My review of Sezai Saktanber's DIY SilverFi cables from Ankara/Turkey signaled the need for this award which is unapologetically concerned with extreme value. To be worthy of our cheapskate recognition, uncompromised build quality and excellent performance have to coincide. The imagery is self-explanatory - Padma Sambhava, Tibet's patron saint and great realizer, surrounded by coins of antiquity. Realsization takes standards educated by exposure to the best of audio and investigates how much money can be saved while maintaining the essence of ultra performance.
Wyred4Sound SX-1000 monos: $1,199/ea. JoLida JD-9A: $450 Glow Audio Amp One: $488 Trafomatic Audio The Experience One: $1,700 Almarro A318B: $1,850 Red Wine Audio Signature 30: $1,399 SilverFi Elixir thru Phrygian Blue interconnects: From $119 to $189 per 1m/pr