{"id":173115,"date":"2026-02-10T08:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/?p=173115"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:21:53","slug":"reference2-editors-choice-award-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/2026\/02\/10\/reference2-editors-choice-award-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Cable Reference2 Diamond Series 2 Wins Editors\u2019 Choice Award 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;548910&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/\"><strong>Crystal Cable<\/strong><\/a> is proud to announce that the <a href=\"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/diamond-series-2\/\"><strong>Reference2<\/strong><\/a> from the <strong>Diamond Series 2<\/strong> has received the <strong>Editors\u2019 Choice Award: Dedicated Audio 2026<\/strong> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theabsolutesound.com\/category\/awards\/editors-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Absolute Sound<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Positioned at the heart of the Diamond Series 2 range, Reference2 represents a refined balance between advanced metallurgy, compact elegance and high-end musical performance.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Exceptional transparency, control and tonal refinement in a slim, flexible and system-friendly design.<\/p>\n<p><small>The Absolute Sound \u2014 Editors\u2019 Choice 2026<\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At its core lies Crystal Cable\u2019s proprietary <strong>SG2 silver-gold alloy conductor<\/strong>, developed through decades of metallurgical research. By optimizing crystal structure and reducing micro-distortions, it ensures improved signal integrity and long-term stability.<\/p>\n<p>Combined with genuine <strong>DuPont Kapton\u00ae and Teflon\u2122 insulation<\/strong> and precision shielding, Reference2 delivers a quieter background, greater dynamic contrast and a more natural musical flow.<\/p>\n<p>Hand-assembled in the Netherlands and thoroughly tested, Reference2 reflects Crystal Cable\u2019s philosophy of translating flagship-level technology into a refined and accessible reference solution.<\/p>\n<p>We sincerely thank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theabsolutesound.com\/category\/awards\/editors-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Absolute Sound<\/strong><\/a> editors for this recognition.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button radius=&#8221;btn-square&#8221; custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; letter_spacing=&#8221;fontspace-210350&#8243; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fsiltechgroup.com%2Fcrystalcable.com%2Fdiamond-series-2%2F|title:Discover%20More%20About%20Diamond%20Series%202&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;275490&#8243; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-solid&#8221; button_color_solid=&#8221;#c6a25a&#8221;]Discover More About Diamond Series 2[\/vc_button][vc_single_image media=&#8221;173112&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-round&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;508289&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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":173117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[173,182],"class_list":["post-173115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","tag-diamond-series-2","tag-reference2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173115","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=173115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173119,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173115\/revisions\/173119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siltechgroup.com\/crystalcable.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}