Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference II vs. Absolute Copper IC's

Happy to hear you got your power back on ahead of schedule :) 

@mclinnguy:

Thanks-- that was a total surprise but after 8 days, a most welcome one! 

Now, if the propane company would just deliver. . . ;o)

BTW, I read up on the vdH IC's and discovered that The Cable Co. stocks them. 

I will keep them in mind for the future. 

Have only used a few Azen cables so I can't comment on the two versions you mention (OP) side by side. I think I had Matrix about 6 versions of hardware prior. Well built for sure.

I do believe the VDH might be very close to the Stealth Indra, as it also used a sort of fine filament wire (maybe carbon) and they were stellar performers. Very open and delicate presentation. New versions way too expensive at $3kish.

I've just switched to Silnote Morpheus as they, in my system, have killed off some of the negatives I was dealing with using Gabriel Golds, Stealth PGS (gold wire), Audio Metallurgy GA0, and a very nice set of Danish Audio Dual Connect gold cables (for sale). I was a strong gold lover but the multi-alloy approach is mo' better to me with recent system changes.

If I was going to go for it in a big way, I would stretch to Kubala Sosna cables but not this year. $$

I will check out the Mountains as they sound similar in construction to the Indras, which I really liked.

Have you considered Verastarr flat ribbon IC's? Heard great things. I use their power cables.

I've never tried Verastarr cables although OCD Mike did once loan me a couple DACs to try and I found him to be very honest.