Fluidity, accuracy, price, resolution and correctness.

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I replaced some Nordost Red Dawns with the STEALTH CWS''s between my Krell amp and Proceed preamp. and was amazed when I heard them. These cables immediatley gave my system more focus, resolution and clarity. My soundstage felt like it got about 20'' deeper! Before the switch to CWS''s, there appeared to be a film over the music and now it is crystal clean. Stunningly fluid and correct. Deep tight bass and a dark, silent background. Serguei at the Interlink House is a pleasure to deal with and really takes pride in all his cables. The trade-up policy is fantastic and really helps.

Similar Products Used:

Nordost Red Dawns and Blue Heavens

Quiet, clean, detailed & airy

Can be a bit thin in the midrange & mid bass. Bass extention good, but not great.

This is a very impressive cable for its price. The sound is very clean, detailed & airy with a very quiet background. However, the midrange and mid bass is a bit thin on my system compared to other cables. The bass is tight and bass extension is OK for a cable at this price, but not great. This is probably a good fit for very rich sounding amp & preamp combos.

My system:
Amp: Modified McIntosh MC240 (GE & Telefunken tubes)
Preamp: Audio Research SP-11 MK2
CD Player: Rega Planet 2000
Speakers: Joseph Audio RM22si
Speaker Cables: Transparent Music Wave Super
Others: Laboratory grade line conditioner

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Audiotruth Diamond, Transparent Ultra, TMC Yellow, FMS Microwave, others.

Open & Transparent

none for a $200 cable

Like most I found the silver CWS cable a bit harsh right out of the box. But within the first 10 hours they started smoothing out and by the 3-4 day of consecutive listening, I was truly amazed. Their is no comparison between the Sealth CWS and the HT Silway MkIIs. The CWS are simply better. Much more open and transparent. I really like the Neutrik ends and the fact the Sergeui allowed me to demo them before I bought them. He has faith in his Stealth products and I will never part with them. I can't believe that you can get such a quality pair of silver I/Cs for $200!

This is a no-brainer. Buy these cables and you will not regret it! These blow away the Harmonic Technology Silway MkIIs for half the price!

Similar Products Used:

Harmonic Technologies Silway MkII, Cardas Golden Hexlink 5C, Onix Master

Dead quite, excellent imaging, perfect tonal balance.

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The ETS’s are at the bottom of the Interconnect House’s line of silver interconnects, yet they made a wonderful improvement in my system and really got me interested in what their premium cables could do. So after owning them for a couple of months I got on my computer and ordered two pairs of CWS (cross wrapped silver) cables. A few days later they arrived and it was out with the old silverware and in with the new. If you’ve read my other reviews of Stealth cables you know these cables need to break in, I know it too, but if you’re like me you just have to listen to something new right away! Fresh out of the package these cables just plain hurt my ears, the midrange (particularly female vocals) just screeched! I was sitting there with my wife and I know we were both thinking the
same thing “I hope we can get a refund!” We didn’t (couldn’t) listen long that first night and put the system to sleep for the night. Next night we tried again with some of the same material and although there was already a nice improvement, these cables have taken about a week to really shine. Now some of what I’m hearing may be a synergy
between all the Stealth cables I now have in my system, but for a guy who was pleased with the way his system sounded just two months ago, I’ve got to say “Try these cables”! Here are some of the improvements I’m hearing, a more quite background, tighter (real sounding) bass, silky smooth midrange (very natural sounding), and extended crystal clear highs. Another major improvement using with Stealth cables is the extremely precise positioning of the instruments across the sound stage, my old cables made more
of a wall of sound while the Stealths pinpoint each performer in the room, I actually find myself looking left and right when I’m listening to familiar material because these sounds always just sorta came from the front before! I think the key is, I was satisfied with my old cables and I shouldn’t have been, you shouldn’t be either!

My system consists of:
California Audio Labs Icon MkII CD player
Aragon Aurum preamp
Aragon 8008BB amplifier
Von Schweikert VR-4 speakers
Stealth cables top to bottom

Similar Products Used:

AudioQuest Rubies, MIT T2's, Stealth ETS

Focus, Accuracy, Neutrality

None

I was amazed by these cables from first hooking them up.
I had been Harmonic Pro-Silway Mk II and my top end had seemed a bit strained. I put in the CWS's and that just disappeared. I was thrilled. After that I replaced all my cables with CWS's and have not looked back. Not only are the cables great but the knowledge and service of the guys at Interlinkhouse are even better. Return and upgrade policy are great. I have use the upgrade policy.


Equipment:
Blue Circle 21 Pre
Monarchy SM70 mono amps
Theta Basic II for Pioneer 525 24bit
Belcanto Dac1
Hales Revelation III's
Speaker cables:
Analysis Plus Silver Oval 3'
Stealth Premier 5.5' (now using) See other review
3 Stealth Varidig single ended Digital Cables (True Gems)

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None

Excellent price /performance ratio

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first let me state that cables do not make a poor system better. Well matched cables will squeeze the best performance out of your system. Cables should be considered another component in your system and chosen accordingly. I have been an audionut for over twenty years and have been sucked in by the hype of some of the exotic designs with prices to match. These cross wrapped silver interconnects took about one hundred hours to break in. During this period they were hard and strident. The wait was well worth it however. They evolved into a transparent cable,one that steps aside and allows you to forget about the equipment. The sound emerged from a black background and had an airy,liquid quality to the upper registers. I auditiopned these against the cross wrapped copper from the same maker and they both share a reprodutive detail to the music that I had not experienced before. The copper had a darker quality to it. I would say these represent the best dollar value I have heard in a cable to date. Assoc equip.: PSB GOLDS,Sony XA7ES Cd,W-5 Sim Audio amp,pre and Magnum Dynalab 102 tuner. Various Dac's used on Sony transport.

Similar Products Used:

MIT 2,Kimber Silver streak,Audioquest

Nutrual sound quality
Clearity

None so far

Most dramatic improvement to overall sound quality except for my upgrading of speaker cables. I am still breaking them in and if they get better, I'll add a plus to the 5 stars. CWS cables added clarity, depth, improved sound stage and image. Most noticeable was the mid-range and treble. Seller is extremely knowledgable and will work with you to choose the right cables for your system. He sells quality products at excellent prices. I will post a review of his Stealth Premier speaker cables as soon as it is available.

Similar Products Used:

Audioquest, Straightwire, Tara Labs & MIT

focues and neutrality

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I did extensive listening with the CWS cables. I replaced the Transparent Ultra between my Spectral DMC 20 pre and the DMA 180 amp with STEALTH Cross wrapped (I also tried removing the DMC 20 from the signal path and used the digital attenuator of the Wadia 27, which is quite good; The Cross wrapped cables were used between the Wadia 27 and the crossover (designed by Demian Matin and made by Entec). The Cross wrapped sounds very good; neutral in one word. By comparison Transparent Ultra lost some high end frequency. With the Cross wrapped, it sounded quietter on the backgorund, and stereo image was more natural and better focused. Then, I tried the Stealth Silver Ribbon. The Ribbon sounded more high-end and low-end frequencies, but less focused and less quiet than the Cross wrapped. The Ribbon sounded more bass heavy, but not as tight as the Cross
wrapped. In one word, the Cross wrapped is excellent. I would like to congratulate STEALTH for this cable. The Varidig digital cable is also very good, although it doesn't make as noticeable improvement as the Cross wrapped does. I must note that is valid for the equipment I used. Different evaluation results may be reached with different equipment, as usual.

My current system consists of:

Wadia 20 + Wadia 27;
Spectral DMC 20 preamp;
Spectral DMA 180 power amp;
Quad ESL 63 USA Monitor + Entec powered subs;
Manger drivers in handmade eggs + Entec powered subs
Cables are Transparent Ultra except between Wadia 20 & 27. I have used Wadia supplied ST link with disappointment. Currently, I have been using 6N Cu with formed Teflon made in Japan (BNC). I
recently tried Wireworld Gold Starlight AES/EBU with little improvement from the Jananese cable;

CDs used for this evaluation are:

1) Chesky Jazz Sampler & Audiophile Test CD Vol. 1 Chesky JD37
(2) Beethoven ? Symphonie No. 5, Viener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiver,Deutsche Grammophon, 415 861-2
(3)“Sweet Sorror,” Sara Chang, EMI 7243 5 56791 2 3
(4)“the bass and I,” Ron Carter, Blue Note 7243 8 59698 2 9
(5)“The Frog Prince,” Enya, Karrussell 551099-2
(6) Japanese female vocal.

Similar Products Used:

Transparent Ultra