Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?

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.

Please specify which Gabriel Gold IC's you are using.
I have Revelations and even during the break-in process
the bass was excellent and imaging went from exellent to amazing.

Having had both the silver and the copper Eichmann's, I can only say that I liked the copper better. I tend to veer a little to the warm in my tastes and, while neither sound harsh, the copper is just a little more musical and comfy to my ears....

Bobf, I have the Gabriel Gold Extreme cables, not the Revelation.