As I see the hundreds and hundreds of pricey IC's and speaker cables for sale on AG and Audio Mart, I guess it must be the case that as one follows the cost curve upward with respect to cabling, additional artifacts of music can be revealed. I am now also auditioning the Silnote Morpheus ICs cables and they sound quite good right out of the box. I do think both the Shunyata and Silnote IC are preferable to my less expensive IC's so I think the shoot-out will be better these two IC's. I wouldn't want the job of being a reviewer as it is difficult to focus on the sound of different components and judge their differences. Honestly, my $35 DIY IC's sound fantastic and I could live with them very happily. But I do sense some subtle, my not insignificant improvements in the sound of my system with the pricier IC's. I am very happy with my Mogami 3103 speaker cable which is a bargain as I need 25' runs of it under my house from my amp to my speakers.
Shunyata Venom IC's review
I have been an denier of the benefit of pricey cabling, but got a pair of Grove Huffman's IC's a while back and they were a clear improvement over my Signal Cable IC's. Later, a pair of Morrow MA2 IC's was a sonic improvement in my bedroom system. I read a recent review of the new Shunyata Venom cables, which was laudatory, but not over the top. For some reason I can't recall, I was prompted to order a pair of them from The Cable Company and got them a couple of days ago. I swapped the GH cables for them and right out of the box, the Venom ICs sounded great. They have wonderful extension and great inner detail without a hint of stridency. I interchanged the GH and Venom IC's several times and the Venom's seemed to my ears to sound "just right", clearly preferable to the very good GH IC's. I never would have expected myself to drop a $300 on a pair of IC's, thinking it out would be a waste of money, but I am at the moment quite enthralled with the sound of these Venom IC's. I see dozens for IC's for sale on AG at what I consider to be budget-busting prices, but I will say the outlay of $300 for these Venom cables appears to be a worthwhile investment. Just my two-sense worth. Mark
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