Ultralink vs Acoustic Research

[poppachubby]

No great detail on this one. Infact, about as scientific as a dollar store calculator. The fact of the matter is, I got a great deal on AR PR-220 12 g cable. So, I bought 2- 10 foot strands with gold plated AR banana plugs. I love AR. For my gear, they give me great results and I use the Pro Series for all of my analog connects.

There is no fairy tale ending for this AR cabling I'm afraid. I've had Ultralink Challenger-2 cabling hooked up for at least 2000 hours now. I just wanted a change, problem is, I got a bad change. The AR sounded wicked flat. I can't make a proper comparison because the UL is burned in and settled so nicely, it mercilessly destroyed the AR.

To say the least I packed up the AR w/ plugs and sold it to a mate for a steal. Suffice it to say, I have quite an attachment to my Ultralink. It's fantastic stuff, and Canadian of course. I guess I didn't realize just how much I loved it, and just how great it sounded until I pulled in some fresh stuff.

Anyhow, I picked up some fresh termination and heat shrink. Back on they go...

http://www.ultralinkcables.com/#/products/challenger_2/

http://www.araccessories.com/aracces...ODUCT_ID=PR220