Purist or Kubala-which to buy for entire system

WOW, great responses, thanks guys, it seems there is a general consensus that I do not have to stick with just 1 cable company. I really want Dominus, but, wow, it's twice the money of the Kubala. I am a bit more confused as a result of this mixing and matching, but alas, it does seem to make sense. If I stay with high end, compatable cables to tune my system, and in the fact that John states the Emotions work well with the Dominus, I guess I gotta just bite the bullit, and have some fun.

John, I do have dedicated lines, and have been thru more than 20 power conditioners. When I finally received my Sound Applications, I asked my wife(who HATES my obsession)if she heard any difference in my system, all she said was"now, it sounds like live music"I knew my power conditioner was the "right"one for me, at that point. I absolutely agree that clean power makes a HUGE difference.

I do have a question on the Dominus Fluid vs. Ferox, John, or anybody, could you explain the differences? The Ferox is a bit more expensive, but what are the sonic benefits and differences?

I really think the most difficult part of changing eq., yes, cables of these magnitudes are eq. is that it is so hard to really remember the sound, and which sounds better.

I was on a massive search, when getting into this crazy obsession to find the best digital to my ears, I would be able to A/B much easier using 2 of the same discs, and a pre-amp. Than I realized this was not even thourogh enough, cause, my APL has a built in Volume control, as did, my AA Capitole II, et. Cables are much more of a hassel to compare, but, hey, someones gotta do it.

Hi, my name is Serge from Canada. Do you have compare the Kimber palladian PK 10 power cord, with the K.S and Purist. Thanks.

Interesting thread. I do believe in synergy when using the same cable brand throughout, but there really are few manufacturers who produce quality ICs/Speaker cables and powercords (although the situation seems to be improving), especially at a price that is affordable. Asking a cable manufacturer whether there's synergy in their cables produces an obvious answer IMO. But I think the comfort in using the same brand of cables is that you know it'll work. You just don't know whether it's the best bang for the buck.

I use to own VD Nites and at the time, their powercords were way ahead of their ICs and speaker cables. I now use Jena labs cabling and when I first purchased their cables their powercords were quite a bit behind their well regarded ICs and SCs. So naturally, I have never had my system fully cabled by one brand. I believe having the same brand of ICs and SCs is usually a good thing, but I'm not yet sold on the idea of having the same brand of powercords as your ICs and SCs though. I am interested in hearing others opinion on this as I think most of us use different brands of powercords.

John,a stunning post,to me!Really interesting thoughts,and the passion behind your journey is evident.Thanks,so much,for taking the time to keyboard this.A great read!!

I did a comparison in my home between the PAD Dominus B and Kubala Emotion interconnects and found the PADs a bit colored in the lower midrange, slighty syrupy, a little overdone for my tastes. The PADs also had an extremely deep, solid bass (great thump!) and a relaxed sound.
The Kubalas seemed more balanced and neutral, with the highs more extended (but still smooth) and the bass not as deep but extremely well defined. I think the PADs would be a good choice to tame a hot or whitish sounding system.

But these are quibbles. Both removed grain while preserving detail. Both are very refined and listenable, far better than the Cardas GR I had been using. Ultimately, I bought the Kubalas. (You might also try a pair of Stealth Indras, which may be the last word in neutrality.)