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Review #15 - Balanced Cable Invictus XLR - Ricable Review

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Sources: Yamaha CD-S3000 CD player; Cocktail Audio X45 Pro music server

Amplifier: A. M. Audio Reference preamplifier; pair of A-80 Reference S4 monoblocks (headphones: Luxman L-590AXII)

Loudspeakers: B&W 802 Nautilus; HiFiman Susvara headphones

Other: No

The following review of the Invictus XLR cable is the result of the "Ricable Review" initiative. Ricable Review is the program created by Ricable, born to collect feedback from audiophilesin order to bring about continuous improvement of the products in the catalogue. Last but not least, those who participate in the programme receive a certificate at home, with the aim of certifying that the customer has become part of the " Ricablefamily".
The following Feedback was created on the basis of a predefined questionnaire to which the user returned their impressions, in a way that was not possible without the help of a surveyor. completely free. We would like to thank Antonio for his time.

What made you choose Ricable?

I was already familiar with the products, having bought some entry level cables on Amazon years ago, RCA and digital coaxial cables that did very well. I figured that the top of the range cables had to be at least very good. Also, after a promotion on the Gazebo Audiofilo forum site I got to know both the products and the staff better. So as soon as a balanced cable became necessary, I gave it a try.

Antonio Ricable Review Invictus XLR
Antonio Ricable Review Invictus XLR
What do you think about the construction
and aesthetics of the product?

Construction above suspicion, very robust and with great connectors. The colour is also very nice, personally perhaps I would have chosen something darker or brighter, like red or yellow. But that's nothing, the colour doesn't bother me too much in Hi-Fi, I'm more into 'listening'.

How did you carry out the tests? Which songs did you use to test the cable?

I have not adopted a real method. The loudspeaker system is a work that I have completed in about nineteen years and I know it like the back of my hand, I just need to change a screw upstream to notice something. Ditto the headphone system on which I adopted a second cable that arrived just yesterday. So I just plugged it in and listened.

Antonio Ricable Review Invictus XLR
Antonio Ricable Review Invictus XLR
What were your
listening impressions?

I have already reviewed this cable on the product page. After about a month I can add that it has come to full working order and the sound has only improved. There is a frightening body, the sounds are robust but never redundant with delocalisation bordering on the improbable. And making a pair of 802 Nautilus invisible, room permitting, is not for everyone. There is no frequency range that overpowers adjacent frequencies, everything is where it should be and I never want to turn off the system I'm listening to from time to time.

Your conclusions.

The conclusion is that, just the day before yesterday, I bought a second one for my more representative headphone setup shown above. I connected the Susvara directly to the Luxman speaker binding posts and a few days ago placed a second CA X45 Pro in this setup. My previous cable, while very good, was silver and this pair of electronics probably doesn't like this metal much. It felt very good, but despite having only a few hours of use left, as soon as I put this Invictusin yesterday, everything seemed to fall into place. Gone is that sense of 'dirtiness' I used to hear in the high and very high frequencies, and everything has gained body and linearity. I can't imagine what it will be like when it's up and running. I hope I've been helpful, and maybe in the future I'll be very tempted by a Netzkabel of this series... let's see how I get on!

What did you like?

- Performance
- Construction
- Lightning fast and efficient staff
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What would you improve?

- Nothing to report
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