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Post Subject: Quick ComparisonPosted by Paul S on: 2/17/2013
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Telus, briefly, in my system:
The Synapse is "good" because is ameliorates HF noise adroitly enough to make it "work" in some systems (probably most systems...), including my own before recent "upgrades" to my DAC opened the door to other options. For good and for ill, the Synapse is a deftly wielded broad brush.
By comparison, the Acoustic Revive (in my present system) offers a more "open" sound, along with more "parts" that make up the whole, and - in my present system - it does this without sounding srtrident or fatiguing. It does make poor CDs sound more like poor CDs, but the specifc causes are made apparent, as opposed to "homoginizining faults". For good and for ill, the AR offers "more" than the Synapse.
Fair warning: the AR was "too much" in my system before recent changes; that's why I used the Synapse.
If you read my posts about my digital front end (the Digi Redux thread), I express my low tolerance for "digital sound", and I am specific about it. It has only been in recent years that I have been able to accept/integrate digital "extras" without being driven out of the room. The AR cable is now part of this system-specific, incremental change.
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