Cardas vs Cardas vs Shunyata interconnects

@audphile1 Yes, it is. Currently, I have a special version (all silver) of Kimber Kable's Silver Streak interconnect (which they custom-made for me), including WBT114AG connectors. I suspect that, with the clarity of the Bricasti M21 DAC, the Silver Streak may be de0-emphasizing the lower-mid and upper bass and enhancing the upper-mid and highs -- resulting in a sound which sometimes enters into the realm of "clinical". There is no question I hear everything recorded but am often missing the music's richness in the process.

Agreed. Silver not a good combo. Nordost Tyr 2 XLRs sound great in my system and were awesome when I had Bricasti M3. I would recommend giving these cables a try. There are some available on USAM

@jmeyers looking at your virtual system my guess is that your Mac amps lean to the brighter side of the spectrum and your new Bricasti gear (stuff that dreams are made of) are neutral so silver cables are a mismatch. Just my 3 cents worth.

I had a whole loom of Cardas.....got rid of them....too woolly and soft

@jmeyers  yup definitely happy with the Cygnus. In fact I got speaker cables as well. I replaced Wire World cables, with the Cardas and finally my system settled to where I wanted it. Now, with the speaker cables, I have to say that they sounded closed and woolly at first, and I was not happy. But after 100 hrs or so they opened up and are fantastic. Now I have actually started a thread about if burn in is BS and just perception, or real. In this instance, burn is felt real to me. 
 

Of note, back to my original comparison, the Reflection were not open enough for me, but I feel Clear might be too much. The Cygnus seem to be the sweet spot for my system.