...This is what they said about the LightSpeed cable;
Extravagantly-priced, Light Harmonic’s LightSpeed cable sounded very, very tidy, rendering the likes of Chris Jones with a dry clarity. Similarly, The Beatles remaster was delineated like no other in this test, Lennon and McCartney’s voices revealed in seemingly explicit detail while Ringo’s drum-work was pristine. This is very nearly a ‘great cable’ but where is the emotion?
I've got the standard Lightspeed hooked to a PWD II and I'd have to say that's an accurate summary of how I feel. Don't find myself singing along.
That review is a joke. Not to be taken seriously on any level.
I have compared the Lightspeed to both of Nordost's USB cables and ended up buying the LS. The LS trounced the Blue Heaven, but as did the Heimdall. The Heimdall is excellent for the price, but the LS did a better job of getting out of the way. It's magical.
I originally compared a demo non-split LS to those Nordost USB cables. It was the split version I purchased.
I tested the Lightspeed against the AQ Diamond and the Diamond won.
I find USB cables very dependent on the DAC that you use it with.
I read that review, you place the AQ Diamond and the Shunyata Venom before the LightSpeed.
Glad to hear that you compared the Lightspeed against the Heimdall. I have the Blue Heaven now and had wondered if the Heimdall was better than the Lightspeed.
The Heimdall is a big step up from the BH. I was on my way to purchasing a Heimdall, but then I heard the LS and my jaw hit the floor. Two other friends made the same decision to go LS, even though they both really liked the Heimdall.
I listened to my friend's Light Harmonic LightSpeed and a Totaldac usb filter cable in the same system (though not at the same time) and prefer the Totaldac.
IMHO LightSpeed is rather hifi whereas Totaldac is very musical yet without much loss in hifi parameters such as agility, resolution...etc.
My 2 cents.
What does "rather hifi" mean.
Like I said, I ordered one so I'll soon find out.
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