I have looked at the Wave Storm Reference cables site and I could not recommend these for your purposes.
Your question is in the context of your new dCS Rossini clock. This requires 2 x 75 ohm BNC terminated cables and a power cable . Although Wave Storm say that the data cable is 75 ohm there is no proper cable specification and although the BNC terminations are indeed nominally 75 ohm nothing is said about the cable itself.
Secondly, and most importantly , these cables are specifically made for use with Chord products namely " Chord Blu MkII and MScaler when used with Chord DACs." The implication is that they have in some way been voiced to go with these products. Use with another company’s devices is therefore a moot point. I would also remark from long personal experience that cables which are made to sound nice delivering music data do not necessarily make good wordclock cables ( and vice versa).
In your circumstances I would look at the various threads in the archives here for other recommendations. To save you time it would appear that the most popular choice ( before we really get into expensive territory - the Wave Storm are by comparison moderately priced) is Geistnote Wyde Eye though I personally marginally prefer Van Damme Plasma. Why not try either of these before looking elsewhere as I promise you will not be disappointed.
Maybe this will help you… I’ve tried several different cables and the differences are not very big but you can hear them well. The cheaper cables discussed here are fine but don’t match my final choice:
Shunyata Alpaha v2 Clock-75
Please note, the cable must be at least 1m long, otherwise the impedance will no longer be correct. I have them in use with the Vivaldi DAC and Clock.
Wow I am learning a lot from this great
Group of people!
The clock is ticking () as I await my
Rossini
Here is I hope not too crazy a question
Would there be a difference in cables
Using Bartok w/Rossini clock as spouse
Both Rossini?
Thanks guys
Best Martin
Yes, indeed cable length . It’s not really about impedance but because where two dissimilar materials meet ( e.g. at the junction between cable and connector) the signal will be partially reflected. The cable needs to be of sufficient length to attenuate the back reflection and a “rule of thumb” minimum length is 1.5m. However there has been a fair amount of discussion here about the significance of this and you ( and the OP) may care to read this thread with its links. NB; The Apogee cables are the same as the Geistnotes, just a change of manufacturer:
I am not sure that I understand this question. Could you phrase it another way?
Whoops sorry typo
Writing too fast!
What I was asking is
would there be any
Difference in cable suggestion if I was
Using them on Bartok with Rossini clock
Or Rossini with Rossini clock
Most likely not a difference but thought
To ask just in case!
Best
Pete you are my new best friend…Ha!
But seriously you respond to everyone
With class and intelligence
I am now ready and armed to address
My problem with a bit of enlightenment
Can’t wait for that Rossini!!
Nick Bacon from Wave cables has sent me a pair of his Storm cables we tested them along with Transparent Premium and Shunyata Alpha v2 all being 75 ohm
Spectural DMA 360 amps and cords speakers were Wilson Alexia at first listen the Wave Storm
brought out some bass I hadn’t heard before but after some switching from the other cables I realized
that bass wasn’t the only thing it brought out everything was face forward where as both of the others
created a sound stage where all the instruments were positioned around the stage allowing you to pinpoint and follow a individual instrument with tireless effort!
I am giving them further review with other equipment
if all I listened to was rock I would love them anyone in the Bay area would like to try them let me know
they need to prove themselves!!
Yes I knew that would come up
By the way I ordered the Van Damme
And wyde eye cables as you recommend
And compare as well
Was listening last night with friends (Wave Storm) using Golden Ear Reference speakers
And Hegel H 590
They were sounding nice although we were
A room over so?!
The best goes on
Soon I will be able to test another pair of
Transparent 2d tier level
And also waiting for the Van D and wyde eye
To arrive
Anticipating some fun ahead
Best Martin
The cables to connect the Rossini and the clock are very important. I tried a few (SOtM, Shunyata) I chose the Nordost Valhalla 2 BNC 75ohm. They are expensive but excellent.
What convinced me is that the Nordost Valhalla 2 BNC 75ohm cable brought crisp and precise sounds and at the same time more natural (according to my taste). I also observed better controlled bass and nice tones in the high frequencies. However the Shunyata Omega was also very good. It’s a question of taste.
Can you please check your spam and junk folders for emails from ‘designacable.com’.
We are uk company and only operate between, 8-5 Monday to Friday, uk times.
I have found the Transparent Reference XL to be the best in my system (Bartok/Rossini Clock) after trying several others. My longtime dealer told me, after I had bought them, that dcs prefers to use them when demo-ing their equipment.
I tried Van Damme from Designacable. In my system they were disappointing. Even the basic belden supplied free with the double emperor clock was a shade better.
The ‘breaking of the moat’ effect was obvious when I tried externally clocking my three switches (Sotm - ER - ER) and the dCS NB from the double emperor clock. So I had to disconnect the clock from 2 of the switches.
MattyW on the what’s best forum had some custom cables built (Using Duelund pure silver 26 GA wire in cotton/oil insulation; silver-plated copper BNC connectors; carbon conductive shielding and PTFE foam tubing). He reported very positive results, so I tried out, first 2, then 2 more and now waiting for 5th and final one.
The company that made these up is in Australia and they cost me less than Aus $200/- each.
The improvement from the Belden and Van Damme was substantial in my system. Almost as much subjectively as adding the clock. One objective result was that the ‘breaking the moat’ effect was swamped by the improvement. It no longer mattered.
Just putting it out there that there are clock cables that are a substantial step up from VD at real world prices, because so many of you seem to love the VD’s. Not shilling.
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