Review #4 - USB Cable Magnus - Ricable Review
Adrian L.
Sources: Windows mini PC optimized for audio use
Amplifier: Unison Research Simply Italy
Acoustic Speakers: Harbeth C7ES3
Other: DAC M2tech Young MkIII
The following review of the USB cable Magnus is the result of the "Ricable Review" initiative. Ricable Review is the program designed by Ricable, created to collect feedback from audiophiles, in order to lead to continuous improvement of the products in the catalog. Last but not least, those who join the program receive a certificate at home, with the purpose of certifying how the customer has become to all intents and purposes part of the " Ricable" family.
The following Feedback was created on the basis of a predefined questionnaire to which the user returned his impressions, in a completely free. We thank Adriano for his time.
Ricable is a company that I have known now for ten, maybe fifteen years, ever since I began to get interested in the world of home cinema. With my first video projector I also bought my first cable Ricable, an HDMI cable from the Ultimate series...even then I appreciated the build quality and the attention to aesthetics and detail, all the things that made me appreciate the work and begin to follow the company. Time has passed since then, and Ricable has made many strides...the latest being this USB cable for liquid music. But let's go see what it looks like in detail!
and aesthetics of the product?
Already seeing the outer box of the USB cable Magnus gives a pleasant feeling of having purchased something important. Going into the unboxing process this feeling is confirmed and amplified. The aesthetic construction is impeccable, with an excellent colored braid that is very durable and the gold-plated USB connectors excellently protected by a thick rubber sheath. What is surprising is the extreme flexibility of the cable despite its considerable thickness, which is important especially for those like me who have little space between electronics and the back wall. Going to inquire about the internal construction of this cable I note with pleasure that USB standards are met (something not all manufacturers state), such as the characteristic impedance of the conductors. I also see that thanks to the dielectric used and the particular geometry possible cross talk effects (electrical interference between adjacent conductors) are eliminated, capacitance and inductance area minimized. All these things contribute to decrease jitter phenomenon as much as possible.
Regarding the methodology performed in the tests, the cable was compared with two other cables of well-known brands to which I have long been accustomed to listening. When I perform these kinds of tests in general and in this case, too, I use the song Sultan of Swing to evaluate the sense of rhythm, the attacks of the instruments and the response to transients that the cable can give back, while I use Erick Clapton's Unplugged album and some tracks by Battiato to evaluate male vocals. For female vocals I used Diana Krall's The Book of Love.
listening impressions?
Moving on to the most important aspect, beautiful yes, but how does it sound? Damn good.
Mind you, we're talking about cables, fine tuning, so we're talking about nuances of differences that only a good system fine-tuned upstream can return ... but it's those differences, that icing on the cake that we audiophiles chase all the time. Regardless of the track used in the tests, what I noticed was an increase in the depth of the soundstage and exceptional separation of instruments, something probably achieved by the presence of the four shields in the cable that make the signal clean and free of any electrical noise. On the rock track excellent the sense of rhythm returned by this cable, as well as the precision of the drum attacks. There is no trace of edginess on the treble extremes while maintaining a very pleasant airiness of the instruments, a brilliance in the sense of clarity of the musical message that is never tiring. Clacson's voice comes across as granitic in the center of the speakers and Krall's as suave as ever.
Your conclusions.
In conclusion, I can say that this cable is yet more proof that this company knows what it wants to do and, above all, knows how to do it. I feel I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get the most out of their DAC in terms of sound, but also the best out of their system also from the point of view of satisfying the eye and knowing that they have bought something well made.
What did you enjoy?
- Internal construction
- Aesthetic appearance
- Cable flexibility
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What would you improve?
- Nothing to report
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I already have several Speaker and signal cables of yours. I am doing well, they are of very good quality.
Good morning Maurizio, thank you very much, we are very pleased!