Pachanko SATA Cable

[jdoleys]

I took advantage offer used SATA MK II pachanko cable and I will try. If you notice improvement I want to get an update. I realize that companies like Nordost, Audioquest, among others do not have SATA cables in their portfolios. I also understand that if I do not see any improvement in sound quality in my setup, I can by no means generally testify that others will not try SATA cables. I have to say that I realize that 1 or 2 users must have some benefit in this space or are friends of the manufacturer. This fact is not unworthy and even part of the business, the game asks for tools.

[jdoleys]

First contact with "audiophile" SATA cable:
 Far from skepticism but to some degree suspicious since famous manufacturers do not have the accessory in their portfolios ... see Audioquest, Nordost and Siltech.
 Then came opportunity for me to buy at "reasonable" cost, the pachanko Sata MK II.
 The Considerations:
 - In SSD OS could not identify any changes;
 - In the library SSD I noticed the following:
 At first I thought the cable had made the sound brighter.  But with very careful listening I realized that it brings more general clarity making the sound brighter and less intimate.  It's not like taking off a blanket but maybe two sheets on the front of the speakers.  The stage also grows aiding in the perception of subtle sounds.  I liked the result. Think, one day update to Reference SATA Pachanko. Any compare this? 

[jdoleys]

A friend have a old model pachanko Sata, called "reference". He told me it is equal appearance MK II. Any know history old portifolio pachanko confirm this? Or was a unique model called "reference" in the past? Tks.

[jdoleys]

My question is simple: if ever in the past was there a sata pachanko reference cable that looks the same as the current MK II?

[jdoleys]

Found it a "pure reference" with a good price. Now is wait and compare with MK II.

[jdoleys]

In OS SSD nothing SQ changes with MK II, but in music library works so good ! After Pure Reference many configurations possibles. Job find best SQ. I believe is pure reference in music SSD and MK II in OS SSD, but every changes in some days when a test occours.

[jdoleys]

I received a few hours ago a pure reference.  Burning and artificial highs in this beginning of adaptation. This pure reference is much more hard to bend. Medium difficult install. Waiting burn in now

[jdoleys]

Using now mk2 in SO ssd and pure reference in library ssd. Cold sound, middle and treble very agressive, gain in transparency and clarity but decrease in naturality and warm.

[jdoleys]

I have the MK II and the Pure Reference: they are very different.  Pure here did not work on the data SSD.  System has lost its naturalness.  Pure made everything more digital and fatigue more remarkable.  Leaves the sound airier, more open.  for me, it's past the point.  MK II in the data worked very well