Anyone tried the new and improved Zen matrix?

Sherod,
I have these hooked up to a Cary sli-80 integrated and a Cary 303/200 cdp. The cable had been "cooked" before I got them, but the dealer told me to run them another 48 hrs before I a/b. I ran them about 3 short days and then a/b. It did not take very long to figure out the AZ was a clear winner.
Mike

Sherod, I compared a pair of Harmonic Technology (the same guy desiged them as does the AZ)truth links with the Transparent Super XLs and there was no comparison there either. Realization time: about 10 minutes of listening. The supers have a real nice warm midrange, acoustic instruments have a lot of body to them. Unfortunately the mids were coupled with rolled highs, no air to speak of and bloated bass. Ive listened to the Trans Ref XLs also and for the money they are asking i just don't get it.

Any feedback on the new matrix yet?

Would like to hear from owners of the new AZ Matrix or Silver on how you are responding to this cable's sound.I also would like to get feedback from owners of older versions with comparisons.I've had the new Matrix in for about a week,pre-cooked by dealer for a few days, and they sound wonderful.These have a very addictive natural sound to them, the opposite to listener's fatique with a tube-like quality.A very unique sonic experience.I wonder how the Satori's compare.

I replaced the run of old style Silver Reference I had between my source and pre-amp with some of the new style Selver Ref cables. The only real change I noticed was that the bump in the midrange went away. It was subtle, but was that one little niggling complaint I had with the Silver Refs, it was at a frequency where it made my system sound a bit harsh and unbalanced now it's smoother, even though I am still running the old style between the pre and power amps. I talked to Acoustic Zen and I am sending all mine back to be redone ($75.00 charge each).