{"id":173098,"date":"2026-01-19T10:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/?p=173098"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:23:50","slug":"soundstage-jason-thorpe-iah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/2026\/01\/19\/soundstage-jason-thorpe-iah\/","title":{"rendered":"SoundStage! visits Crystal Cable, Siltech, HMS & Sphinx"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”146356″]Crystal Cable<\/strong><\/a> is proud to share a new in-depth feature by Jason Thorpe<\/strong>, published on SoundStage! Global<\/strong><\/a>, offering a behind-the-scenes look at International Audio Holding<\/strong><\/a> and its brands Siltech<\/strong><\/a>, Crystal Cable<\/strong><\/a>, and Sphinx Audio Engineering<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this extensive feature, Thorpe reflects on years of experience with Crystal Cable and Siltech products before visiting the company\u2019s headquarters in Elst, the Netherlands. What began as a cable-focused story quickly evolved into a broader exploration of research, craftsmanship and loudspeaker development.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Element 5s blew my skirt way the heck up, looking and sounding better than speakers from a cable company had any right to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Crystal Cable and Siltech products I\u2019ve reviewed have impressed me greatly, but the Arabesque speaker I evaluated 15 years ago should have prepared me for those surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jason Thorpe \u2014 SoundStage! Global<\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From witnessing hand-built cable production to assembling Siltech interconnects himself, Thorpe highlights the precision and dedication behind every product. His visit also included in-depth discussions on metallurgy, conductor design and advanced engineering methods.<\/p>\n

A key highlight of the article is his listening experience with the Sphinx Element 3<\/a> and Element 5<\/a><\/strong> loudspeakers, which he describes as combining refinement, ease and emotional impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Element 5 speakers were smooth, defined, and rich\u2026 evocative and detailed, while also sounding utterly free of stress.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The feature concludes with a look toward the future, as Sphinx continues to expand its loudspeaker range and deepen its research into sound reproduction.<\/p>\n

We sincerely thank Jason Thorpe<\/strong> and SoundStage! Global<\/strong><\/a> for this thoughtful and wide-ranging feature.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button radius=”btn-square” custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-136269″ font_weight=”600″ letter_spacing=”fontspace-210350″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundstageglobal.com%2Findex.php%2Fblogging-on-audio%2F181-jason-thorpe%2F1234-siltech-crystal-cable-and-sphinx-audio-engineering-luxury-cables-and-high-tech-speakers|title:Read%20the%20full%20article%20on%20SoundStage!%20Global%3A|target:_blank” uncode_shortcode_id=”722616″ button_color_type=”uncode-solid” button_color_solid=”#c6a25a”]Read the full article on SoundStage! Global[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you are alone for days or weeks at a time, you eventually become drawn to people. Talking to randos is the norm. I\u2019ll never forget the conversation with the aquarium fisherman, forest ranger, and women at the Thai market. It\u2019s refreshing to compare notes on life with people from vastly different backgrounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[164],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173098"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173101,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173098\/revisions\/173101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}