Audio envy - dang!


I usually post on AG when I have an issue or concern, so I’m happy for once it’s to praise a new product, in this case Audio Envy’s IC. 

I use an ARC Classic 60 amp with a Herron 1A preamp. The AE cable went between these two.

I run an ARC Phono pre PH3se from my VPI prime as source.
My speakers are Thiel CS2.4’s

Out of the box a bit bright, But after a few hours that just went to strait up transparent - I mean freaking crystal clear. No tonal aberrations. Smooth, with no etched highs. Voices sound right, Natural. Soundstage opened up, as you might expect when things get clearer.

The best part was how inexpensive they were. They made my Cardas Clear Light interconnects I was using sound clouded by contrast. The Cardas was about x3 the cost of the AE’s.
BTW, this wasn’t “I think I hear differences”, this was “I’ll never use those Cardas in this system again, and where is my IPad, I need to order my next set!”

And that’s just what I did.
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Here's a question that I've never seen answered:  what's the difference between the O'nestian 4:3 and the O'nestian G:L?  Both XLR ic's, and both same price.
Thanks for passing on the Captain’s somewhat cryptic reply re. G:L vs. 4:3. If the 4:3 had identical sonic signature to G:L *and* offered superior shielding, why would he offer the G:L at all?
Please report on which XLR's you bought.
It's certainly true that on this forum from time to time a certain make or model rather rapidly develops a full head of steam and "takes off" in a more or less spectacular way.  I won't mention the most obvious example, as that name doesn't need repeating, but the Kinki integrated also comes to mind.  To what degree the love-fest is justified varies considerably, from not at all (most obvious), to perhaps (Kinki), to definitely (Audio Envy).