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Review #54 - Cable Dedalus USB - Ricable Review

Review Nicolas Dedalus USB
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Nicolas S.

Sources: Mac mini; Roon server; DDC Denafrips; DAC Denafrips PONTUS II

Amplifier: EAR 868 preamplifier; Graaf GM 100 poweramplifier

Acoustic Speakers: VENUS Acoustic Cassiopée 2

Other: Nothing

The following review of the Dedalus USB cable is the result of an initiative with the collaboration of the French Facebook group 'Audiophile francophone et haute-fidélité'. The initiative was created to collect feedback from audiophilesin order to bring about a continuous improvement of the products in the catalogue. Audiophiles received their chosen cable at home and had thirty days to perform as many tests as they deemed appropriate. At the end of this period, audiophiles could decide whether to keep the cable or return it at no cost.
The following Feedback was created on the basis of a predefined questionnaire to which users returned their impressions, in a manner completely free. We thank Nicolas for his time.

The current cable in place...

The current cable in place than I'm looking to upgrade is an Auralic USB cable sold with my old Auralic Vega today replaced by a Denafrips Iris + Pontus combo. This cable seem basic with a shield and ferrites on both sides. Arrive the Ricable Dedalus USB cable. The build quality and packaging is High-End, one of the best I have seen on the market and the best in this price range.
In the following I give my feedback of the Ricable Dedalus USB cable with some listening sessions. All results are not especially due to the cable because the synergy of the system and some compensation are complex. My comments has to be very relativized to my audio context and also to my own tastes which can differ from another person.

Review Nicolas Dedalus USB
Review Nicolas Dedalus USB

Track 1 - Requiem: first impression is a more physical palpability and stability of sources in soundstage. A kind of calmness gives the feeling the music flows slowly, it is a more romantic sound but also I have the feeling it misses me some life.

Track 7 - Non believer: again I can ear this romantic feeling, a little opacity perhaps due to a mid bass little emphasised? Comparing my Auralic USB cable, it misses some slam in the very low bass and also some dynamism. The voice of the singer lacks for me some transparency, she seems a little blurred. But in all cases the sound is very pleasant, very musical but perhaps not on the "master sound" philosophy.

Track 5 - Tourdion: I ear a better depth of soundstage but always this kind of softness which gives a globalised presentation of music when I prefer a more separated sound. But the sound is more musical, I listen to the whole track and some others because I take a lot of pleasure.

Track 1 - Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 1: a very pint point soundstage image with a better feeling of depth, I really like this but always this kind of softness, very pleasant, which give the desire for a long listen session. But it lacks for me a kind of directness, I would like the same musicality but with a more direct sound, to be more inside in the mastering studio.

Track 1 - Chord Left: I can follow each touch of piano more accurately and I ear a more things never eared before in the highs. A very good listening session, the Ricable is a good match with this kind of recording, I really like what I ear.

Track 1 - Hommage à Moondog: the music play very slow, it misses some involvement, the track is boring I think due to less dynamic.

Review Nicolas Dedalus USB

What did you like?

- Top High-End quality
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What would you improve?

- Transparency
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The current cable...

The current cable I am looking to upgrade is an Auralic USB cable sold with my old Auralic Vega now replaced by a Denafrips Iris + Pontus combo. This cable looks simple with a shield and ferrites on both sides. Here comes the USB cable Ricable Dedalus . The build quality and packaging is high end, one of the best I have seen on the market and the best in this price range.
Below is my feedback on the USB cable Ricable Dedalus with some listening sessions. All results are not mainly due to the cable because the system synergy and some compensations are complex. My comments have to be very relative to my audio context and also to my tastes which may differ from one person to another.

Review Nicolas Dedalus USB
Review Nicolas Dedalus USB

Track 1 - Requiem: the first impression is a more physical palpability and stability of the sources in the soundstage. A kind of calmness gives the feeling that the music is flowing slowly, it is a more romantic sound but I also have the feeling that it lacks some life.

Track 7 - Non believer: again I can hear this romantic feeling, a bit of dullness perhaps due to a poorly emphasised mid-bass? Comparing my Auralic USB cable, it lacks a bit of slam 'in the very low bass' and also a bit of dynamism. The singer's voice lacks transparency, it sounds a bit fuzzy to me. But in all cases the sound is very pleasant, very musical but perhaps not on the 'master sound' philosophy.

Track 5 - Tourdion: I hear a better depth of soundstage but still this kind of softness that gives a globalised presentation of the music when I prefer a more separate sound. But the sound is more musical, I listen to the whole track and a few others because I really enjoy it.

Track 1 - Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 1: a very punctual sound image with a better feeling of depth, I really like this but still this kind of softness, very pleasant, that makes you want a long listening session. But I miss a kind of immediacy, I would like the same musicality but with a more direct sound, to be more inside the mastering studio.

Track 1 - Chord Left: I can follow every touch of the piano more accurately and I hear more things I never heard before in the treble. A very good listening session, the Ricable goes well with this kind of recording, I really like what I hear.

Track 1 - Hommage à Moondog: the music sounds very slow, it lacks some involvement, the track is boring I think because of the lower dynamics.

Review Nicolas Dedalus USB

What did you like?

- High-End Quality
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What would you improve?

- Transparency
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