E181: Siltech's Master Crown Cable

0:00 Intro
0:18 Today's Topic: Siltech launches the Master Crown Cable
0:47 Monarch Systems – Siltech Distributor – Hosts the launch
1:58 Press attendees
2:24 The Siltech Story
4:27 Their R&D and Production Facility
4:43 Relating empirical sound with objective measurement
5:44 Managing the entire process
6:29 Before Master Crown
6:53 Digging into Master Crown
9:39 The cost of chasing perfection
10:53 The missing production Master Crown cables
11:27 “Calming Notion,” The Carl Saunders Sextet, Live in San Francisco
13:13 “It Could Happen to You,” Dmitri Matheny, Sagebrush Rebellion
15:49 What’s to come
16:14 Expectations
16:44 Thanks for a remarkable event
17:00 Martini Time
17:26 Outro-Subscriptions

Today we take a close look at, and get a taste of, Siltech’s new flagship series of cables called Master Crown. I’ll take you along with me to the invitation-only launch event for the press, held Friday, June 21st, 2024, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Let’s go…

System details for the set up in the great room, provided for our listening, were as follows.

Streamer-D/A Converter - Boulder 2120 - $65,000
Linestage - Boulder 3010 - $164,000
Amplification - Boulder 2160 Stereo - $71,000
Loudspeakers - YG Acoustics Sonja 3.3 Loudspeakers - $146,800/pair
Siltech Loom detail:
Master Crown 2M interconnects XLR/XLR (prototype) - $114,000/pair
Double Crown 2.5M loudspeaker cables - $43,960/pair
Master Crown 2.5 M loudspeaker cables (prototype) - $150,800/pair
Double Crown 2M network cable - $6,850
Double Crown 2M power cable - $15,300
Triple Crown 1.5M power cable - $19,800
Master Crown 2M power cable (prototype) - $51,800
Equipment support:
Franc Audio Accessories Wood Block Equipment 2x2 Rack (matte Italian walnut) - $9,300
Franc Audio Accessories Wood Block Preamplifier Platform (matte Italian walnut) - $1,975
Franc Audio Accessories Wood Block + Carbon Amplifier Stand (high-gloss Palisander Rio) - $2,800

LINKS ASSOCIATED WITH TODAY’S EPISODE
Monarch Systems - https://www.monarch-systems.com/
Siltech Master Crown Page - https://www.siltechcables.com/master-...
Siltech Home Page - https://www.siltechcables.com

Siltech Launches Master Crown Cables
New flagship from Holland's premiere cable manufacturer.
Launch Event Coverage By Greg Weaver
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