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Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good? I wanted to post something to this thread, but I own both the Jade Vermeil cable and the GG Revelation so I'm having an argument with myself over which is better....once I defeat . . .	534
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits John - where can we find information on KCI? Thanks much for your reply in this thread, almost always helpful when the manufacturers will weigh in....Art	243
Who has dumped the power conditioner? No doubt here about the SR PowerCell SE ... changed what I thought was possible with power conditioning	133
JADE AUDIO Cables Nutella, could you let us know where in your system you run the gold and where you run the vermeil? thanks	97
PC: Synergistic Tesla, Lessloss, Transparent MM Second Don's comments on his new line, if you haven't heard the 2008 Line from DCCA, you haven't really heard his cables yet! No affiliation, very satisfied repeat customer	92
Great Cables ... That Get Little Attention KCI Cables out of Austin, TX	87
Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? Once	68
Breaking in power cords How about on an active subwoofer that I leave on all the time, will the amp in that give a PC a proper break in	63
Cardas or Virtual Dynamics power cords? Opinions? Which VD's do you recommend for which type of components? I may try my whole system with them if they're PC's are that good	59
VenHaus Pulsar™ interconnects Like the other posts, mine are absolutely brilliant right out of the box	58
Power Cord Revelation I have the new DCCA line for 2008, the Reference One on my CDP and the Reference Master on my VAC...Don has outdone himself here...really cool new look, far more flexible than his . . .	51
Let's hear about Elrods new Silver or Gold cables How flexible are David's cables (new and old versions	48
Signal vs. Audio Art vs. Speltz Anti? Need help... at that price point check out koolcables.com Soundbolts, definitely worth a listen	45
Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED I had the Dodd version II and it was pretty quiet....FWIW	43
Paul Speltz speaker cables I have 2 12' pairs and 2 4' pairs, that have ended up in the closet. The cables sound pretty good, but as referenced above were too stiff for me at the end of the day. I have . . .	41
ac cables falling out of IEC inlets on amps How are you applying the blutack to the inlet	39
purist vs. concierto vs. elrod vs dcca power cable I have both Purist (amp) and DCCA (cdp) in my system and have found the DCCA Source to be an excellent match on my cdp. Very full sounding with excellent detail and transparency. . .	31
Did anyone hear the Cardas "Clear Beyond"... Well bi-wire should cost a little more right Garebear	30
Power Cable with a "soft" top end I have several DCCA and Don makes great cords, can tweak them to suit your sonic needs (softer top end) and is a delight to work with	30
Devore Super 8 speakers with WHAT cable? Reality Cables	27
Interconnects:Dazed and Confused If you can, get a few cables your interested in, determine areas of performance or asthetics you want to evaluate, list them out on a pad and keep your pen handy. Then have . . .	26
thin, very flexible, warm sounding interconnect... Drop John a note at KCI Cables about auditoning his Silkworm cables	25
ultra low capacitance cables Bogdan Audio makes the lowest I know of. Search here under Bogdan. great sounding and cool looking cables to boot	24
KCI Silkworm+ VS Gabriel Gold interconnects I've owned all 3 and still own the Silkworm + with Xhadow rca connectors. They are all very good, and all 3 are really great guys to deal with. The Silkworms just sounded more . . .	22
The little guys? I use KCI Silkworm IC's and DCCA power cords and speaker cables, I also have Element Signature Speaker cables. All of these might fit your description of "little guys" . . .	22
Heavy Power Cords These work very well when stacked interlocked between your shelf or floor and your power cord...they're rubber so they don't mark anything up either... http://www.audiogon.com/cgi. . .	22
Cable elevators I was a skeptic, but have found they make a shade of difference in the clarity I hear....not life-changing mind you, but an improvement nonetheless....I use the ceramics sold all . . .	22
Is Michael Wolff still making power cord? Wow, very sad news indeed. Thoughts and prayers are with you all	20
Good USED Speaker Cable Choices for $300-$500 ? Another excellent choice from your description is Element Cable Signature Series Matador	18
Affordable interconnect for warm system KCI Firefly	18
DCCA or Shunyata help? +1 on both Don and his cords, nothing but terrific experiences for me over the past few years with DCCA...I cannot comment on differences with Shunyata, no experience with them	17
I need good power cable for musical fidelity KW500 Call Don at DCCA....exquisite power cords	16
Opinions on speaker cable upgrade Second for Gregg Straley's cables! I just this morning switched out my Hologram II's for the Reality cables and Mark is right on the money with his description, and that's right. . .	15
N802 speaker cable suggestion I'm bi-wiring my N802's with AZ Satori on bottom and Hologram II on top and very pleased with the combination...FWIW	15
Cord for VAC I use DCCA Reference Masters on my VAC amps and they are an excellent pairing for me. You need to hear for yourself with a few different cords ahs been my experience, then make a . . .	12
Biwire Speaker Question Well here's what I just learned. Two sets of cable to bi-wire has the advantage of being able to compare bi-wired to single wired. In my case single wired with matching jumpers . . .	12
speaker cable and IC's to dim brightness in system Thanks all, I've isolated my power cables and moved all my IC's and speak cable to cobaltcabel 10G copper and the brightness has smoothed out to a very satisfying level. Other . . .	12
PC for a Running Springs Haley DCCA cables had good synergy with the Haley in my system, give Don there a call	11
budget digital coax There's a Silver Audio digital for sale over on Audio Circle, I'd give it a look	10
Good speaker cable for Rotel / B & W AZ Satori	9
VH 2, Signal Magic, Zu Birth VH, no question about it......I own a pair of 1's and a pair of 4's and they are terrific, as is doing business with Chris	8
Great Digital Cable With Locking RCA Ends? I think KCI has a new cable that is exactly what you're describing. Called Pegasus and is well reviewed by a few early users. Not on their website yet but KCI goes by Johngp here. . .	6
Need reco for IC to tame a bit of KCI Silkworms for sure	6
Need speaker/ interconnect cables for tube set up Get in touch with Gregg Straley at Reality Cables...his stuff just replaced some way more expensive cables in my system. Well within your budget, he also offers an audition period. . .	6
How suitable Hologram II biwire are for B&W N803? when I had N802's I bi-wired using separate runs of Holo II for the bottom and Satori for the top, sounded really good	6
Is the Bi-wire really that bad? I don't know for sure, but in my case it was different for different speakers. My previous speakers were much better bi-wired and my current are much better with single run. Don'. . .	6
KCI Silkworm vs Cable Research Labs Copper? Pmboyd, do you currently have the Silkworm cables	5
Best power cord for Running Springs Audio -Haley I had great success with DCCA Reference Master on my Haley, YMMV of course so best to get a few and try them to see what sounds best to you	5
Need Cable recommendation for VAC/Avalon Combo. I run Phi 300.1's but with the Ren Sig II pre...I use KCI Silkworm SE in my system and they have withstood many challengers at a variety of price points. John at KCI has a demo . . .	5
PAD Proteus Provectus and Venustas SC differences Thanks J, beautiful system you have there BTW... Any PAD dealers listend to both at length	4
ELEMENT CABLES & CORDS Which part of the Element line are you looking at, the regular or signtaure	3
Has anyone here tried Element Speaker Cables? I have a couple of power cords, IC's, and a digital cable from Anthony at elementcable. Drop him a line and discuss what you're trying to accomplish with him and he can help. . . .	3
Anyone else like the Audio Art Power 1 cords? It's a really nice cord at the price point and I agree with onemug the Furutech upgrade is a good option. Also, Rob is one of the good guys in the industry, just a heck of a nice . . .	2
interconnect cable for dartzeel emmlabs Check out KCI Silkworms, fabulous IC's and John is easy to work with in terms of an audition period	2
Where has Bogdan Audio Gone?? I have a 1M pair of his Silver Spirits that's a spare, drop me a PM	2
Luminous Audio Rennaisance SC's Nobody can comment on these cables	1