E181: Siltech's Master Crown Cable

0:00 Intro
0:18 Today's Topic: Siltech launches the Master Crown Cable
0:47 Monarch Systems - Siltech Distributor - Hosts the launch
1:58 Press attendees
2:24 The Siltech Story
4:27 Their R&D and Production Facility
4:43 Relating empirical sound with objective measurement
5:44 Managing the entire process
6:29 Before Master Crown
6:53 Digging into Master Crown
9:39 The cost of chasing perfection
10:53 The missing production Master Crown cables
11:27 “Calming Notion,” The Carl Saunders Sextet, Live in San Francisco
13:13 “It Could Happen to You,” Dmitri Matheny, Sagebrush Rebellion
15:49 What’s to come
16:14 Expectations
16:44 Thanks for a remarkable event
17:00 Martini Time
17:26 Outro-Subscriptions
Today we take a close look at, and get a taste of, Siltech’s new flagship series of cables called Master Crown. I’ll take you along with me to the invitation-only launch event for the press, held Friday, June 21st, 2024, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Let’s go…
System details for the set up in the great room, provided for our listening, were as follows.
Streamer-D/A Converter - Boulder 2120 - $65,000
Linestage - Boulder 3010 - $164,000
Amplification - Boulder 2160 Stereo - $71,000
Loudspeakers - YG Acoustics Sonja 3.3 Loudspeakers - $146,800/pair
Siltech Loom detail:
Master Crown 2M interconnects XLR/XLR (prototype) - $114,000/pair
Double Crown 2.5M loudspeaker cables - $43,960/pair
Master Crown 2.5 M loudspeaker cables (prototype) - $150,800/pair
Double Crown 2M network cable - $6,850
Double Crown 2M power cable - $15,300
Triple Crown 1.5M power cable - $19,800
Master Crown 2M power cable (prototype) - $51,800
Equipment support:
Franc Audio Accessories Wood Block Equipment 2x2 Rack (matte Italian walnut) - $9,300
Franc Audio Accessories Wood Block Preamplifier Platform (matte Italian walnut) - $1,975
Franc Audio Accessories Wood Block + Carbon Amplifier Stand (high-gloss Palisander Rio) - $2,800
LINKS ASSOCIATED WITH TODAY’S EPISODE
Monarch Systems - www.monarch-systems.com/
Siltech Master Crown Page - www.siltechcables.com/master-...
Siltech Home Page - www.siltechcables.com
Siltech Launches Master Crown Cables
New flagship from Holland's premiere cable manufacturer.
Launch Event Coverage By Greg Weaver
Written coverage at Enjoy the Music.com
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[@EPA00001]

Great to see this video, as all of your videos are highly recommended to watch. Thank you for that Greg. Even though I do not own cables from Siltech (I have had the very nice opportunity to listen to some of them multiple times) as a Dutch citizen it makes me a bit proud that such a company from my country is among the very best in the high end audio industry. There are fierce competitors out there but Siltech is for sure one of the leading manufacturers in the world when it comes to cables.

[@joseluisbedmar-bg1fu]

Stunning sound & cables ❤❤❤❤❤

[@iampuzzleman282]

Wonderful video so much going on here. The cables remind me of a network box that I see on my cable which I have on my system from transparent, which I believe is used to deal with frequency deterioration as it travels through a cable. Thanks for nice video

[@tabl10s]

Yaaay, First one to post a 👍!

[@joewhip9303]

$115,000 for an IC? My lord.

[@theaudioanalyst]

I clearly hear and understand your incredulity…

[@QuintEssential-sz2wn]

What characterizes virtually every high-end cable manufacturer? 1. They give their own technical story for how they have solved this or that technical problem. BUT 2. Provide no objective data in the form of measurements that they have actually done so. Even when they claim to have done measurements in their design process, somehow these just aren’t good enough to show publicly. Nor do they show how the measurable differences are audible. 3. Cables are evaluated under sighted conditions, where the listener knows the identities of the cables, which is well known to be perfect stew for bias effects. I believe these , among many other reasons, fully justify the high-level of scepticism many have towards these companies.

[@theaudioanalyst]

I can't disagree with your points overall. While I clearly acknowledge and accept the concept of bias confirmation, I also believe that with some 50 years experience, Especially with such a strong focus on cable design and sonic results, one can observe and differentiation differences much more readily, even when they can see the cables.

[@marcus1970]

I like a bit of Hifi history and obviously it goes hand in hand with the personalities driving the industry..... A walk around the siltech manufacturing facility seeing actual assembly would make superb content* How about it Greg? *Cable naysayers need not watch.

[@theaudioanalyst]

LOL. Buddy, just as soon as you convince them to fly me in to cover their factory and processes, I'm there! 😉

[@marcus1970]

@@theaudioanalyst A representative will likely be monitoring our enthusiastic comments.... So.. Siltech, how about it? I for one would love to see items like this, items at the highest level of no compromise engineering being created. 🙏🏻

[@theaudioanalyst]

@@marcus1970 😉