E33: Audience frontRow and Hidden Treasure cables

Hello everyone. With today’s Episode 33, I am introducing you to an amazing new cable system from Audience. Their new full lineup of flagship series of cables, including USB cables, single-ended and balanced interconnects, specialty phono and headphone cables, speaker cables, and power cables, known as powerChords, is called frontRow. And I’ll also touch on their newly introduced Ethernet and Serial ATA cables, called Hidden Treasure. These new flagship series of cables from Audience represent a new pinnacle of achievement from an already distinguished manufacturer, and by no small degree.
More detail on the Audience MORRE approach…
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frontRow product line up
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Hidden Treasure line up
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Legacy Reviews
Audience aR12-TSSOX Passive Power Conditioner review - Dec 2016
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Audience ClairAudient 1+1 V2+ Personal Reference monitor review - August 2016
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Audience Au24 SX cable review -July 2016
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Audience ClairAudient 1+1 Personal Reference Monitor review - July 2014
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Audience adeptResponse 12-TS Passive Power Conditioner review - Sept/Oct 2011
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Audience Au24-e and powerChord-e cable system review - Jan/Feb 2009
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Audience adeptResponse 12 T Passive Power Conditioner review - Sept/Oct 2008
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Audience Au24 Cable System review - May/June 2005
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The Audience Au24 Digital Cable review - Aug 2003
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[@davidwrobinson5229]

Very cogent commentary, Greg. As always.
Robinson’s Two Principles of Fine Audio, once again:
1. There are differences.
2. The differences make a difference.

[@theaudioanalyst]

Dr. R., I couldn't agree more! 😉

[@marcus1970]

Definitely not products for everyone's pocket!
... But that's missing the point.... This is high end after all.... as Audience point out themselves on their site, its about
"exploration and the advancement of musical enjoyment" so, for those prepared (and able) to go to such lengths,I'm sure there's reward...particularly when the entire wiring loom is in place.

[@theaudioanalyst]

Marcus, I realize my preferred area of coverage is that of the hyper-audio realm, so I can sympathize. But, you should know that Audience ALSO makes an equally exceptional line up of very affordable products called OHNO, with three-foot single-ended Interconnects starting at $229, and with the OHNO III two-and-a-half meter (~8 foot) speaker cables starting at under $625, with shorter versions being even more affordable. This is the series of cables I use in my office system... I assure you, they are AS COMPETITIVE at their price points as the frontRow's are at theirs... YOU MAY wish to check them out. If you do, tell John McDonald I sent you! 😉

[@AudienceAV]

@@theaudioanalyst And, Audience makes the great forte f3 powerChord @ $199/1.75m. We are here for all.

[@herbschmidt6989]

Thank you for interesting informations.
Do you know how much capacity covering [nanofarad/ meter] the front row speaker cable have?

[@pennfootball71]

one day I want to try the front row XLR and speaker cables and jumper cables and USB cable. It will be hard giving up my Shunyata Delta V2 power cables though on my Mola Mola's and Lampizator.

[@AudienceAV]

it might not be too hard, once you've tried the frontRow ;)

[@pennfootball71]

I use Audience Forte F3 power cables for my KEF LS50 Wireless ii's...For the money the Forte F3's can not be touched for a few hundred bucks.

[@cesargutierrez4999]

How do they compare to fidelis speaker cables

[@theaudioanalyst]

Hello Cesar. I assume you are referring to the Silversmith Audio Fidelium ribbon speaker cables? Because the Silversmith Fidelium lineup ONLY offered speaker cables at the time I did that review, I had to break my own rules about only reviewing one cable in a full system. When Jeff sends along interconnects (I've no idea if he plans to build specific audio USB, phono, or power cables), I'll offer an update. Until that time, I've elaborated on things as clearly as I can. Till then...

[@themindharbor4845]

Do you mean the Silversmith Fidelium that the author reviewed?

[@themindharbor4845]

I have had them all up to the Front Row. The SX series was very disappointing and the Front Row came out soon after. Really liked the Au24 SE for sonics/value

[@sarahX..]

Are you saying you prefer the SE range over the SX ?
If so may i ask why ?
(we are interested in more Audience cables and already own a SE power cord)

[@arlenesauder1913]

I was seriously considering audience interconnects and speaker wire ,but a few levels down the studio 1 do you have an opinion ,would be much appreciated thank you

[@theaudioanalyst]

Hello Arlene... I'd be happy to help, but...they way your question is phrased, I'm not clear on what you are asking... May I ask for a little more clarity please? Thanks in advance...