Never judge a book by its cover! New cable company Sunny Cable demonstrated their Time Coherent Technology using a prototype loudspeaker that employs  internally modified crossovers using their patent-pending technology but an exterior that dare I say was quite unattractive. Sunny Lo (above right) and Sunny Cable's prez Andre Au still were able to get some startling sonic results considering the less than reference-caliber Cerwin Vega woofer staring right at me. Mr. Lo's point might have been missed by some but I think most got the message: this patent-pending technology works regardless of how attractive, expensive or inexpensive your loudspeakers may be. Using this technology within a loudspeaker's crossover, Sunny Lo states "finally, you get the best of Electrostats, bipolar and dynamic drivers in terms of dynamics, three-dimensionality and accurate tonal balance combined into one."

This was my first time hearing this loudspeaker and I must say that it was unusually delicate and open, conveying a sense of realism that is rare in my opinion. And this with a modified (using Sunny Technology) Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 dac strapped to an Ayre Acoustics CX-7e CD player/transport and V-1xe amplifier (also modified with Sunny Technology). Preamplifier was the highly touted H-CAT P12-B. Once I got past the big box in front of me (I admit I had to close my eyes) there was something happening with this room that was rather unique....

Sunny Cable on the other hand is something I am quite familiar with and will state here for the record it is nothing short of stellar. The 1000 series used here throughout was connected to their newest arsenal known only as "The Box." It is not an AC line conditioner, filter and is devoid of internal limiters and transformers. Further, it won't protect your system against lightening strikes. What Mr. Lo calls "an extension of our patent pending technology in a box"  My hope is that once Sunny Cable gets their patents approved they'll be more willing to share on what makes these cables different from the rest.

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Ted Linblad of High End Audio, Vince Sanders of VRS Audio Server fame, Robert Maick of Sistrum Platforms and Rick Schultz of Virtual Dynamics formed a sonic alliance that proved one of the best sounds at the show. The Duevel Jupiter loudspeakers ($27k) were sounding exquisite in this suite replete with Sistrum platforms under everything except the chairs. The Thor Electronics TPA-60 mono amps ($17.5k) and TA-1000 preamplifier ($10k) never sounded more musically delightful to these ears. Vince Sander's Music Server continues to haunt me with each listening session and understanding of where the future of digital is heading. Employing Schultz's reference Revelation cables throughout (except for the innards of the Duevel Jupiter's which use Stealth Audio cables exclusively). First off, the Jupiter's possessed an uncanny ability to focus instruments on the outside of their physical plane in a way that I've not heard from anything else except perhaps the big MBLs. I am acutely aware of Rick Schultz's Revelation Series cables and the abilities they have at intense image specificity among their many other attributes. That said, I've not heard them lock images in space outside of the loudspeakers in this manner. In addition, the Thor electronics had a very sweet, yet delicate and detailed presentation. Not the bodacious bass or lack thereof one gets from the mega-hundred-watt approach. This was super musical in a way that makes one forget about how high or low the frequency extremes go.

Intimately aware of all of these components less the VRS Music Server, I was astonished by the overall musicality the Duevels presented via these worthy components. If synergy has a trademark this must have been it.

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