Not trying to damp the enthusiasm about the Pursang, but I wanted to make a few comments about the AZ comaparisons...
1. You will pay about $1500 for an 8' pair of Pursang (new, not available used). An 8' pair of Satori can be had for $325 in mint used condition. At over 4x the cost the Pursang better be far superior to the Satori!
2. The Satori Shotgun is a different beast than the Satori as it has separate high and low pass cables, each of which is optimized for its frequency range. Expect to pay a little about $650 for an 8' mint used pair, still less than half the cost of the Pursang.
3. I considered two pair of Pursang for my VMPS RM/X speakers (at about $3000) since I biamp. But I decided to get a custom-made, Acoustic Zen Hologram mkII "Double Barrel Shotgun" instead. It was built by Robert Lee to the specs of my particular speakers and he added 7N zero crystal silver to the high pass cable. The set is very similar to a Kimber Select KS3033 low pass and KS3035 high pass which would be much more expensive. I'd love to compare my AZ cables to the Pursang since the price points are getting closer. Still the two runs of Pursang would be over 50% more money.
4. Not a big deal, but from the pics I've seen the fit/finish of the Pursang wires leave a bit to be desired. I've also read that removing the connector housings leads to improved sound (this is with the interconnects, of course), making me wonder about the quality of the connectors/terminations.
This being said, a forum member I have spoken with many times swears by the Pursang and I have no doubt it is among the best cables available. One of these days I'll order some wire from Ric and give it a try in my system.
1. You will pay about $1500 for an 8' pair of Pursang (new, not available used). An 8' pair of Satori can be had for $325 in mint used condition. At over 4x the cost the Pursang better be far superior to the Satori!
2. The Satori Shotgun is a different beast than the Satori as it has separate high and low pass cables, each of which is optimized for its frequency range. Expect to pay a little about $650 for an 8' mint used pair, still less than half the cost of the Pursang.
3. I considered two pair of Pursang for my VMPS RM/X speakers (at about $3000) since I biamp. But I decided to get a custom-made, Acoustic Zen Hologram mkII "Double Barrel Shotgun" instead. It was built by Robert Lee to the specs of my particular speakers and he added 7N zero crystal silver to the high pass cable. The set is very similar to a Kimber Select KS3033 low pass and KS3035 high pass which would be much more expensive. I'd love to compare my AZ cables to the Pursang since the price points are getting closer. Still the two runs of Pursang would be over 50% more money.
4. Not a big deal, but from the pics I've seen the fit/finish of the Pursang wires leave a bit to be desired. I've also read that removing the connector housings leads to improved sound (this is with the interconnects, of course), making me wonder about the quality of the connectors/terminations.
This being said, a forum member I have spoken with many times swears by the Pursang and I have no doubt it is among the best cables available. One of these days I'll order some wire from Ric and give it a try in my system.