Best Silver ICs under 300?

BEAR Labs now has a website partially up, with some specials. http://www.bearlabsusa.com

Kevint, Audiogon often holds auctions for the DH Labs Silver Pulse. I won a 2 meter pair of these about 9 months ago for $195. I'm using these as a subwoofer cable right now, but plan to see how they compare to my Cardas Golden Cross which is between my CD and amp.

With these, the bass seems quit ample yet defined. I'm sorry I don't have more to tell you. If any other forunm members has an opinion on the Silver Pulse, that may be something you might want to look into.

I was able to pick up used AQ Diamond at very attractive prices and highly recommend it. I would never bite when this stuff was $1,000 per meter but am happy to play around with it now.

I've found, however, that the combination I like best is the Diamond (silver) between my DAC and pre and AQ Emerald (copper) throughout the rest of the system. Used Emerald is a little hard to find and despite its age is still my favorite IC. Original Lapis (copper not the later silver model) also works quite well and can be had at bargain prices today.

Go to Vantage Audio (www.vantageaudio.com) and give them a try. You will be amazed, I am. In fact, I'm going to sell my current Transparent Audio IC's and speaker cable to move on to Vantage Audio. Regards, Doug