Steve,

is it possible to purchase the new ZWIRE cables - Without the banana's, i.e. unterminated?  I have my own favorite solid copper spades and tensioned banana's (well C11000 copper) from Furez... they are a bit hard to find since the pandemic, but I bought a good supply before.  

https://douglasconnection.com/shop-by-brand/furez-products/ used to be a good source, but since the pandemic, he's out-of-stock.
I've never encountered a more mechanically robust or better sounding connector - short of direct hard-wired connection.

Zu provides a similar looking connector on their Event series cables, but its not exactly the same - no idea where they get them.

I also have a Beta pair...and......they have white heat shrink on both ends.  Probably several permutations in that batch.  Really nice.

Steve, is there any plans on making shorter length speaker wires?  I am interested in 2m.
Bob

ZWire—A Quick Review in Questions?

How do you describe that a veil was lifted when you thought there was nothing left to lift?

How do you describe a noticeable increase in the both the quality and quantity of bass when you thought it could possibly not go any lower?

How do you describe when your sound stage is actively trying to escape the confines of your listening room when you thought it was already regularly tickling its boundaries?

How do you describe what you thought was scale, was a mere facsimile of what scale actually implied?

Wait…is that what they meant by top end sparkle?

And last but not least…

How do you describe that the artist is more in your room, when you already thought that you were hangin’ out with them each night?  Were you hangin’ out with their goddamn ghost before?

I continue to explore…

I think that sight is more descriptive than sound so there is more language descriptors to describe what we see rather than what we hear.  The concepts are transferable sometimes and yet other times they don't fully match up.

How do you describe that a veil was lifted when you thought there was nothing left to lift?
For me the description is like looking thru a sliding glass door.  The glass is unnoticeable until you slide it open.  Not only is what you see clearer you also feel and smell the air from the outside.

How do you describe a noticeable increase in the both the quality and quantity of bass when you thought it could possibly not go any lower?
Bass should not only be heard but felt down to your bowls. The better the bass the more tactile it becomes.  The kick drum has more punch there see almost seems to be lower notes you never realized were there.

How do you describe when your sound stage is actively trying to escape the confines of your listening room when you thought it was already regularly tickling its boundaries?

The music becomes more intimate, more enveloping.  I seem to be floating in it rather than just hearing it

How do you describe what you thought was scale, was a mere facsimile of what scale actually implied?

I don't know what scale means???

Wait…is that what they meant by top end sparkle?

Sparkle refers to the ringing of the cymbals, the presence of the triangle. Does the hand clap define the room on the recording as it does in the listening room or is it just a percussive sound?

And last but not least…

How do you describe that the artist is more in your room, when you already thought that you were hangin’ out with them each night?  Were you hangin’ out with their goddamn ghost before?

It's about presence isn't it.  Like you just got better seats or it became a private concert and the artist was performing just for you.

Kamran I know but I have been trying for over a year to accurately describe changes to my system as I optimize it with subwoofer placement, NOS tubes or cable upgrades.  I've asked myself those same questions and still not sure that others can understand the amazement and wonder i sometimes feel.  A couple of nights ago early in the morning I was in that in and out of awakened mindset and a particular set of songs just clicked into place. I became immersed in the music.  It wasn't so much as listening to it but swimming in it.  The song, the sound the emotion.  I was straight sober but I really felt what Alice down the rabbit hole might of felt.  What a great hobby when it comes together.  I'm glad you like your cables.

Donnie,

I have a pair, each cable is 3 meters.


Andrew