Kubala Sosna and Virtual Dynamics - Similar??

Teck5,
please remember that these cables do take a number of hours before one's system is able to resettle and relax.I find that 400 hrs is the minimum beofore you can form a opinion on what the cables are doing.You will be able to tell that the VD is doing things right, from the get go.If you think that it is good now,just wait for time to go by.Hope this helps-Dennis

You MUST put it on straight off the bat!Quicksilver enhances the electrical connection between the metal connectors.It will take at least 3-days before the Q starts to really settle in and 4-weeks before it totally sets up.Make sure that you follow directions on how much to put on.You are in for a real treat sonically and hope this helps Dennis

Teck5
you are experiencing normal cable issues that everybody must wrestle with(and I mean literally, when I installed my Genesis i/c's,I actually broke a sweat).VD cables should be supported by either putting something underneath or by wrapping a strong construction string around the cable and tying it to your audio rack or wall.I know they can be frustrating to deal with but they will show themselves if you have the patience on installation and in listening.Fplanner2000 is right about the cd player being the most important source component,the fact that you must turn up the voulmne more is a good sign.The soundstaging that you are experiencing will drop back further and also widen out as the cables break in ( this is not a forward sounding cable and should increase your soundfield).Dynamics will also change remember that your cd and preamp are swallowing a lot more juice than they are used to with the SOL circuit.Also you can suport the cables with objects that fit underneath the cables ( I do this with my p/c going into my dedicated lines and coming out of my Wadia).Please contact me if you need any other suggestions since these are the toughest snakes you will have wrestled!!Take care Dennis

Teck5
one of the best supports is zip ties to your audio rack, since you can use one or two depending on the length you will need.Also you can start loose and gradually tighten as you fit the p/c cord better.The nice thing about these is that they never fail and really secure the cord to the rack.I hope that you will be rewarded for all the hard work that VD cords do require.Take care Dennis

Teck5
one must go with what one hears!You are the person that must live with and more importantly, love what you hear.Not all cables work in all systems and others can show you things that you may not like. Audio is so subjective and your opinion is the most importtant!!Good luck Dennis

Amperidian
one must remember that the VD cables aren't at the very best,unless the cables are able to relax for a week.Images tend to be diffuse and not as fleshed out as possible.I've just finished putting in the Genesis speaker cables and can honestly report that the dynamic ability and resolution of images is absolutely first rate.The finest attribute of the Genesis cable is how much information is passed with no sense of compression or strain ( the glare that you mentioned may have been an amplifier or speaker artifact, or both being overdriven).Genesis is a solid core cable that gives better dynamics through design ( multi strand designs seem to have more air but lack the body and dynamic ability of solid core designs because they introduce more phase and timing errors).I am glad that you enjoyed the genesis and can only say the my system needs another week to burn in before the Quicksilver forms a complete dialectric after cleaning and pasting all my connections.Genesis represents a new musical beginning with all my favourite music being played in a new musical light.