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Testimonial by Davis W. (Cary, NC)
They are not yet broken in, but I can already tell that the Matador is awesome.
I did a head to head with a set of Stereophile recommended cables that will remain unnamed for now with the Matador on left channel and other cable on right. Put on one of my favorite high quality recordings, in this case SACD (Ayre C5XE disc player, Modwright tube preamp, Classe CAM 350 monoblocks, B&W Nautilus 800s) and spent some time listening to left and right channels in isolation on repeated sections of music that I know really well. It was amazing how much more resolved the Matador was. Low end bass and mid bass extension is phenomenal, almost three dimensional if you can believe this.
I could talk about my experience for hours, but it all nets out to this -- the Matador unveils a tremendous amount of information that was previously lost. Experientially, the music just feels more 'right' and I admit that I got choked up at a few recordings that hadn't moved me in years -- all reminding me of why I got into this hobby in the first place.
You guys have got a great product on your hands.
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Testimonial by Richard W. (Sydney, Australia)
The Titan Cu, Element Cable’s reference copper interconnect, is for the audiophile music-lover – no, not a contradiction in terms. Stop listening for the faintest hint of colouration, a strangled double-bass or a tenor sax stripped of its natural timbre, because you won’t hear this. Rather, you’ll be distracted by…nothing…but the music. Now, I’m your typically insecure, paranoid audiophile, constantly worried I might be missing out on something, always searching for perfection. But this cable cured me! With tonality and transparency across all the frequencies. A high, rich-sounding cymbal at the start of Miles Davis’s ‘So What’ on Kind of Blue sizzling away satisfyingly, set nice and deep in the soundstage. A normally muddy bass on the Kings of Leon’s ‘Knocked Up’ now underpinning Caleb Followill’s vocal tunefully. The Doves’ beautiful ‘There Goes the Fear’ no longer harsh or overly compressed, but listenable. The baroque strings of Christopher Hogwood’s Academy of Music delicate, yet vibrant throughout Vivadi’s ‘Four Seasons.’ After a fairly lengthy burning-in period, during which I despaired over an initial lushness or darkness, the Titan Cu came to life and did what Chord Company, Analysis Plus, van den Hul and Audioquest couldn’t – make my listening experience engaging and enjoyable. I took a stab in the dark buying a mid-price cable from a relatively unknown company, using one, very economical and unbiased review as a guide (see Element’s website). I can safely say I wasn’t disappointed. Even without the generous and unassuming service offered by Anthony and co, this cable is a veritable bargain that satisfies on every level. From an audiophile that loves music first – thank you Element.
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