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CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
FEEDBACK
A selection of feedback
letters from customers of our Sonic Art Cables, filters and other creations!!
Note: this does not get
updated very often!
From: Philip
<philip.###@############.net>
Date:
Subject: Re:
Silver Reference cables
To: Sonic Art
<info@nospam_sonicartaudio.com
At
Hi Mark
Both Graham and I have PS Audio Perfectwave DACs, - an incredible
piece of equipment, and which led me to subscribe to "Paul's Posts" -
the founder of PS Audio, Paul McGowan, is an amazing person. He puts out a
daily, thought revoking and insightful email, which I always look forward
to. It provides a forum for discussion
on all things hi-fi. I have sent you a
link from his site, and highly recommend it. Your Silver Reference XLRs
are beautifully revealing, and not at all harsh. It absolutely transformed both Graham's and
my systems. He has excellent "ears" and within a few seconds was
sitting up eyes wide, looking incredulous. He knows his favourite tracks
literally inside-out, and was hearing things that he had NEVER heard before.
Regards,
Phil
From: vantijn@#########.au
To: Sonic Art
<info@nospam_sonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Re:
speaker cables
Date:
Hi Mark, got them last night and managed
to get a few hours on them, gosh that is a big improvement already! I will
give you a more thorough impression after the weekend. Couple of questions, are
they supposed to be in a particular direction? and
will they burn in any more? So far though, i think
they are probably the best bargain in audio around.
Thanks a million
Martin
From: Maurice
Spinazzè <citywestprod@######.com.au>
To:
"Mark" <info@nospam_sonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Re:
acrylic platter mat
Date:
Awesome! This mat has to be heard to be
believed. It arrived yesterday morning; it really is a good product, and
probably represents the most cost effective upgrade one can make to the
turntable and get an appreciable improvement in sound quality. Thanks Mark.
Best regards
Maurice.
From: Eric Lo
<eric_lo@#####.com.au>
To:
"'Mark'" <info@nospam-sonicartaudio.com>
Subject: RE:
AC Filters
Date: Thu,
Mark,
Got the parcel on
Tuesday, thanks.
Had a listen last night
with the AC Filter on the Electrocompaniet ECD 1 CD
player. Your gear
says ' blacker background, superior details, and deeper bass.' It delivers all
these. Wonderful equipment. Thanks.
Cheers.
Eric.
From: Barb
Hocking <bbh@####.net.au>
Sent:
To: <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Interconnects
Mark,
Both Interconnects are performing very well , it took about two CDs for an improvement over my old
ones . There is excellent separation between all the instruments and vocals
have revealed another layer , the best thing is
the amount and depth to the bottom end it really goes down but there is no boom
and it does not rob the mids and highs . Could I
please have a price on 1.5 & 2 m signature
interconnect and both power cords . What power cord should I use with Aragon
Pre Amp . Also could I have price on 2 & 3 m
speaker cable single to bi-wire .
Regards,
Ben
From: phillip berling
<steam3642@#####.com.au>
Sent:
To: info@nospamsonicartaudio.com
Subject: Feedback
Hi Mark
Having purchased your amazing " The
Filter " ac mains conditioner and Blue lightning digital cable ,
I can safely say I have saved myself a lot of money and trial
and error , before I put these pieces into the audio chain I had no idea
that mains power and cabling could have such a strong effect on the overall
sound.
I was using a Audioquest
Vsd 1 digital cable well regarded in the d/cable
market , when I replaced it with your Lightning cable the transparency was a
night and day improvement , after 6 weeks the sound has
continued to improve with greater ambiance and greater
separation , then came the mains filter into the system, I was very interested in how this would go as
I had never used one before , well I can tell you it has turned the
soundstage into a music hall performance, backing singers are now clearly
defined along with the bass being clearly heard, "Come Together
" from The Beatles Abbey Road has never sounded better , the tight bass
line has a authority that was just not there before adding these two
remarkable products, I' m hooked, not only do Sonic Arts products sound
amazing but its the price that gives the real world listener
something special. Thanks Mark for all your help and advice and look
forward to more purchases to take my system to even greater levels.
All the best
Phil.
From: Thim and Jenny <thim@######.net.au>
Sent:
To: "Mark ." <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Re:
Power cable
Hi Mark
Love your AC cable. Much
stronger and natural presentation from my CD player for sure. Next step,
your silver interconnect. One step at a
time.....Thanks again.
Kind regards
Thim Lee
From: Michael
Champion <michael.champion@#######.com>
Sent:
To : <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Thanks
Mark,
Received the cables in
good order today.
Hooked em straight up, sounded a lot cleaner and
tighter straight of the bat mate. Will drop you a line after
about 100 hours for some feedback. Thanks for the great advice and
service.
Regards,
Michael
From : Thim and Jenny <thim@#######.net.au>
Sent :
To : <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject : Powerchord
Hi Mark
Its Thim from
On to another matter. Can you please confirm which power chord
is the right one for my system, the analogue or the digital? What are your
current pricing for these products? I heard that silver based power chords are
good for my Arcam FMJ CD player.
Kind regards
Thim Lee
From: phillip berling
<steam3642@#####.com.au>
Sent:
To: info@nospamsonicartaudio.com
Subject: mains
conditioner
Hi Mark
Received the mains conditioner and there
is an instant upgrade to the sound , far more detail and ambiance, do these
filters take time to burn in and does a longer cable run make any real sonic
difference, length from the wall to each component via mains filter approx 4
meters.
Cheers
Phil.
From: Baroque69
<baroque69@****.com.au>
Sent:
To: <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Re : Feedback
G'Day Mark
I was reading through your feedback from
other buyers and felt a little intimidated about daring to leave any, these
other guys really know there stuff from the sound of it! I've gathered my
courage though and will happily give the audio lover "gumbies"
view on your gear :-)
Now I've had dozens of cables and half a
dozen high end speakers over the years, as you well know,
which were always bought on a whim and without much regard to research or
testing. Your patient advice and timeless devotion to customer service helped
to set me straight as you advised me on system components that matched my
listening taste, namely for warmth and musicality. My new system sounds
fantastic and was surprisingly affordable with the stand out performers
being the Tower 2 speakers and the Sonic Silver cabling throughout. These
balance beautifully with the Trilogy Pre, the Sumo power, the D.P.A and the
C.E.C belt drive you recommended and sourced for me. Combine all of this with
the extraordinary performance enhancing characteristics of the AC mains filter
and I just couldn't be any happier!
I can't really have a go at describing
the sound in the same terms as your other feedback {Namely because half of it
leaves me scratching my head in confusion} but I can tell you that I know
what I like when I hear it, and I've heard and owned more than enough to be
able to tell the difference, and your stuff is the pill Mark! Absolutely
brilliant old son! I buy from no-one else these days and happily recommend you
to all those who sample my system and fall in love with the "Super Sonic
Special" as I like to refer to her. {Damn I'm even calling it a her now,
that's gotta be a bad sign} In short, your stuff
rocks Mark! Definitely not the most descriptive way to say it but the truth,
like a well designed crossover, is quite often
blindingly simple.
Regards,
Luke.
From: Cliff
Law < >
Sent:
To:
"Mark" <info@no-spamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject : RE: Quick Silver Step up transformers
Mark,
Hooked it up on the
weekend. WOW I don’t
think I have every heard vinyl sound so good even the old records, I have
bought second hand over the last 6 months which are not in the best of
condition. Incredible 3 dimensional imagery. Heaps of
dynamic range, heaps of gain, incredible crystal clear top end and mid range,
bass weight there [perhaps not as good
as the mid or top]...no hum at all...Some of the replacement records I played I
new fairly well but I heard background sounds I have never heard before !
This kills any moving coil non step up I
have every heard. I like the Plinius amp I have but
this kills the moving coil stage of the amp and I would never ever use it again, after
hooking up the step up...the difference is just too great. It makes vinyl sound
much more live than CD and really makes the Oracle, Rega,
Dynavector rig sing for the first time since I have
had it ! Thanks again!
Regards
Cliff Law
From: john kirmos@
To:
info@no-spamsonicartaudio.com
Sent:
Subject: re
sonic art phono
Hi,
My name is John. I’ve had the sonic art
fable phono for some months now. I have a blue note bellagio,
and shelter 901 cartridge. Mark has supplied me with the phono cable as well,
and together the sound quality has improved immeasurably. The advantage is the
personal service from a person who knows what they are talking about.
Trying out products at home gives you a much more accurate idea of the tested
components and also on your system/environment. You can't beat that. The after
service is just as important and has had no hassles in any fine tuning questions
that I have had.
All the best
John
From:
"jazzy747" <jazzy747@ >
To:
"Mark" <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Re:
cable out today.
Date:
Hi Mark
a)The ''Blue Lightening'' digital cable is
just revelatory it its bandwidth as it is spacious, without a hit of grain or
sibilance. Compared to the first cable its far more
detailed, spacious, much more natural and organic with top-end extension to die
for......PHEW.....
b)The ''Silver Analogue'' interconnect
straight out the box, had a bottom end that seemed to roll-off sharply, giving
the impression notably, as a distinct lack of bass extension at the lower
registers. However after the three month perseveratory
burn-in period as if by magic ''POW'' came home one day and the system's sound had dramatically
changed. There was more body, more slam, and depth. Then it suddenly dawned on
me that the cable
had reached its Plato, and its still
rounding off beautifully. Its taut with awesome
dynamic slam. horns rasp, drums paint a clear clean
picture, bass is deep yet well defined and as fast as light.
To anyone buying this interconnect do not
expect to hear what this cable is capable of until four months minimum as
passed. I absolutely guarantee your patience will be repaid beyond your wildest
of desires. Please do not be put-off by the lack of bass in comparison to the awesome
upper-bass and incredible expressive midrange, that throws the music over your
head in a take-away-your-breath fashion. The bass will suddenly appear along with awesome dynamic slam around the three month
period, with continued rounding off through to the end of month four.
To Mark and Team........What can I say
that I have not already told you guys..................
Dave...................
Date:
To:
"Mark R" <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Re:
Products
From: "
Disposition-Notification-To:
"
Hi Mark,
We had a cable shootout last Saturday that
includes Kimber PBJ, Audience Au24, Musical Fidelity
X-Link, Ecosse Maestro and others. The Sonic Art
Silver Line cable was selected as top ranking. :)
The cable is on one of my dealer for
evaluation.
Cheers.
-----
Original Message -----
From: "jazzy747" <jazzy747@********.com>
To: "Mark"
<info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Sent:
Subject: Re: Sonic Art Cables Put this on your web site and send banking
details please!!!
Hi Mark,
Good Day! Firstly, I take the opportunity
to thank you for your speedy reply. I am impressed. You know, it is rare to
stumble upon a cable that does so many things right and I am amazed to discover
that my friend was won-over, by your digital cable. For him to replace his
''Chord Company'' cable with your digital cable is no minor event. With the
Chord cable in place the system sounded fantastic. With your cable the system
was organically alive. The sound stage engulfed us, the speakers disappeared,
the music & musicians and instruments poured out into the room. We were
suddenly transported ten rows nearer the stage with each instrument suspended
in air in its own space. but in total cohesion with
the whole, in a 3D hollogramatic fusion of musical
ecstasy.
I could not believe that such an ordinary
looking cable was capable of the stunning performance I witnessed with my own
ears. But the most damning incredible point, was the
lack of any harshness from top to bottom, no strained listening. Now wait for
it, we were using the World Renowned ''Beasts of Sailsbury
England'' ''Naim's'' Nac-82 Pre Amp / 135's Power and
Psu's with their own interconnects, Audio Note Dac, Cyrus Disc Transport + Psu,
Chord Company Odyssey speaker and Signature interconnect Cables, and the Great
Epos ES22. So we were not using any old crap if you excuse the term. We were
kicking Ass as we like to say. To all you folks out there!! Check these cables
out and let you ears do the talking. I am in the process of Ordering SONIC ART
latest ''Digital and Analogue Interconnects''.
To all you Dealers out there in the
And prepare to be as stunned as I was,
buy more music with the notes you save and enjoy. I too use ''Audio Note Dac'' and ''Transport'' in an all Naim
Active System and cant wait to get my hands on my Sonic's.
To: ''Mark '' and Associates at Sonic
Art. ''Serious Respect To You All'' and ''Thank You''
P.S. If you ''Music Lovers'' out there all like: Music in Cohesion, Organic
Emotion, Freedom from Speaker Connotation, Overwhelming Mental Inclusion
without Illusion and Confusion. You all know what to do. www.sonicartaudio.com
Now check them out, prove me wrong.
Jazzy. ''D''
From:
"*****,PETER (HP-Australia)
To:
"Mark" <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject:
Cable Review
Date: Thu,
Hi Mark,
Just wanted to give you
some feedback on your cables. In my system the Sonic Art Silver Analogue Interconnects together
with Ebony Speaker Cables have turned out to be a very synergistic match,
exhibiting excellent detail & coherence, without adding any harshness of
their own. Tonal balance is good, and the soundstage is deep & wide.
Likewise, the Sonic Art/Cardas rewire & Origin Live Structural Modification
on my RB900 tonearm has improved performance markedly. Dynamics, musicality
& "weight" have increased, and there's a lot more detail there as
well.
Lastly, I've found the Blue Lightning
digital Cable to be very neutral, like all of your cables. But of course, with
all this neutrality, less-than-perfect source components and/or source material
don't have anywhere to hide. At any rate, my old cables (Transparent Reference
Interconnects & Ultra Speaker Cables) are now sold in favour of the Sonic
Art Cables -- thanks again for making an excellent product at a very reasonable
price.
Regards,
Peter.
To:
"Mark" <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Re:
new cables
Date:
Hi Mark
I received the cables last Monday.
I've been away on holidays with the family and have only had the
opportunity to listen on 2 nights. My initial impression is "WOW"!
Everything sounds more real. In the last year I have up-graded amp, universal
player and cables. I expected the hardware to make the biggest difference but I
was not prepared at the effect cables had. I would say that you cannot fully
experience subtleties the finest hardware is capable of without good cables.
All my interconnects
are now Sonic Art and I am thrilled with the results. I assume that I will not
hear my system at its best until I change my speaker cables. This will be the
next step when I save some money.
Thanks!
Charlie
To:
"Mark" <info@no-spamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject:
feedback
Date:
HI Mark,
In November I bought 2 phono cables from
you and I would like to give you some feedback. I am very pleased with the
sound of these cables. They have eliminated a harshness which I now realise was
there. The sound is effortless and the midrange is especially more natural,
airy yet detailed. This is a great cable. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Charlie Charalambous
To:
"Mark" <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject:
Feedback
Date:
Dear Mark,
Your cables are really value for money.
They out-performed my Goertz, Cogan Hall Intermezzo
and Audio Quest Clear. I am more than satisfied with them.
Regards,
Kah Mun Chow.
From: “M.Gould” <moccaman_@#######.com
To:
"Mark" <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject:
cables
Date:
Dear Mark,
As promised, my thoughts on the
interconnects and speaker cables,
In my system the stage opened up and
instruments became clear and defined, vocals especially have taken on a life of
their own, the image really is wonderful.
My Audiotruth
Emerald and Tara Labs cables are now up for sale!
Regards,
Maurice Gould
From:
"Stephen Young" <youngs@
>
To:
"Mark" <info@nospamsonicartaudio.com>
Subject: Re:
interconnects
Date:
Dear Mark,
Thanks very much, they are certainly very
smooth, and certainly are a significant upgrade from my previous cables which
were Audioquest. Highly
recommended, thanks again.
Stephen Young.
