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Awards
Exhibitions
Munich High End Society 2019
Discover a new image of audio streaming with us.
Listening room of partners: Lucas Audio Lab music server, Aries Cerat electronics; Genus tube amplifier and Kassandra PCM DAC, W5 Boenicke speakers and StavEssence LAN & USB cables.
AVS 2018 Poland
AudioVideoShow 2018, Room 208 Radisson Blue Sobieski, Warsaw
Listening room of partners Lucas Audio Lab music server, Ideon Audio Absolute DAC, hORNS speakers AriaII, Gekko interconnects, Manron tube amplifier GM70 and StavEssence LAN & USB cables.
AVS 2018 Poland
AudioVideoShow 2018, Room 710 Radisson Blue Sobieski, Warsaw
Listening room of partners 8mm Audiolab speakers, LampizatOr GoldenGate DAC, tube amplifiers (GM70, monoblocks) and StavEssence USB cable.
AVS 2018 Poland
AudioVideoShow 2018, Room Dalia in Golden Tulip Hotel, Warsaw
Listening room of partners: LampizatOr, Sveda Audio and StavEssence LAN cable.
Swiss High End Audio Show, Zurich 2018
Listening room of partners: Lucas Audio Lab music server, Aries Cerat electronics; Genus tube amplifier and Kassandra PCM DAC, W5 Boenicke speakers and StavEssence LAN & USB cables.
Royal Leamington Spa 2018
Listening room of partners: Lucas Audio Lab music server, Thoress Hybrid Monoblock amps & dedicated Preamplifier, Alpin Line audio rack, Skogrand Cables and StavEssence LAN & USB cables.
North West Audio Show 2018 Cranage Estate in Holmes Chapel
Listening room of partners where Lucas Audio Lab music server and StavEssence LAN & USB cables were showcased in 3 rooms:
1st Main Suite with £250k worth of audio equipment Diapason Dynamis speakers, Kron KR amplifier, Skogrand IC and speaker cables,
2nd Malvern Audio Research room with hORNS Universums speakers, Audio Detail KR 211, Brimar 807,
3rd room was Thoress amplifier with Preamp and Erotic Existence cross-over-less speakers.
Munich High End Society 2018
Listening room of partners where Lucas Audio Lab (LDMS) presented his setup (twin: server+player) together with Kr Audio Kronzilla and KR p135 active preamp, Gigawatt pc evo4 power conditioner, Gekko cables, Vivid giya g2 Speakers, PinkTriangle turntable and StavEssence LAN & USB cables.
Harrogate 2017, the UK
The Home HiFi Audio 2017, listening room of G-Point Audio: Foxhunt & Bramham Suite
Configuration:
LampizatOr DAC Pacific + StavEssence USB Apricity
LampizatOr DAC Golden Gate (GG2) + StavEssence USB Eunoia
G-Point Audio:
This is especially important that StavEssence cables had been a part of our both playback systems during the recent Harrogate audio show and needless to say that both of those systems hugely benefited from that ;-]”
21-22 October, 2017, Harrogate, the UK
Studio U22, Poland
Sveda Audio – LampizatOr – StavEssence & Lipnicka
Configuration:
LampizatOr DAC Pacific + StavEssence USB Apricity
It was amazing event. U22 Studio organized a premier of the newest album ‘Miód i dym’ of Anita Lipnicka – very famous Polish singer. Listening to music and interview gave for many participants real pleasure.
The second part of the meeting was devoted to presentation of the audio equipment.
LampizatOr Lukasz Fikus presented his newest DAC Pacific.
Audio system was equipped with active studio-monitor speakers Sveda Audio.
15th November 2017, Warsaw, Poland.
AVS2017, Poland
AudioVideoShow 2017, The Golden Tulip Hotel, listening room of Sveda Audio & LampizatOr.
Configuration:
LampizatOr DAC Pacific + StavEssence USB Apricity
17-19 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland.
AVS2017, Rootmastersound, Poland
AudioVideoShow 2017, The Golden Tulip Hotel, listening room of Sveda Audio & LampizatOr.
Configuration:
LampizatOr DAC Pacific + StavEssence USB Apricity + RM software
“Latest AVshow nov 2017 in Warsaw with Arek Szweda LampizatOr, Marcin Yayuma, Karol Stavorko from StavEssence (hand made Ethernet and USB cables)
The RM was explained on demo through various tests
New performance for your digital audio based upon analog s sonical advantages
Complex computering technique
Only one algorithm
Same workflow for all tracks
Thanks for your support.”
Guillaume Chalaron,
http://www.rootmastersound.com
17-19 November 2017, Warsaw, Poland.
“STAVESSENCE hand made USB and ETHERNET cable by Karol Stavorko
Since we met in the Warsaw AVShow 2017 Karol felt very enthusiastic about the RM that I made Two weeks later he sent me in Paris his USB Apricity for more evaluation and feedback.
I own and use the best USB cable from o2a actually. I already experienced the fact that 2 USB cables can sound different. So 0/1 is not 1/0 and grounding connection could help digital numbers just before the DAC?
The sound was delivered with more
speed
focus
precision
presence
…tension.
The sound can be darker but not brighter. The tone is impressive and the harmonics are very natural. Artificial clarity and airy imprecision just disappeared.
Finally this cable helps to hear the music in a realistic way.
Congratulations Karol Stavorko“.
December, 2017. Rootmastersound, Guillaume Chalaron
References
LampizatOr, Lukasz Fikus
“I had a pleasure to test three cables from Stavessence that fell onto my lap the other day. The cables are a result of enormous effort, comparable to putting a A-380 Airbus together. I mean the guy is nuts. He was hoping that there is “something” to be gained beyond “very good and competently designed” cable. He wanted to push the envelope to the territory normally reserved by the titans of good sounding cables – namely Entreq and Skogrand. Mr Stavorko, because he is the subject of this ouverture to the review, took over a year testing endless variations of three factors in the cable – conductor, insulator and geometry. As we already learned the hard way – these factors contribute roughly 33% each to the final sound. YEAH butt we knew it about the interconnect RCA cables, analog domain operation, didn’t we ?
We are talking different lingo now – we are talking USB and Ethernet now. Welcome to audiophile hell !
First of all – the cables are a joy to look at, to unpack and to hold. They are kind of on weird side – with the most sophisticated braid I have ever seen that probably takes a week by hand, while watching 5 seasons of Mad Men. The box belongs in the Gucci category too. My first impression – was that this is a cable for Opec members, Kremlin associates and Brazilian plastic surgeons. Us mortals need not apply.
Material: “Clapton Unplugged” on Tidal MQA.
This song has incredibly rich tonal structure, ultra-pure acoustic guitar (probably costing like my house) and very deep bass from guitar tapping and foot tapping near the mike, not the actual bass instrument.
1. Generic LAN patchcord with benchmark USB cable versus new STAVESSENCE EUNOIA cable: the change is not subtle. It is definitely audible and undeniable. It is not in the “…gee – I am not sure – probably better…” class. Immediately the soundstage is wider by 30%. The bass is much more audible and tuneful, easy to follow. The strings have been lit up like with a spotlight and they have warm metallic sound that is very attractive. Previously they were more grey. The voice is more centered and more life like. Clapton has been miked at last.
2. Moving a notch up on the STAVESSENCE ladder to USB APRICITY – it is like a very similar step to the one we just took. More light on the strings, Clapton woke up and started singing like there is no tomorrow. Foot tapping like an old drummer. It seems like my own floor vibrates like a wooden stage and I can almost smell the dust that this tapping wakes up. But my room has concrete floors. On a subjective scale – a whole notch up in satisfaction.
3. It comes the Ethernet ELOQUENCE LAN cable – a WHOLE METER of it. Not a mile – a meter ! Now I expect my Polytechnic teachers – whoever is reading this – to kick me in the butt but YES the LAN cable has a sound of its own.
Holly shit. This is like swimming in music. I am inside the original venue as if I was the guy holding the mike in front of mr. Clapton. He smiles at me and says “dude, wait till “Tears in Heaven”… And I pretend to run for life. This cable is to Ethernet Audio what Roger Waters is to Audio Shows, it is what a glass of good wine is to a dinner.
Now are we talking nonsense or are we talking good audio? These cables are so expensive they will make you sweat. But in the context of my very decent 50 000 dollar system – not the most costly system by all means – these cables make hell of a difference. And the money kinda make sense too. I haven’t noticed any down sides or weaknesses. All changes were positive and in the direction I value most – towards hallucinogenic musicality. Just what the doctor ordered. Much cheaper than changing amps or upgrading speakers to a higher model. Audiophile’s wives – you you read me ? Do you copy ? He doesn’t need for Christmas any new gloves, scarf or slippers with a monogram. Do you want to see a biig banana smile on his face – this is the gift to die for.”
August 2017, Lukasz Fikus
6moons, Srajan Ebaen
“By sounding undeniably fabulous, these also pretty links challenge you to bring on your best spleen, piss and vinegar and whatever other gnarliness you can muster.
As far as your ears go, none of it will matter. I so wasn’t expecting to have my well-fed inner cynic defeated so thoroughly. What a show!
For those in an even mellower warmer darker mood, the Eunoia is a simple plug’n’play away. “
6moons, Marja & Henk
“To make sure that we weren’t deluding ourselves, we swapped the CAT5e back in and listened to the same Diab Quintet Seagull Tango tracks. With the generic cable, the diatonic accordion was far less palpable or present. The violin smoothed out while with the Eloquence, the friction of the wax-coated bow hairs was audible. Without it, brass percussion was less brassy and the double bass smaller and less woody. So quickly back it was to the braided version to explore music for hours. When this first listening day came to a close, we dimmed the lights and lowered the volume. This caused no loss in sound quality. The deep bass was still present, dynamics remained convincing and the illusionary stage wa still as wide, deep and high. Leonard Cohen, always great for late nights, sang his final You Want it Darker whose parlando bloomed in true holographic 3D as though we should walk around the late bard. Melanie de Bisasio, another not-so-happy camper but wonderful musician, came to us for a private concert with No Deal – live size drum kit and all. We could rave on but let us simply conclude that this cable is a must for the serious user of high-end streaming sources who runs matching processing equipment. Karol deserves an award just for swimming against the stream of popular preconceptions which state, with utmost conviction no less, that due to their packet delivery and error-correction protocol, Ethernet cables couldn’t possibly make a difference. We beg to differ. CAT5e sounds better than CAT5 and this Eloquence is a whole different ball game.“
October, 2017. 6moons, Marja&Henk
HiFi Knights, Dawid Grzyb
“StavEssence Eunoia and Apricity are remarkable products of truly impressive performance.
… if anyone wonders how much of an impact this product had on the outcome, well, a lot. If I had to frame the initial Eunoia experience intensity in numbers, I’d give it strong eight points out of ten possible. My point here is that this cable proved to be instantly audible in my reference setup with no questions asked. There were no ifs, ands or buts, but immediate presence. That was one of the most surprising things in this exercise.“
December, 2017. HiFi Knights, Dawid Grzyb
Rootmastersound, Guillaume Chalaron
“STAVESSENCE hand made USB and ETHERNET cable by Karol Stavorko
Since we met in the Warsaw AVShow 2017 Karol felt very enthusiastic about the RM that I made Two weeks later he sent me in Paris his USB Apricity for more evaluation and feedback.
I own and use the best USB cable from o2a actually. I already experienced the fact that 2 USB cables can sound different. So 0/1 is not 1/0 and grounding connection could help digital numbers just before the DAC?
The sound was delivered with more
speed
focus
precision
presence
…tension.
The sound can be darker but not brighter. The tone is impressive and the harmonics are very natural. Artificial clarity and airy imprecision just disappeared.
Finally this cable helps to hear the music in a realistic way.
Congratulations Karol Stavorko“.
December, 2017. Rootmastersound, Guillaume Chalaron
AudioNec
“Astonishing USB & RJ45 cables build and lent by Karol Stavorko of StavEssence Audio. Tested today inside our STV5-Signature music server. Magnificent musical cession that shown us how important are digital cables such as USB, RJ 45. Like all the others.
1001 thanks Karol :-))))
“After one week of intense listening to any kind of music, we can assert without a doubt that the StavEssence Audio USB & RJ45 cables transport you into another world. Close to Heaven and the heart of the music. Congratulations to Karol Stavorko!”
July, 2018. AudioNec, France
Audio Concept
“We came across the StavEssence cables following a demo by a colleague. The brief review was very enthusiastic and got us interested. Some time later we contacted the owner Karol in Poland, and he very kindly offered us a cable for review. The company behind the cables were at this point being established. As with true connoisseurs and skilled technicians, the cables from Karol is a labour of love. This is easily spotted as soon as you open the box.
The first thing you notice is the braiding which is strikingly good looking, being done by his wife and adds the luxury feel to the product without it becoming kitsch in any way. The craftsmanship in total is very nice.
The question is, why on earth should a (any) USB cable have a high retail price like this cable does. If it was merely the looks and nothing behind it would of course be crazy. In this case it is well worth the investment. Here is what we found.
The craftsmanship and execution is perfect. The level of service Karol/ StavEssence have shown is top class. When connected, including the separate grounding we found the sound to be, compared to our references more detailed, more dynamic, more spacious. Notable is also the lack of disturbance in the soundstage. The presentation is more natural. With the best gear, which is where this cable belong you will discover why is does have a high price tag and why investing in it is a very good idea.
his is truly a great USB cable. Most likely the very best one around….”.
November, 2019. Audio Concept, Sweden
Patrick, France
“Avant de parler du câble Ethernet Eloquence je dois vous dire ce qui n’était pas satisfaisant dans mon installation.
Malgré un protocole de mise en route des appareils toujours identique, la qualité de restitution variait d’excellente à moyenne (selon mes oreilles), sans que je puisse maîtriser le résultat.
Donc de content à frustrer la mise en route était toujours un moment de doute.
Sachant que je n’étais pas loin du but et sur les conseils d’un ami commun, j’ai contacté Karol pour faire un essai “à la maison” de son câble Red. L’accord s’est fait rapidement et j’ai reçu le colis dans un délai très court.
Pour votre information ce petit compte rendu est écrit 5 mois après la mise en place du câble et 3 mois après l’avoir acheté.
Ce que la mise en place du câble m’a apporté:
– Une mise en route sans souci, le résultat d’écoute est constant et vous le lirez ci dessous plutôt meilleur qu’avant.
– Une richesse des timbres très nettement accrue et du détail à profusion.
– Une respiration dans la restitution, jamais atteinte chez moi, qui rend les voix très articulées et incroyablement naturelles.
– Une plus grande dynamique mais dans un gant de velours. Disparus ces passages agressifs sans pour autant faire d’un sax soprano un sax ténor; j’écoute beaucoup de cuivres et mes oreilles remercient Karol.
– Une profondeur de scène améliorée, c’est une caractéristique chez moi la scène sonore était déjà profonde mais elle démarrait des enceintes, maintenant cela démarre 60-80 cm devant les enceintes et va aussi loin en arrière. Cette différence que l’on pourrait estimer minime rend l’écoute plus vivante qu’avant, il se passe toujours quelque chose pour peu que l’enregistrement soit bon.
– Et puis cerise sur le gâteau, mon épouse me laisse maintenant écouter de la musique en sa présence….
En conclusion et pour ceux qui veulent aller chercher plus loin les limites de leurs équipements c’est un investissement que je recommande“.
July, 2020. Patrick, France
StavEssence
“Cables Eunoia and Eloquence provide smooth climactic sound, no signs of digitization, “dark sound”, with huge advances in articulation and a detailed musical picture. Wide, deep stage, well rounded bass, natural vocals, warm, detailed background sound, total instrument sustain. Settles “aggressive” systems.
Cables Apricity and Lagoon provide dynamic, high-speed, analytical, resolving yet musical, good control, smooth transmission, no signs of digitization. Wide, deep stage, selective, lowreaching bass. Consistent bandwidth and tone, tangible vocals, total instrument sustain. Revitalizes passive systems, bringing air and lightness.”
Spring, 2017. StavEssence
Tested with...
Tested by: LampizatOr, Lukasz Fikus
Amplifier:
DAC:
Digital Server:
Cables:
Tested by: Srajan Ebaen, 6moons
27″ iMac with 5K, COS Engineering D1 & H1, AURALiC Vega, Fore Audio DAISy 1, Apple iPod Classic 160GB (AIFF), Astell& Kern AK100 modified by Red Wine Audio, Cambridge Audio iD100, Pro-Ject Dock Box S Digital, Pure i20, Questyle QP1R
Nagra Jazz, Vinnie Rossi LIO with AVC module, COS Engineering D1, Wyred4Smund STP-SE Stage 2
Pass Labs XA30.8; FirstWatt SIT1, F5, F6, F7; Crayon Audio CFA-1.2; Goldmund Job 225; ; Aura Note Premier; Wyred4Sound mINT; Nord Acoustics One SE UP NC500MB; Linnenberg Audio Adagio
Toslink:
Arkana Research XLR/RCA and speaker cables [on loan]; Sablon Audio Petit Corona power cords [on loan], Black Cat Cable Lupo; Ocellia OCC Silver
Vibex Granada/Alhambra on all components, 5m cords to amp/s + sub
Tested by: Marja&Henk, 6moons
PS Audio PWT; Dr. Feickert Blackbird MKII/DFA 1o5/Zu DL-103; Phasure XX-PC;
DAC:
Phasure NOS1 DAC; T+A DAC8 [loaner]; Mytek Brooklyn [loaner]
Streaming sources:
XXHighEnd; iTunes; Devialet AIR; La Rosita Beta; Qobuz Desktop, Tidal Desktop; Sound Galleries SGM 2015 [loaner];
Preamp/integrated/power:
Audio Note Meishu with WE 300B (or AVVT, JJ, KR Audio 300B output tubes); dual Devialet D-Premier; PTP Audio Blok 20; Hypex Ncore 1200 based monoblocks; Trafomatic Kaivalya; Trafomatic Reference One; Trafomatic Reference Phono One; Music First Passive Magnetic;
Speakers:
Avantgarde Acoustic Duo Omega; Arcadian Audio Pnoe; Podium Sound One; WLM Sub 12; Sounddeco Alpha F3; dual Zu Submisson MKII; Soltanus Virtuoso ESL; Taket Bat-Pure super tweeters; Dutch & Dutch 8c [in for review]
Cables:
complete loom of ASI LiveLine cables; full loom of Crystal Cable cables; full loom of Nanotec Golden Strada; Audiomica Pearl Consequence interconnect; Audiomica Pebble Consequence;
Power line conditioning:
PS Audio Powerplant Premier; PS Audio Humbuster III; IsoTek Evo 3 Syncro; AudioMica Allbit Consequence
Tested by: Dawid Grzyb, HiFi Knights
Trilogy 925, trilogy 993 + 903
Source:
Lampizator Golden Gate (Psvane WE101D-L + KR Audio 5U4G Ltd. Ed.)
Speakers:
Boenicke Audio W8, PureAudioProject Trio10 Voxativ
Transport:
Asus UX305LA
Speaker cables:
Forza AudioWorks Noir Concept, Audiomica Laboratory Celes Excellence
Interconnects:
Forza AudioWorks Noir, Audiomica Laboratory Erys Excellence
USB cables:
DIY cable, generic 1€ cable
Power supply:
Gigawatt PF-2 + Gigawatt LC-2 MK2 + Forza AudioWorks Noir Concept/Audiomica Laboratory Ness Excellence
Rack:
Franc Audio Accesories Wood Block Rack
Music:
NativeDSD
Tested by: StavEssence
Testing enviroment:
StavEssence – listening room (home system)
Laudspeakers:
Destination Audio 3-way horn speakers
Amplifier:
customized by myself tube amplifier Cayin 748, 300B,
Preamp:
Cayin 748 equiped with 6N6S Russian Gold Grid, Mullard CV3884 – own construction
DAC:
LampizatOr 4.5 (customized and tuned by Łukasz Fikus & StavEssence)
RCA:
Argentum Silver
USB:
StavEssence USB Eunoia, USB Apricity
Ethernet Cable
[router-PC terminal with installed a Daphile, TIDAL]: StavEssence Ethernet Eloquence, Ethernet Lagoon
Computer Playback:
PC terminal (Linux installed)
Speaker Cable:
Tri-wiring ANTICABLES level 2.1, Kimber Cable 8TC, StavEssence (prototypes)
Power cable:
StavEssence (prototypes)
LAMPIZATOR
Our Audio Cables are recommended to all LampizatOr DACs (Horizon, Pacific, Golden Gate, BIG7, BIG5,…) and music servers.
LUCAS AUDIO LAB
Our cables (LAN & USB) for digital transmission are fully recommended to connect with Lucas Audio Lab music servers.
DESTINATION AUDIO
I have Destination Audio horn speakers in my home for years. They are the best speakers I’ve ever heard in my life. I highly recommend them.
6MOONS.COM
I met wonderful people from 6moons. We try to be the some enthusiasts of listening to music as they are.