Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?

john-can't wait to hear your impressions of the gg's!

I have also had the rsad poiema!! (maybe there was a third '!'?) and found them to be neutral, detailed and quiet but a little sterile or cold and while accurate sort of boring in the end. of course, they were good enough for me to have two pairs and the pc's in my system before i moved on.....i had the same experience with argent pursang s's....i kind of remember thinking they both seemed wierd since they are silver based, but that's my memory of them.

osgorth-
i had a similar experience with the gg's and discovered that it was a grounding issue with the eichmann termination design. check to be sure that the grounding nubbin on the rim of the rca termination seats well against it's receptacle. my cary 306/200 and aes ae3 djh sig outputs both have receptacles that are too long for the eichmann's to ground properly. the oringinal silver gelco's that steve used didn't have that requirement....if that is the issue, i can steer you to where to get the gelco's anyway.

clio09-
the gg's are indeed not shielded. i haven't had any issue with rfi or other interference. i actually often find shielded cables...if they use a single lead with one end connected as a float for shielding...can act as antennaes and end up noisier. other types of shielding like the space dust and or metal beads (shunyata, sonoran audio) and other protective layering work better for me.

bobf-
are you also using the gg p/c's?

all-
enjoy the tunes!

best, art

John, many thanks for your opinions, I hear you completely. Seems we share the same philosophy when it comes to live ambience. :)

Art, aha! Now that makes sense to me, I've heard some people have had issues with the Eichmanns but the thought never did occur to me. It was pretty crowded in the shop, I didn't get a good look at the back of the preamp, might not have fit snugly enough. I'll make sure to pay attention to this when I receive my own gear. Thanks!

yeah, there are several issues with the eichmann's, but they sure sound good when you can use them properly...the other main issue being it's pretty difficult to solder onto the small pin and pot for the two leads and the ground pin is a little lacking in stability since it's so T-iny....

Hi Art,
Yes I am using an Extreme on my amp and a Revelation on my CDP.
If you like what the other cables Steve makes you will enjoy these.
They just add more to the overall formula that Steve designs and I have had many PC's but these work so very well.
I have the Revelation interconnect and my audiophool cousin came over with his Revelation true shotgun speaker cables(traveled over an hour to bring them).
Needless to say I am getting the Revelation speaker cables made to replace my Extremes.
I did have the Indra's as interconnects and MLT speaker cables before I found the GG cabling and in my system I prefer what I have now and I really did love the Indra's.
As we all know it is what works for each person and their tastes and systems.I think my cousin finally likes what Logans can do as he is a diehard Maggie fan :^).
My Best,Bob

great, bob. thanks. i think i'll give them a ride....any reason for the extreme on power and revelation on source or did it just fall that way and stay put? i really like my mlt's and kept them in favor of the extremes, but it was closecloseclose and i stayed with the familiar. however, the idea of one cable throughout an entire system definitely has a core attraction to me. slow and steady, smell the coffee, enjoy the tunes and savor every step because you only get to it at that time once...well, i try anyway, but frenetic has a gravity all its own! might have to revisit the s/c's afterall. man, this is fun! best, art