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Accoustic Zen Silver Reference & Absolute RCA

I am using Accoustic Zen Silver Reference II . Amazing performace about the bass and high, even the soundstage. I wonder why silver cable sounds like this , fast but a little little fat in bass. I love the light fat and told myself this is the one that I should not change interconnect anymore.

But , should I go to Absolute ?

They are both using 7N zero crystal silver, but Absolute's price is more than double.
redoctober2
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aldavis
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The absolute uses air/foam teflon. It was worth the upgrade to me. - Jim
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kijanki
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Redoctober2 - I have 0.5m Absolute XLR but cannot really comment on the difference since I've never heard silver ref II. I jump to absolute because it was only 30% more ($600 vs. $450) used and review claimed better performance and I already have Satori Shotgun speaker cable. I wouldn't probably hear the difference on my system but decided to spend money "just in case" since it's non-perishable item. So far I am very satisfied - it is much better (cleaner, faster, more focused) than my previous AQ King Cobra XLR. As far as I know construction is different than silver Ref. Absolute is thin and soft while silver ref is very thick and rigid. Absolute uses foamed Teflon in oversized tubes to achieve 6pF/ft capacitance. Array of wires inside have constant twist. Also mentioned is double shielding. I could not find details on Silver Ref II.
redoctober2 OP
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Kijanki,
I think it's not fair to compare Absolute with AQ King Cobra, they are not the same price level.
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