the Bal Masque—the supper club at the Americana Hotel in Miami! Picture it—the early ’60s, Cuban cigars are legal, Camelot has just begun. Duke digs the gig, the audience loves the Duke, everyone is ecstatic, it’s the atomic age...duck and cover.

Listening to this classic vinyl with the Wilson Benesch Analog (review to appear next month) and other reference cartridges, I heard all of the DR’s best qualities displayed in glorious harmony. Ellington’s piano was illuminated, resonant, quick and strong, rainbows of color spraying effortlessly from his fingertips. The orchestra was set out in a large, airy sonic construct, very transparent. Deepest bass up through the mid- and upper bass was totally acoustic, tuneful, tight and on time. Transparent and lithe as well; very "sportif," as K-10 put it. Transitioning to the midrange was accomplished seamlessly and without frequency-related aberration. The well-developed midrange was plush and velvety. Transitioning to the highs was once again accomplished without drama, the top end open, joyous, and soaring. I found myself leaning into the music just for the pleasure of it. There was always an inviting clarity that never devolved into euphonic smarm, come to paint in warm and luscious tonalities. No, the DR delivered information in a manner so linear and complete that, for the most part, it transcended the barriers of time and place.


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