Meanwhile, the Reiki Audio streaming components have quietly done something similar to the specialist network market. They’ve altered both the notion of what’s possible but also how best to achieve it, discarding an awful lot of misapplied audiophile dogma along the way. So perhaps it’s no surprise to discover just how many Studio Players are getting hooked up via Reiki networks. If this is a digital epiphany, then Reiki Audio is a big part of it.
Make no mistake – the JundoStream significantly elevates both network replay performance and the state-of-the-art when it comes to music streaming. If audio cables can only do damage, then this one does considerably less harm than its closest competition, making it capable of transformational results. But it is also, by definition, part of a greater whole, just one link in a chain. Much of this discussion has been about the network as a whole and how the JundoStream fits into it. In that sense, this Reiki cable is perhaps the ultimate expression of the company’s fundamentalist approach. Use this cable in a well-sorted, audio dedicated network, one that pays serious attention to eliminating externally induced and internally generated noise, one whose placement, components and topology are properly organised and whose components are properly grounded and it will constitute a massive musical cherry atop your system’s file-replay performance. No other network cable I have in-house comes close: not in terms of detail or sonic attributes, resolution or dynamic range, but in the way it makes sense of the signal and performance, the degree of humanity it uncovers in the playing and the presentation. It demonstrates just what streamed music can be capable of, but also just how important network infrastructure and topology is. In referring to the JundoStream as the Last Link, Reiki is designating both its location in the network itself and in the great scheme of things. If you think your audio network and streaming performance is about as good as it gets, you need to listen to the JundoStream – preferably on the end of a SuperSwitch Pro. You could be in for a considerable shock… It’s not just a case of how much better it can be, but what you’ve been putting up with – and for how long.
Price and availability
Reiki Audio JundoStream Last Link network cable –
1.0m (white or black) – £3,250 (plus VAT/sales tax)
$4,350 USD (plus local sales tax)
Manufacturer:
Reiki Audio
n. reikiaudio.com
