Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?

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

Well there are a 100+ hours on this cable right now. I am very pleased with the results so far. As others have said there is excellent layering and increased air. There is a natural feel to the music, especially with cymbals and vocals. At first the bass was a bit bloated and the imaging a little off, but these pieces have snapped into place over the last dew days.

Steve is a great guy to work with and at the auction prices the Extremes are a great deal. I haven't done any comparisons yet to other cables, but will do so over the next few weeks.

BTW - mine came with copper Eichmann plugs. Is this standard? I believe I like the copper version better than the silver.