I own an 8ft pair of the Julians, wonderful for the $$. My main system has Ensemble Megaflux now, they replaced 2 fine, inexpensive cables: the Zu, and the Mapleshade Double Helix.
In all honesty, I liked the Mapleshade better than the Zu, but my cats liked it, too, and its construction was strange and volatile enough that I had to remove them. In went the Julians, and I didn't miss the Mapleshades at all. Julians were great with detail, a little forward in mids, but I actually liked it a lot. Veyr musical, especially at the price.
The Ensemble cable is in another league, but it is definitely priced that way. Even used, I spent almost 4 times as much for the Ensemble as the Julians.
I would highly recommend the Julians, only in extreme cases would it not be a good fit (if you're system is very aggressive, it'll show through with this).
Good luck in your search.
Todd Samost (chams_uk)
In all honesty, I liked the Mapleshade better than the Zu, but my cats liked it, too, and its construction was strange and volatile enough that I had to remove them. In went the Julians, and I didn't miss the Mapleshades at all. Julians were great with detail, a little forward in mids, but I actually liked it a lot. Veyr musical, especially at the price.
The Ensemble cable is in another league, but it is definitely priced that way. Even used, I spent almost 4 times as much for the Ensemble as the Julians.
I would highly recommend the Julians, only in extreme cases would it not be a good fit (if you're system is very aggressive, it'll show through with this).
Good luck in your search.
Todd Samost (chams_uk)