It was an extra treat to read the positive comments from our end-users, such as devoted audiophiles and professional audio reviewers. Here is what people around the world are saying about XLO cables: Totally Wired Ignoring the defiant cries of the flat-earthers,... cable designers (such as) (XLO's Roger Skoff... spring to mind) have dedicated themselves to the search for a cable that can pass a musical signal unaltered. To this end, these designers have come up with many innovative designs and topologies and, in the process, have significantly advanced the state of the audio art. Reviewed by: Andrew Chasin Audiophilia Online Magazine _______________________________ Cable Asylum January 08, 2001 Hi all, Before doing any serious listening, I played the 2 XLO tracks (speciallymade to brake in audio gear) and regular music for 75 hours. I have to admit that I listened to a few songs after 50 hours, but I quickly realized that the cables where not enough "cooked". After 75 hours, the cables really impressed me and after 100 hours they were sounding better. Reviewed by: Daniel from Quebec city Dedicated Audiophile _______________________________ Audiophile Club of Athens XLO type10 power cable ...I could not resist the temptation, so I replaced the last 2 remaining XLO's from my digital combo with the new ones. I can tell you only this: From the first moment, when I played a CD, my wife got surprised when I told her that she was not listening to a vinyl record . Reviewed by: Christos Skaloumbakas A.C.A. President Petr. Eng. Msc., DIC. _______________________________ Planethifi Magazine ...What is not surprising is the increase in sound quality that a single high quality piece can make if it replaces an average quality piece in a critical portion of the signal path... I replaced a 9" piece of Aperture low-level signal wire with XLO 6N's hook-up wire and immediately heard an increase in detail, soundstage focus, and high frequency sparkle. Review by: Planethifi Magazine February 1999 _______________________________ Audio Review.com Rating: 5 out of 5! Summary: Certainly a reference quality cable. Hard to describe, maybe that is what it does best is disappear. Extremely open, no grain. Goes high and goes low and mid in between. This cable can be had new for much less (40% off). Can be had used for even less. At a $1000 price point, beats Transparent whatever hands down. At $2000+ price point. Low impedance cable that really helps the sound of amps with low damping factors. Makes my Maggies (3,5R) sing with ML332 amp. Reviewed by: Jimmy James, an Audiophile _______________________________ HiFi Review magazine Hong Kong annual Best Buy of the Year Awards results. Simply put, these are the products that would give you the most bang for the bucks. Digital cable of the year 1998: XLO Type 4a Power cord of the year 2000: XLO Reference II 10A _______________________________ XLO Signature Type 3.1 vs. Kimber KCAG Kimber PBJ AudioQuest Emerald+ XLO Signature Type 3.1 had good definition... out of the box. The XLO 3.1 requires about 40 or more hours to burn in and mellow out. I didn't expect any cable to produce a soft, ringing bass. This one did prior to burn in. Afterward, it slaughtered the stock cable with wonderful soundstaging, a neutral sweet sound, superb crispness, mellow mids and tight deep bass. Musically it was almost analytical. Great for classical fans who like to hear pages turn. While costly, the XLO is worth considering if your budget will stand it. I do not discount any of the above phono cables. They all wiped the stock cable. Each has electrical characteristics that may or may not suit your gear. You may not mind waiting 40 plus hours for the superb XLO to break in and deliver its money's worth. Most audiophiles don't mind. But having heard zillions of setups over the last few decades, my ears tell me that the characteristics I described will hold true in a correctly setup turntable with a high quality cartridge and excellent electronics. _______________________________ The Absolute Sound Glimpsing the High End I replaced the Symo with XLO Type 5. The XLO opened up the midrange more and created a better sense of air around the images. Even though the system sounded better, I couldn't help wonder how tubes might sound. Instead of fretting about the situation, I hooked up a Conrad-Johnson MV52 with the XLO Type 5. Magic! The sound was much more open and airy. I hesitate to say warm and rich because of the preconceived notion that all tube amplifiers overdo this characteristic. However, the balance stuck with the MV52, driving the 1Bs presented the perfect amount of warmth and richness without being dark or syrupy. There was a greater sense of depth and height presented in the soundstage. I The retrieval of detail in some of my recording was so remarkable that I played them over and over again to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. The Absolute Sound The High End Journal™ Fall, 1993 _______________________________ Date: December 14, 1998 Audio Enthusiast Just prior to buying the HT cables I had been trying out JPS Labs Superconductors. I had my whole system wired with their stuff as well, except no power cords. The JPS cables added a kind of interesting 3D effect but there was a dramatic loss of detail from my original XLO cable. After 2 or 3 weeks of listening while the cable broke in I found the JPS Labs growing more irritating and I promptly returned them. Reviewed by: Dave Baiton _______________________________ Audiophilia Online Magazine Had Silver Audio not claimed that the Silver Breeze was "designed to be the finest cable in the world regardless of price" I may have been less inclined to compare it with my current reference, the XLO Signature Phono Cable, thought by many to be the finest such cable extant. Since finding its way into my system, the XLO Signature has delighted with its seductively smooth treble, delicate midrange, and nimble, yet extended, bass, not to mention its presentation of backgrounds that are haunting in their silence. Reviewed by: Andrew Chasin _______________________________ 5 out of 5 star rating Summary: Well, here I can say: Listening is believing. There is all you want: Speed, holographic image, bass (and how!), air (lots of) Timing is perfect. Some prefer something from cables because they want to compensate something (you know, cold sounding systems with something warm like the Cardas etc.). Let me warn you : When you own such a system and you use XLO, they will show you in a way that hurts what you have done with your system But now to the serious listeners: When the system is able to sing and you connect this cable I am sure you'll be blown through the wall. No fog, no dust etc. around the notes. One of my best friends owns the biggest Rowland Amps with Martin Logans, he uses Cardas. After listening with my XLO's he really had problems going back. Regards Thomas Strengths: You hear EVERYTHING Weaknesses: None, the problem is your system when you do not like the cable Reviewed by: Thomas Heisig _______________________________ XLO Electric: ER-4 I have a low-end hometheater system that I recently added a DVD player to. I was not satisfied with the Monster Cable and Phoenix Gold interconnects that I tried. The sound seemed to be slightly muddled. I was so amazed at the difference of sound from the ER-4 interconnects. The sound came alive, the voices were more legible and there was much more detail. I would definitely recommend these for a receiver home theater system. Review Date: 12/5/2000 Review Rating _______________________________ Build Quality: 5 Cosmetics: 4 Feature Set: 4 Sound Quality: 5 Value: 5 Overall: 4.6 out of 5.0

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