The previous generation of Cardas (that includes Golden Cross, and the other "Golden" models) is generally a little warmer than the current generation, as the prevailing taste was moving in that direction (more "neutral"). The Cardas Golden ICs and SCs are sought after on the used market and still command decent prices--check USAudioMart and ebay.
The Puritan 156 is excellent and the one power "conditioner" (whatever you want to call it) that made a significant and totally positive improvement to the system. But it didn't make it warmer--to fall back on a hoary cliché, there was overall just more there there.
The Puritan 156 is excellent and the one power "conditioner" (whatever you want to call it) that made a significant and totally positive improvement to the system. But it didn't make it warmer--to fall back on a hoary cliché, there was overall just more there there.