Actually... in some solid state systems the Cardas Golden Cross and the Nordost Quattro-Fil are quite complementary. When I had an all Electrocompaniet system, I liked the QF between my EMC1 MkII and the EC4.7 and a run of GC between the 4.7 and the 250R. That proved to be a very interesting and fun to listen to sound. With your Rowland/EMC1 setup, I imagine a similar presentation.
As others have pointed out above - the QF and the GC are polar opposites of one another sonically. The speed and nice midrange of the QF is further enhnaced by the dark and romantic sound (with tight bass) of the GC. Nifty! IF that combo doesn't work for you.. you can liven things up a bit by replacing the GC with Cardas Golden Reference.
As others have pointed out above - the QF and the GC are polar opposites of one another sonically. The speed and nice midrange of the QF is further enhnaced by the dark and romantic sound (with tight bass) of the GC. Nifty! IF that combo doesn't work for you.. you can liven things up a bit by replacing the GC with Cardas Golden Reference.