MUSIC to my ears !
Posted by: rjstaines on 15 October 2016
I just passed the 200 hour ‘burn in’ period with my Chord Music din-din, connecting my NDS to my 552.
I started a few years back with a Hi-Line then moved to a Super Lumia last year bringing, as you’d expect, a big improvement in overall sound quality.
But then, early this year, I tried out a Chord Sarum Super Array and kept it. The sound stage opened wide (we’re not talking Grand Canyon wide, just wider than I’d heard before). And the detail that came through was even greater than I’d heard with the S/L, and that’s saying something.
And then, a few weeks ago I swapped the Sarum SA for a brand new Chord Music cable, courtesy of those nice chaps who play cymbols near Leicester (I trust that’s not advertising, Richard?).
I’m not prone to using phrases like ‘blown away’ to describe bits of copper wire, but, gosh, right out of the box these Music wires sounded good. And having racked up 200+ continuous hours, last night I sat down to listen seriously. I was blown away !
There is just more of everything. Not a very useful description I agree, but that’s what there is. There is a wider still sound stage (still not GC), there is more mid-range and bass in spades. I’m hearing backing tracks I’ve never noticed before… it really is amazing.
So if anyone is contemplating spending the equivalent of a SuperUniti or an XPS on an interconnect, and is doubting their own sanity at such a purchase… doubt no more. This Music cable is worth every penny of its £3,500 price tag, no matter what your disposable income level may be.
Roger
At £1,100 a metre I'd want to show it off not hide it... perhaps even mount it on the wall.
Unfortunately this is going to remain a hypothetical problem for me... the 2x5m S/L is unlikely to be replaced any time soon 
Hm, he'd need one or two more radical enhancements for that I suspect
rjstaines posted:At £1,100 a metre I'd want to show it off not hide it... perhaps even mount it on the wall.
Unfortunately this is going to remain a hypothetical problem for me... the 2x5m S/L is unlikely to be replaced any time soon
Like the other Music cables the speaker cable does not exist, it has never existed, and it will never be made. I am not even thinking about 18 meters of the nonexistant cable for my active system!
Of course no-ones mentioned the possibility of a ChordMusic power cable 
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glevethan posted:Gary Shaw posted:Standard Sarum - there are no funky versions of the speaker cable. Though it wouldn't surprise me if they developed some
According to Dave J above it is already developed- its called MUSIC!
Dave - please report on your Music speaker cableadventures
I've heard them on several occasions but not (yet) in their final production-ready form, nevertheless, they were quite something. On the last occasion, Nigel Finn had invited me to visit the factory to have a listen to an advanced prototype and the thing that struck me was when he played Cream's Crossroads, which, initially on the Sarums, sounded absolutely fine, not a track/band that I'd normally listen to, but fine. He then swapped the Sarums for Music and replayed the track. What an utter revelation! It was nothing to do with better bass, more detail or whatever, it was instead entirely to do with the sheer expression of three massive egos at the top of their game trying to compete with and outdo each other. It was gobsmacking and tremendously exciting, I just wanted to listen to everything he subsequently played and all of it was fabulous.
I've posted here before about how good Sarum speaker cables are and how I much prefer them to SL, sorry to gave to say, so you'll have to take my comments about Music in that context, but if you get an opportunity to hear them, do, they really are a game changer. I think they are only available at a handful of dealers but they're worth the detour just to hear what they do.
Cheers
Dave