Anyone settled in on Purist Aqueous interconnects?

I'd be curious about these too. I tried the speaker cable recently(thanks for your contrib Boa2 on that thread I opened) and thinking of borrowing a whole set again after new years to try as a system. Really liked the sp cables though...they are very dynamic with excellent drive and slam. In this department they sure beat my AU24 speaker cables. And they worked great with my AZ interconnects, but I am curious if there will be more synergy with PAD Anniv Aqueous ICs as well. Jppenn, if you happen to try these, please let me know what you think. thanks

I'll bring this thread back to life again.

Jppenn, what did you end up with? Do you still own the Aqueous ICs? Care to comment?

Also, has anyone had the Purist 20th Anniv. Aqueous ICs compared to AZ SIlver Ref II and Matrix Ref II interconnects? XLR versions.

I'd be interested to know...thanks

For the second time I'm bringing this thread back to life.

I've arranged for a demo of Aqueous XLR interconnects from Cable Co. I will be getting them soon. I'll compare them to my current Acoustic Zen Silver Ref II and Matrix Ref II set up. Plus I will try the Aqueous in various combination with either of the AZs.

Since I have the PAD 20th Anniv. Aqueous speaker cables and like them a lot, I just couldn't resist trying the interconnects.

What makes it tempting to try is that some on this thread reported the RCA version of PAD 20th Anniversary Aqueous to be bright. Others report the XLR version of these ICs to be rolled off.

Well, I won't be testing the RCA version of the Aqueous because I use all balanced cabling throughout, but as far as the XLR version, I'm about to find out first hand how an all Aqueous cabling sounds like in my system.
Should be interesting.

I received the 2 pairs of Aqueous XLRs from Cable Company today.

Had a brief listening session with my current config of AZ Silver Ref MkII/Matrix Ref MkII of XLR ICs, teamed up with my PAD Aqueous speaker cables.

Got a sonic imprint of the sound with the Zens and installed both pairs of PAD XLRs replacing the Zens.

Had a brief listening session, about 40-45 minutes. System isn't really fully warmed up yet and the cables aren't settled in. But...so far I am very impressed. Totally beyond my expectations. Especially given the opinions I've read on this thread.

I prefer all Aqueous cabling at this point. I like the synergy between my Aqueous speaker cables and the Aqueous XLRs. Overall I much prefer this combination to Aqueous speaker cables with Acoustic Zen Silver Ref II + Matrix Ref II XLRs, although it sounds very good that way as well.

Preliminary results:
I would characterize the sound of my system with these cables as very musical, not analytical at all, inviting for longer listening sessions. There is no high frequency glare. Not in-your-face detail. Extension at frequency extremes is excellent! Deep, powerful and detailed bass. Airy and sweet highs. Plenty of detail in the highs but more laid back than the AZ. May be even better resolution than the AZ combo in absolute terms, although it seems easier to listen to. Mids is where this cable has it in spades over the AZ combo. Vibrancy and texture of the midrange is increadible.

I am well aware of the fact that PAD Aqueous cables tend to settle in and sound different after certain amount of music making time, but so far so good Very good indeed.

We'll see how they stand the test of time.
If they don't start to degrade sonically when they stabilize, I think I found my next interconnect cable.