Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?

Great follow up, geojap! I would say let them burn in and retry them in sequence in your system. I have always called the source to pre site 'the driver's seat' for i/c's. that position definitely has the most influence. that being said, i agree wholeheartedly with your assessment (n.b. i have the extemes and not the revelations) that the tonality, pace and detail of the gg's can't be beat and that their soundstaging is great but not their best attribute. i have heard deeper soundstages, but none with better imaging,,,,so, put 'em in and let 'em go for a few days and let us know what you find!

i have tried steve's product on ss and tubes and between sources (cary 306/200, squeezebox 3, ft-101a etude tuner), preamps (aes djh, ayre k3x,and cary slp98), phono stages (modded aes ph-1...why did i let that one go!, plinius jarrah, musical fidelity xcan3) and amps (plinius only sa201, p8). they have been surprisingly un-fickle as to brand or configuration. this is counter to all my previous experience, but sort of intuitive if you have a predisposition (proclivity?) to believing best is best and DAMNIT things shouldn't always depend on 'synergy' and catching lightning in a bottle! ah, but i start to rant and digress.....sort of.

his cables have permanently replaced all others for me in all position, but i have never had a passive pre. really look forward to you follow up after break-in....i might have to trade up to the revelation myself!

geojap???? if you don't have many hours on the GG's then you are NOT making an accurate assessment.
The GG's are really going to shake you up once they break-in.You watch !!!!

Yep, I am fully expecting the sound to evolve over the next few weeks, as would be expected. I was so astounded by what I heard that I figured I would go ahead and write it out. I'll move the cables around a bit in a couple of weeks to see what happens. But honestly, I will be surprised if my system with this same hardware ever sounds better than it does right now. It's just incredible. The sound stage, imaging, tone, detail, and frequency extension are all perfect. I've never heard anything like it. I'm 110% satisfied and I would unreservedly recommend the GGs. I was considering upgrading my crossover and all kinds of other things, but I need to rethink that now to see if it is even necessary.

Geojap,

Thought you should know that the GG are indead the real thing but only after 100 hours. Any concerns you may have during the break in period are eliminated once the cable is broken in. My first Revelation GG changed after the 45th hour. My second Revation changed after the 47th hour.

On track 7 "Psalme" (Global House cd) the thunder bolt strike and subsequent Bass guitar on this track tells the GG story. Its fast dynamic and has a temporal rythm that makes everything soung 'entertaining' to listen to. These cables have an inner beauty to them.

Enjoy

**Correction** "Thundernight" #6 is the correct track I tested on the Global House cd.