{"id":1442,"date":"2015-03-05T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kleinnovations.com\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2015-03-05T23:58:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T23:58:53","slug":"kleinnovations-klei-copperharmony-phonorca-plug-vs-silver-bullet-review-by-steve-reeve-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kleinnovations.com\/bartime\/kleinnovations-klei-copperharmony-phonorca-plug-vs-silver-bullet-review-by-steve-reeve-news\/","title":{"rendered":"KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony Phono\/RCA plugs (vs Silver Bullet) by Steve Reeve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">To date, all of the reviews on this blog (ie. prior to this one) pertain to products I have personally acquired and found to be exceptional performers. Since I am not a \u201cprofessional reviewer\u201d, I was very surprised to find and email in my inbox one day, requesting my participation in a review of a brand new product from a company called Keith Louis Eichmann Innovations (KLEI). The product is their KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony RCA Plug, which is the entry level product in a family of high resolution RCA connectors, the others being the KLEI Silver\u00aeHarmony RCA Plug and the KLEI Pure\u00aeHarmony RCA Plug (more on those later).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>So what is so special about the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony Phono\/RCA plug?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Well, its body is constructed from a very high melting point polymer, with a silver coated copper centre pin and in place of the large metal barrel found inside the outer housing on most \u201cconventionally designed\u201d RCA plugs, there is a smaller polymer collar with a small silver plated copper conductor imbedded into the inside of the outer collar (see photo below) to provide the contact point for the neutral connection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">The neutral pin also extends upwards from the collar such that, when used with the optional metal housing, it serves as a grounding point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Now this is not my first encounter with this style of RCA plug, since I currently have the Silver Bullet RCA attached to the source end of the Stager Silver Solids interconnects that connect my Schiit Bifrost DAC and my Simaudio MOON LP5.3RS Phono Stage to my Naim 5i Integrated Amplifier, which employs silver plated Neutrik DIN Connectors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Having used the Silver Bullet RCA\u2019s for the last 10 months and being very satisfied with the details and dynamics they provided, I was very curious as to how much improvement an RCA plug utilizing very similar design principles (i.e., from a visual perspective) could bring to my system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">One thing for sure, connecting the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony to the solid silver interconnect conductors was very easy for two reasons:<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The centre pin connection is offset to the opposite side from the neutral pin, making both leads very easy to connect, which is far better than any of the conventional style of RCA plugs I have used in the past..<\/li>\n<li>The very high melting point polymer used allowed the pins to be heated up sufficiently to allow a very good solder joint, without melting into a puddle of plastic goop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Once you remove the housing, one other thing that stands out about this RCA is the lack of any kind of cable strain relief support that is generally part of the barrel of most other RCA designs. But in this design, strain relief is actually provided for in the design of the Housing of the RCA plug, which has two hex screws, that can be tightened onto the cable, eliminating stress on the solder joints&#8230; note that the maximum OD Size of cable that can be accommodated is 9.0mm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">In my case, the Stager Silver Solids conductor is quite thin compared to shielded types of cable, so I elected to construct a strain relief sleeve around the cable, which was adequately supported by the housing and set screws.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">KLEInnovations (KLEI) are quite aware of the use of small diameter cables, so they supply with each plug with a small Cable Retainer(Grommet) especially designed for small gauge cables, ie. such as those used on the very fine wiring harnesses for turntable tone-arms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>Cut To The Chase Please<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">So with the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony RCA\u2019s in place, I connected the cables and started the \u201cburn-in\u201d process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Since the cables were well used and due to the very small amount of metal used in the RCA, I had reasoned that the period of time required for complete burn-in would be less than other designs, but just to make sure, I had planned for around 150 hours, during which time I auditioned their progress several times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">My initial impression (i.e., within the first hour of listening) was that somehow, the team at KLEInnovations(KLEI) had discovered some magical metallurgical process in which electrons had been freed from their earthly bonds and allowed to proceed at faster than light speed to their final destination, not that my previous RCA\u2019s are slow by any means, but the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony RCA\u2019s are just that much quicker!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">The detail had significantly improved, together with a noticeable improvement in dynamics and a deeper more spacious 3D image&#8230; and it was only going to better?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Well, there was a period of time at around 75 hours where something went a little \u201cwobbly\u201d&#8230; I can\u2019t think of a technical term for it<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>There was a definite change to the presentation of bass frequencies that had many tracks sounding unnaturally bloated.<\/li>\n<li>On Eric Clapton\u2019s album Clapton Unplugged, the stomping of his foot on stage became almost nauseating.<\/li>\n<li>Several R &#038; B tracks were skipped over because their bass was just too overpowering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Fortunately, 24 hours later that particular phenomenon had abated completely and the bass had changed to a more deeper and far more detailed rendition, that appeared to be much more complete and natural, resulting in more realism. Eric\u2019s loud foot tapping is now an integral part of the concert&#8230; thank goodness!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Now that the burn-in period is complete, the entire image has transformed into one having a very precise placement of instruments and artists each surrounded by their own individual venue specific (or well intentioned engineer inspired) signatures with a very dynamic presentation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">One very good example of that is on the Oscar Peterson Trio album We Get Requests. The track You Look Good To Me starts with Ray Brown bowing his double bass and then continues with a bass lead-in, during which you can hear him humming the notes he is playing in the background. It was as if I had been transported into the recording venue, listening to it live, simply superb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">The Dynamics are now presenting a far more realistic presentation also&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Initially, the most noticeable improvement in dynamics were with drums, where rim shots has the immediacy of small calibre gunfire and bass drums seemed to punch through the air like a canon.<\/li>\n<li>Electric bass also had significantly more slam to it and electric guitar chords were extremely crisp.<\/li>\n<li>As burn in progressed the more subtle textural details of these instruments became more vivid, but the dynamics of their presentation remained unchanged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">The music had more body and was simply more complete! On the upper end of the frequency range the most noticeable improvements in detail and dynamics were conveyed by instruments such as Cymbals, Triangles and Tambourines&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The initial attack of these instruments is now very crisp.<\/li>\n<li>The decay of Cymbals and Triangles have extended significantly beyond their previous fall-off point due to the micro details now being revealed.<\/li>\n<li>and again there was the delightful addition of texture that was previously missing, especially with Tambourines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">One of my favourite tracks for presenting some very natural sounding Cymbal work is on Staple It Together, from the Jack Johnson album In Between Dreams. Also, on his album On &#038; On, the crisp guitar work and the subdued bass line on Wasting Time, is dropped into a spacious image constructed by nicely applied reverb around the drum work. Vocals also benefit significantly, in that the discernible vocal textures now have more clarity&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>One of my all-time favourites, Diana Krall has revealed a whole new level of \u201cs-e-x-y\u201d with a smooth sibilance presentation and clearly audible textures in every whispery breath \u2014 the result is outstanding!<\/li>\n<li>The reproduction of the raspy vocal tones of Xiomara Lougart on La Habana Joven is another testament to their ability to transfer micro details in a very dynamic manner.<\/li>\n<li>Christy Baron\u2019s whispery rendition of Ain\u2019t No Sunshine, with a solitary bass for accompaniment draws you right into the recording.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">And last but not least, the cavernous venues of classical recordings are reproduced with breathtaking reality\u2026<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>One such recording is Iberia: Debussy &#8211; 3rd Mov\u2019t &#8211; London Symphony, Andre Previn conductor that is presented with amazing clarity in the midst of a dizzying array of instruments that can now be clearly heard and located precisely within the image.<\/li>\n<li>One of my favourite instruments is the Pipe organ, mainly for its many textures. The track Undring from the album HarmOrgan by Sigmund Groven &#038; Iver Kleive is an excellent example of the depth of the sound stage that can be reproduced using these RCA\u2019s &#8211; definitely cavernous!<\/li>\n<li>One thing that did come to light with many orchestral tracks was the forward projection of the venue related acoustics to the point where they envelope the listener, but leaving the orchestra in the space behind the speakers \u2014 very engaging.<\/li>\n<li>The reproduction of the Cello has improved significantly, allowing their very distinct and individual timbres to be distinguished<\/li>\n<li>The upper frequency range of violins has actually become much smoother \u2014 the Violin Concerto no. 4 in D major KV 218 &#8211; Allegro by Marianne Thorsen\/TrondheimSolistene is one such recording that highlights this particular capability of these RCA\u2019s extremely well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">I\u2019ve used many words that describes what the Copper\u00aeHarmony RCA Plug brings to the party&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Dynamic<\/li>\n<li>Detailed<\/li>\n<li>Cavernous<\/li>\n<li>Engaging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">But I think if I had to describe its outstanding performance in one word \u2014 it would have to be Clarity!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">I cannot recall my modestly priced hi-fi ever reproducing music with such clarity. Every instrument, every artist, every venue, every album, is being reproduced in a manner that would normally be attributed to spending thousands of dollars on significantly better components \u2014 not a $60 set of RCA plugs! Even my oldest recordings are revealing details I\u2019ve never before heard. There is also a warmth that was previously missing, which is especially nice for digital playback, creating a more engaging rendition, with what appears to be a much larger \u201csweet spot\u201d as a bonus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">So, just to make sure I was not hearing what my inner-self may have wanted my ears to hear, I switched to a second interconnect that is identical in every respect, except that it has the Silver Bullet RCA\u2019s on the source end. The Result\u2026<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Noticeably Flatter and thinner sounding<\/li>\n<li>Less pace to the musical presentation<\/li>\n<li>A little more vague<\/li>\n<li>A little more muddied<\/li>\n<li>Definitely less engaging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Don\u2019t get me wrong, KL&#8217;s old Silver Bullet RCA\u2019s are much better than the more conventional RCA designs I\u2019ve previously used. But there\u2019s a new guy in town&#8230; the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony RCA from KLEInnovations(KLEI). Needless to say, the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony RCA\u2019s are now my new RCA point of reference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>Talking Techie\u2026<\/b> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">So how did the guys at KLEInnovations(KLEI) achieve such improvements? Well, that\u2019s proprietary and their gonna keep it that way, but they did share that they have a proprietary formula, ie. <b>KL\u2019s Signal\/Ground formula<\/b> , which I believe (and I\u2019m speculating here) specifies for each of their RCA plugs, design features like&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The metals used for the pins<\/li>\n<li>The plating used for the pins and its density<\/li>\n<li>The physical design of the pins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">As an example of this, the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony RCA has high purity copper pins (IACS 101%) that are coated with a direct dense proprietary high purity hard silver plating (IACS 106%)&#8230; the rest they wouldn\u2019t share.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>What is IACS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It\u2019s a measure of the conductivity of various metals relative to \u201cPure Copper\u201d, a standard developed for copper wire producers, having a rating of 100%. I was sent significant literature highlighting some of the design features and this information, including Australian pricing, is available on their website at <b>www.KLEInnovations.com<\/b>. Also to mention, there is also&#8230; the KLEI Silver\u00aeHarmony RCA Plug and the KLEI Pure\u00aeHarmony RCA Plug.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>What are their benefits<\/b><\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Well, because I have not tried them as yet, I can only make comment, based on my communications from KLEInnovations(KLEI).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>To Paraphrase<\/b><\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Using the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony brings out even more of the detail, dynamics and improved imaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>Future plans<\/b><\/p>\n<ul lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI','Cambria', 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #441E1F; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>KLEInnovations(KLEI) future plans include KLEI XLRs, Spades, Bananas, Binding Posts, RCA Sockets, Resonance Devices etc\u2026 (but not necessarily in that order)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Oh come on \u2014 after all that! \u2014 do ya really need one? &#8211; OK&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">Well, without even taking into consideration their very competitive pricing, especially when compared to some of the much more expensive competition that exists out there, and simply based on their superb level of performance, I believe the KLEI Copper\u00aeHarmony RCA offers&#8230; <b>One of the best \u201cvalue for money\u201d products in hi-fl today!<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\">So go out and buy them!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b>UPDATE<\/b>&#8230; the Silver\u00aeHarmony RCA Plug is now installed and going through the burn-in process as I type this &#8211; so keep an eye on this blog for updates<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Khmer UI', 'Cambria','Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #441E1F;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.image99.net\/blog\/files\/cf662af46f47abf6d812010ad97da98e-49.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:RelyOnVML\/>\n<o:AllowPNG\/>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To date, all of the reviews on this blog (ie. prior to this one) pertain to products I have personally acquired and found to be exceptional performers. 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