I have arriving tomorrow a set of Siltech Classic Legend cables to audition over a period of 1 week.
Specifically, the following:
680i XLR interconnects x 2 (Source to preamplifier, preamplifier to power amplifier)
380L speaker cable, 4M pair.
For context, they will be replacing the following:
Chord Signature Tuned Array interconnects.
Atlas Hyper 2.0 speaker cable.
Regarding the speaker cable, there is a huge price difference between the Atlas and Siltech so it’s not a fair competition of course.
The interconnects are similarly priced.
What am I looking to achieve you might ask? Well, I’m looking for a slightly ‘smoother’ sound than present and overall, do I like what I hear and am I getting more enjoyment whilst listening?
I typically can and do listen for 8-10 hours straight quite regularly and I want to see if the Siltech loom brings more enjoyment to the proceedings.
I have made a list of 41 albums covering all genres that I like and listen to. I will listen to each album in full, without skipping any tracks and just relax whilst listening to some of my favourite artists and albums. I should be able to get a good 5-6 days of solid listening done over the next week.
For anyone interested, I will try my best to report back my thoughts in a coherent manner. I will try…
Looking forward to your findings. I myself use a Siltech Royal Crown Single power cord on my pre and the Classic Legend 380 USB to my DAC (for non-music listening). I also use a couple of Crystal Cable Diamond Series 2 Ultra 2 power cords which are the sister company to Siltech using shared resources.
Overall very happy with what they produce. I would define it as a natural, refined sound that balances detail with listenability.
I’m a fan of Siltech cables. I have two Classic Legend 380i phono cables (DIN/XLR), a 680i XLR interconnect (Boulder phono to NAC252) and a 380p power cable on the Boulder.
I am thinking about getting a 680p power cable for the Boulder and putting the 380p I have on my Weiss DAC.
I wonder if something is wrong, because, normally, Burmester and Luxman sound smooth.
Is there some reflective surfaces in your room? Have you tried some acoustic treatment?
I have Ear tubes electronics. In my new home, before some acoustic treatment, the sound was a bit bright, aggressive.
Hi @frenchrooster , it’s not bright or aggressive. If it was, I doubt I’d be able to sit and listen for 10 hours straight on a regular basis and enjoy the experience.
I’m retired now, so looking for the final tweaks for ultimate listening joy, for me, then it’s sit and listen to my extensive music catalog
Well, these arrived this afternoon. Their latest G9 metallurgy. Packaging is very impressive together with the cables themselves. The quality of manufacturing is exemplary.
All in and the rack completely reassembled once more. Goodness me, it’s a back breaking exercise but all done. All powered up and fortunately nothing blew up.
Music playing now. Sounds nice but I’m not paying too much attention yet. One thing I did notice on powering everything up and since music has been playing, it’s extremely quiet. The equipment and between notes, it’s dead quiet.
Thanks.
The 680i XLR interconnects are approximately one year old and are the dealers demo pair. So already run in.
The speaker cable is brand new and as you say, will require time to settle in.
Really looking forward to some serious listening in the coming days
OK. I guess I’ll see with my new 680i. I’m at just about 50 hrs and it sounds about as good as the dealer demo I borrowed for a couple weeks, at least from what I remember.
After it breaks in it takes on a slightly darker tone – and I mean that in a good way – and more detail. The 680i is especially good for classical, which is the main reason I spend an extra $1k to buy it versus a 380i or another AVO cable. I’m listening to the early 60s DGG of Mravinsky/Leningrad performing Tchaikovsky 4 and it’s delicious.
Maybe it will change some more, but I think it’s there now.
In my experience, the components will reveal more if they are supported on a good rack. Otherwise, the differences when the cables are swapped may be small or negligible especially with interconnects between the source and amplifier.
My gear is all on two HRS EXR racks. My Boulder additionally has a HRS R3X isolation base under it, and my 252 and 300 sit on HRS dampers. I got that covered quite well.
That’s a premium good rack. I recently upgraded the rack (and footers below the rack which are equally important) and although it’s much cheaper than HRS, it is a significant improvement from my previous (cheaper) support systems.
I now realise why I didn’t hear much (or any) difference when the cables particularly interconnects are swapped many years ago, especially when the components are placed on a wood furniture. I recently invested in a pair of costly interconnects and also didn’t hear a significant difference until I replaced the footers below the rack. In my experience, the system’s full potential will not be achieved if the components aren’t properly supported, and the costly interconnects may go to waste when they sound almost the same as the cheap cables with little to no difference.
but all done. All powered up and fortunately nothing blew up. 
I recently upgraded the rack (and footers below the rack which are equally important) and although it’s much cheaper than HRS, it is a significant improvement from my previous (cheaper) support systems.