Purist 25th Anniversary Luminist Revision XLR Interconnects

raker

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Simply superb! Significantly more dynamic and resolving compared to 20th Anniversary, largest quality difference between similar level cables I've ever heard. The pure silver mono crystal structure (as in the Crystal Cable) really makes a difference. Much slimmer than the 20th Anniversary - it's definitely not the size, but the quality, which counts.
 

flat6

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Simply superb! Significantly more dynamic and resolving compared to 20th Anniversary, largest quality difference between similar level cables I've ever heard. The pure silver mono crystal structure (as in the Crystal Cable) really makes a difference. Much slimmer than the 20th Anniversary - it's definitely not the size, but the quality, which counts.

what's different with Luminist vs. Praesto revisions?
 

mep

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Simply superb! Significantly more dynamic and resolving compared to 20th Anniversary, largest quality difference between similar level cables I've ever heard. The pure silver mono crystal structure (as in the Crystal Cable) really makes a difference. Much slimmer than the 20th Anniversary - it's definitely not the size, but the quality, which counts.

I'm going to wait for the 30th Anniversary Revision.
 

raker

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what's different with Luminist vs. Praesto revisions?

According to Purist Audio's Jim Aud, whom I met at the High End Show in Munich on Friday, 16 May, the main changes are to the insulation (better Ferox, resulting in a lower noise floor, and allowing a thinner cable, reducing the cable's capacitance) and the connectors.
 

flat6

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According to Purist Audio's Jim Aud, whom I met at the High End Show in Munich on Friday, 16 May, the main changes are to the insulation (better Ferox, resulting in a lower noise floor, and allowing a thinner cable, reducing the cable's capacitance) and the connectors.

so new revision is primarily an improvement in the damping material (ie. new Ferox vs. old Contego).
any idea if changes have been made to cable's other parameters such as conductors, gauge, etc.?

how does a cable's damping will affect / influence the cable's capacitance?

was considering their Canorus AC cords, but I understand this is now discontinued so it's now back to square one for me (sort of).
 

raker

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Mar 16, 2014
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so new revision is primarily an improvement in the damping material (ie. new Ferox vs. old Contego).
any idea if changes have been made to cable's other parameters such as conductors, gauge, etc.?

how does a cable's damping will affect / influence the cable's capacitance?

was considering their Canorus AC cords, but I understand this is now discontinued so it's now back to square one for me (sort of).

Jim Aud mentioned that the Luminist revision was to Purist Audio's whole line, not just the 25th Anniversary cables. Regarding the XLR 25th Anniversary cables, he mentioned that the Luminist revision did not change the conductors or the gauge. I don't know if that is the case for the other cables in the line. If the Luminist revision is to the whole line, I assume that the Canorus power cables will get this revision. Perhaps only the Canorus Praesto is discontinued.
 

gfroman

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I have a new PDF file showing some of the new Luminist cables and descriptions, But I do not know how to attach it here?
 

MylesBAstor

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I have a new PDF file showing some of the new Luminist cables and descriptions, But I do not know how to attach it here?

You should be able to upload if you go to advanced settings and manage attachments.
 

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