Received my WyWires Silver XLR IC and compared it to my Clear Days and here's my opinion on the difference between the two.
The WyWires is definitely smoother and has a little bigger stage with more depth to the backstage. Definitely a little more relaxed but not lifeless. I am running it between my ModWright and Pass amp and it has more roundness to its presentation and knowing what tube amps sound like it's a little like I pulled out the Pass and threw in a nice ARC tube amp. Surprising the bottom end has a little more fullness and maybe digs just a little deeper.
Back to to the Clear Days. I have two sets of these balanced cables and for the money they are great and the only reason I picked up the WyWires was someone had a used one for sale here and knowing much much Dan Wright likes them I previously purchased the WyWires Silver Juice II PC and love it. So when this WyWires Silver XLR came up I thought why not give it a try. Back to the Clear Days... right? The Clear Days definitely has more detail and its not edgy or bright but it's there and to me sounds more like a live event. If the music is raw with bite the Clear Days passes it on. The bass is very good but not as full or round as the WyWires; it's a little tighter. The stage is nearly as wide but instead off having the depth it's a little more forward but not much. The Pass sounds very good with the Clear Days but it's not fooling anyone it's a tube amp; a very good SS amp, yes. Again it's a great interconnect for the money.
If I was looking at buying a new WyWires Silver XLR I'd probably still do it but not sure it's 3X, 2X or even 1 1/2 times better but I do prefer it and being a huge fan of Paul of Clear Days that's not what I wanted to say. Yes the WyWires retailed for more than twice, almost 3X's as much as the Clear Days so I think that speaks very highly of the Clear Days.
