{"id":3676,"date":"2025-05-25T11:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T09:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2025-04-26T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T10:05:52","slug":"absolue-creations-tim-power-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/tests\/manufacturer\/absolue-creations\/absolue-creations-tim-power-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ABSOLUE CREATIONS Tim Power 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In our last issue, we gave you a sneak preview of the new generation of Absolue Creations cables. A far cry from the usual performance delivered by the big names in the market, we’re very pleasantly impressed by the naturalness of the new Absolue Creations Tim Power 2! Read all about it here!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cables have a long history. We know perfectly well today that they are an absolutely essential link in a quality installation. To put it bluntly, a good system is not just about a good source, a good amp and a good pair of speakers. You also need good stands and cables. If you talk to a cyclist, they’ll tell you that it’s unreasonable to put the whole budget into the bike. You need to set aside part of it for shoes, clothing and accessories, so that you’re comfortable when you’re practising your favourite sport. But our elders in audiophily, the very first, the pioneers, didn’t see it that way. What’s more, since cable has become a juicy market where the best rubs shoulders with the worst, you have to be extremely careful. So yes, you need to invest part of your budget in good cables, without going overboard either. As well as the big international brands that are regularly imported, we are fortunate in France to have some good manufacturers, such as Actinote, Esprit, Hi-Fi C\u00e2bles et Cie, and of course Absolue Cr\u00e9ations, to name but a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We all know them intimately, and we know the efforts they make to compete with, and even surpass, the big names in the market. In this respect, we’ve been very impressed by Absolue Cr\u00e9ations’ latest deliveries. For some years now, Alain Yzembar’s brand has been developing and producing marvellous connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of writing, the catalogue will have been completely redesigned, with new product lines, with the exception of the Es-Tim and Op-Tim series. Within this new offering, we have selected one of the most affordable, the Tim-Revolution. In terms of price, it is more or less on a par with the old In-Tim range. But, according to its designer, in terms of performance, it is more competitive with the Ul-Tim line. So it’s good news for consumers, who will be spending less to get more… Above Tim-Revolution, you’ll find Tim-Extrem, Tim-Infiny and Tim-Absolue!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As when it was founded, the manufacturer has developed all its lines at once: \u00ab We always develop the very top of the range first; we then pass on these advances to the lower ranges. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entire range is manufactured. The manufacturing time for the different models varies between 3 and 11 days, after pre-routing of course. The technologies developed for these new ranges require the manufacturer to carry out 150 hours of pre-build, followed by around 20 hours after assembly. This leaves the user with just over 50 hours of running-in time at home to get the best out of the machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The manufacturer’s decision in this respect is a very good one. It means that end-users don’t have to monopolise their system in running-in mode for an inescapable length of time. On the contrary, this procedure has been considerably shortened, to everyone’s delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interconnect cable comprises two conductors with a cross-section of 0.08 mm2. The structure has 10 strands of 0.10 mm2, for a total diameter of 2.6 mm. The type of copper is proprietary. A great deal of work has gone into the various shields. This starts with a Teflon insulator, covered by a tinned copper spiral covering it 100%, followed by a conductive carbon screen. This is followed by successive films of silk, silicone and PTFE, finally covered by a nylon braid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the speaker cable, the polarities are completely separate. The \u2018+\u2019 on one side, the \u2018-\u2019 on the other. Each cable has a cross-section of 2.5 mm2. It is made up of 128 strands of 0.15 mm2 with a total diameter of 3.4 mm. Here again, the type of copper is proprietary. And we find almost the same succession of insulators: PTFE, silk, silicone, PTFE, and finally nylon braid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entire brand uses Furutech connectors built to specifications by the Japanese manufacturer for the French designer. The major technical differences between the previous generation and this one concern the new quality of copper, the insulators, and the deployment of appropriate technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The set up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there is an obvious synergy between Absolue Cr\u00e9ations, SPEC and T&T; the two Frenchmen work closely together and are users of Japanese electronics. And of course we tested this configuration. But we were also able to try the Tim-Revolution in many other combinations with great success. Wherever the notion of neutrality and fluidity is called upon, these cables will be very welcome. Being as transparent as you could wish, they can be combined with a large number of different products, revealing their intrinsic qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sound of the Absolue Creations Tim Power 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’re spoiled audiophiles; we live with beautiful equipment. Within this arsenal, among other series of cables, a complete Absolue Cr\u00e9ations Ul-Tim line connects our equipment. This little preamble just to say that we know this French manufacturer’s products well, and that we know perfectly well how they work depending on the environment in which they are installed. This is important. Indeed, when the new generation Tim-Revolution arrived at VUm\u00e8tre for testing a few weeks ago, it was good to have a real point of comparison, so that we could assess the increased performance of the latest products developed by Alain Yzembar. We were very comfortable with our Ul-Tim, which we found to be fluid, transparent and open; cables that know how to take a back seat to the recorded music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our very first contact with the Tim-Revolution wasn’t without its questions, because – and this is the point of our clarification on running-in – the new series was brand new. We could feel the potential perfectly, but the listening wasn’t totally free. This point was the subject of an intense dialogue between Absolue and ourselves. And it was agreed that we would return the new cables and pick them up later once they had been fully broken in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I humbly admit that when they came back, the sound was noticeably better, capable of blossoming fully in the listening room. With each new generation, with each superior series, you can recognise the Absolue \u2018dynamic\u2019 by the way it disconnects itself from the electronic and\/or mechanical side of sound reproduction to recreate an experience that is above all human and sensory. That’s the brand’s main sonic characteristic: freeing yourself from the material to better enjoy the immaterial! Forget the technical, and appreciate the artistic. When we switched from our Ul-Tim series to the new generation Tim-Revolution, we took a decisive step forward in our understanding of sonic fluidity. We did a number of \u2018old\/new\u2019 listening comparisons and realised that there was no going back. In fact, with the new generation of cables, we’re approaching a listening experience where all the wired connections no longer seem to have the slightest sonic signature. It’s as if the cables disappear. Generally speaking, it’s the links that are heard, in spite of everything. Even the best of them usually have a perceptible signature. The best manage to get away with it, but it’s far from the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most striking thing about the Tim-Revolution is the freedom of sound in the room. The 3D effect is a real success. You can fully grasp the structure of the soundstage on each recording. It changes every time. It can be incredibly intimate or totally unbridled. You can almost see where the microphones are placed. The notion of depth of field is fully appreciated in the circumstances. On well-crafted recordings, the number of layers and strata is clearly perceptible. The relief is palpable. This sensation is wonderful. It allows the system to construct a real panorama, different for each record. It opens up new horizons. As far as tonal balance is concerned, we remain with a deliberately neutral vision of sound reproduction. No register is emphasised. Everything is perfectly in its place. The treble is wonderfully integrated. It’s luminous, of course, but no more so than that. It never spins. The bass is just as measured. It’s deep, of course, very taut, dense when it needs to be, well timbred, which is noticeable on a double bass, and always in carnal liaison with a midrange that’s soft and dense at the same time. The timbres of the Tim-Revolution are natural, and that’s absolutely what we’re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’ve waited a long time for the new generation, but we also appreciate the fact that a manufacturer gives its products a long service life. This means that the durability of our purchase is guaranteed, but also that the Absolue Creations Tim Power 2 is capable of lasting without losing performance. When the investment is substantial, this is a very reassuring point. So the new Tim-Revolutions are here to stay. And that’s good news! They’re excellent products, particularly musical, and they take a back seat to the musician’s intention. So we’ll be reserving them for systems that go in the same direction, focused solely on the musical result and not on stylistic effects. As a result, you’ll be able to get closer than ever before to the notion of presence, that little extra soul that is the hallmark of great systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author<\/strong>: Laurent Thorin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical sheet: Absolue Creations Tim Power 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Origin<\/strong>: France<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • From<\/strong>:
    • 795 \u20ac for 1 m RCA interconnect cable<\/li><\/ul>
      • 955 \u20ac for 1 m XLR interconnect cable<\/li><\/ul>\n
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        • 2,165 \u20ac for 2.50 m loudspeaker cable
          Any length from 1 m, then in 30 cm increments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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