Wire World Cable Technology – Platinum Eclipse ... - DSM Audio

negative sonic attributes.In terms of the performance in the lower frequency range – these cables provide asuperb deep bass response that is wonderfully tuneful, powerful, dynamic, tight and withexcellent articulation. In my system, bass performance was also enhanced by having agreater jump factor in dynamics. Interestingly, this was clearly evident even with theupper module of the YGA speakers which is designed as the midrange/ tweeter section ofthe Anat Studios. Initially I listened to this section along, and without the powered bassmodule. The Wire World bi-wire speaker cables connected to this section helped to createa performance level that was well beyond my expectations. Bass was produced withexcellent clarity, authority, power and dynamics. Additionally, Wire World graciouslysupplied me with long runs of the Platinum Eclipse interconnects for connecting to thepowered bass module of the YGA speakers. Similar results were experienced with animproved integration of powered bass module and the midrange/tweeter module. Thesound was now seamless, coherent and a complete full range sound.Listening to any number of great acoustic bass players, such as Christian McBride, RayBrown, Charlie Haden just to name a few, provided superb rendering of this wonderfulinstrument. Similarly, with hard struck drums – the dynamic impact was powerful, clear,taunt and with solid control. Dropping these cables into an alternate system including theAscendo C8 Renaissance loudspeakers quickly confirmed what I had been hearing withthe YGA speakers. With the Wire World cables in place, the Ascendo’s overallperformance was elevated in such a manner that it was all giggles and grins for thosepresent to witness for themselves. Bass from these smaller speakers was even morecomplete with improved impact and dynamics. And although the bass didn’t necessarilyextend much lower than with other cables, the overall quality through the bass regionwas improved to such an extent that it actually felt like there was not only better bassbut even more to listen to and appreciate.Much the same sort of effect occurred through the critically important midrange andhigher frequencies. Essentially, the sound was more open, clear, extended and withsuperb resolution and detail. Along with this was a more open soundstage providingenhanced layering and solidity of images along with a holographic presentation of theperformers. Vocals in particular were rendered in a truly killer fashion with the ability tovery easily discern the slightest change in how a singer fashioned their mouth for certaintypes of enunciation of words or phrasing. This may seem like overkill but for what Iheard – it simply heightened the illusion and made the performance just that much moreconvincing. A great example of this is Mary Stalling’s sensational singing on her recordingtitled Manhattan Moods. My favorite selection on this CD is “You Go To My Head.” HereStalling’s voice is wonderfully present with luscious shades of organic nuance. Along withher voice, there is an outstanding harmonica performance that adds to the sweetness ofthe sound. Listening with the Wire World cables in place, this particular selection waselevated to a higher level with sensational clarity and clean, clear vocal renderings.Similarly, much the same effect was experienced when listening to Diana Krall’s CDtitled Only Trust Your Heart. On this recording, Krall’s voice has a certain magical tonalquality that even though sounding really good before, with the Wire World cables inplace, it was just that much more thrilling. Switching to a more robust type recordingand something with lots of extraneous sounds added to the mix, I put on theTemptations recording titled Phoenix Rising. This particular recording has nicely donereverb with layers and layers upon layers of sound. Due to the enhanced transparencyand noticeable elimination of smearing with these cables in place, the overall sound wasspooky good. Being able to distinctly here each of the vocalists in the mix was a realtreat and made the music total fun to listen to.Fortunately, with all this apparent enhanced clarity and resolution, at no time did thesound seem thinned out but instead had a solid tactile quality. Needless to say – this is adifficult challenge where sometimes cables can either take away or add to the sound. In