Avanti Audio Customer Testimonials

Morning Mike!!

I've been playing around with them as well...hooked them up to the cd player...very nice full sounding cable...very nice...and smooth I might add...I was impressed with that attribute...Diana Krall always has such bad sibilance on her albums, the newer ones more so, and they had the ability to naturally tone that down making the cd's more personable sounding...I think Krall sounds a bit more intimate with the Canare.  All in all, great!!

Dave
Canada

Mike,

I received the cables today. They're beautiful and very well constructed--very professional looking. Is this the L4E6S Star Quad? The capacitance tested as 210pF, or 70pF/ft. Soundwise they are very nice and I would say if not equal of the 6 foot Petras, extremely close. Nice highs and bass with great clarity. With the high capacitance, however, I think 3 feet would be the upper limit for phono use, but certainly that's fine for many users. Congratulations on constructing such a fine looking and performing cable.

Best regards,
Howard
Pennsylvania

Mike -

Making cables was the next thing on my short to-do list for my stereo, and you've made the list shorter, for a great price. Again, the cables look and feel very high quality, and it's nice to know that they're made from very good stuff.

Honestly, if I had paid the same price to a random website and received your cables I would've wondered what was up. They look way too good for the price.

Thanks again,

Sam
Oklahoma

I have to chime in here and say that I am very impressed with the quality of the IC's I received from Mike!!! I don't think one could do better at twice the price.

Thanks Mike!!!!!!

Ron
Texas

Shipping was FAST, Mike communicated very well, and the cables look great! High quality, with Neutrik made ends, and Canare leads. Very high-end look, very nicely done. I'll update with a listening impression when I get a chance to install them. They'll be replacing 15yr-old Esoteric Audio 500-series cables - the best EA offered at the time.

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I wanted to post this while I am still in a state of suprised shock.

I knew I could do better on cables, even though some of what I was using was, I thought, pretty good. I was listening to some well recorded sade-esque R&B while watching the kids dance around, and noticed that things were different. I had replaced my old cables with the new ones (from my DVD to the preamp, and from the preamp to the amp) earlier, and wasn't thinking much about it.

After the kids left the room I went to a clean drum track, switched to 'direct', and listened carefully. Whoa. I hadn't expected to hear such a noticeable difference. It's not so dramatic as a blanket being pulled away from between me and the speakers, and still less dramatic than even a sheet being pulled away, but the difference is very suprising. It's very nice.

In went Mercury from The Planets, and yes, it's better than before. A little more real.

I don't know what else to say. I'm suprised by what I've found. I honestly didn't expect such a noticable change. I had even decided against sitting down and trying to hear an improvement, because, really, wouldn't my imagination provide most of the change? I'm a little shocked.

Nice cables, Mike.

Sam
Oklahoma

I would like to echo Sams remarks, stellar quality with fastest shipping I ever had!

Niven
Indiana

Hey Mike
I got the cables yesterday.  Hooked one from my pre amp to amp..the other is for my new nad cd player which is on its way.
The sound opened up a bit with the new cables but the biggest improvement was in bass clarity and extension.  Outstanding product for the price.

Bob
New Jersey

Hello Mike,

The ICs came in last week. They sound excellent. I plan to do some A/B comparisons this weekend with another set of ICs that I have at home and will report the results to you. I am very happy with my first impressions though. Thanks again for a great product and a very smooth transaction.
 
PK
Virginia

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Hello Mike, I tested out your ICs against XXXX last night. I am no expert but I thought that your ICs dominated the XXXX with fullness, a smoother top end and, to a slight extent, in resolution as well. Very happy with my purchase!

Hey Mike,
 
Cables arrived today safe and sound.
 
First, thanks for the great customer service, help with the TT cable and the quick responses.
 
Second - What a huge difference your IC made for my Rega Apollo.  Gone are the ear piercing highs that gave me headaches through my headphones, but with no loss of top end.  "Smooth" is a good description of the sound.  So is "pleasant", but not in a boring/milquetoast way.  For the first time in recent memory, I was listening to the music - not the quality of the bass or the tone of the top end.  It just sounded "right".  It was enjoyable to just listen to the song and get carried away.

I  have only listened to the first half of Paul Simon's Graceland on cd, but it is a great test as it has deep bass and high/thin Stratocaster guitar work going on at the same time.  While this disc has been pretty difficult to listen to in the past for me, your IC made it quite enjoyable.
 
Next I will tackle the TT cable.  
 
Thanks again,
Jason
IL

So far, so good. Silent, transparent, with more information/definition.

My Belden-based speaker cables sound like they were pinching off the sound, in comparison.

First thing I noticed was more bass presence ("Gimme Shelter") and top end and mid natural note decay (Nick Drake acoustic). Like any discussion of cables, none of this is mind-blowing, but I sure think I noticed it.

I run a ModWright 9.0 SE tube linestage through a Krell amp.

More listening is needed, but I'm pleased with the upgrade so far.

Ken
Virginia

Mike,

I received them this afternoon.  Thanks for shipping them so quickly.  You have done a really excellent job of finishing these cables nicely.  I have them between my new amp and "old," speakers while awaiting my new speakers and am VERY happy with them so far. 

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I can confidently say that the next time I want/need a critical connection I will check with you first. I absolutely favor the cables you sent to those costing over $400 from b&m retailers regardless of the cost. Speakers are still in the process of "opening up," but am very happy so far.  I've had the chance to play a couple of lossless music blu rays and am picking up details in the recordings I simply don't on my other system.  There are obviously several variables involved, but I am confident that both the speakers and your cables are very revealing.  Only problem is it makes me want to upgrade my amplifier to maximize them. Your attitude and customer service coupled with the quality to price of your cables leads me to wish you the best.  I may pick up a nice cd player soon and if so I know where my interconnects will be coming from.

Greg
Rocky Mountains

Hi Mike,
 
I connected the Emotiva EPA-2 with your cables ....WOW...they fit snug look great and sound excellent, a waste of time to look anywhere else!
 
Thank's for your help and great service!

Robert
Florida