Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?

I have a reflection xlr coming in the mail soon and it will be replacing a very nice cable that I have had for a few years. Judging from the sound of the new reflectionv2 rca that I have I am confident that this new xlr will be a fowards move for my system. I will post details later.

Well I picked up the gabriel gold xlr yesterday and had a short listening session last night. All I can say is wow, these are some really nice cables, and they are not even broken in.
The cables replaced a set of purist audio xlr that I have loved for years but those will now be going to a friends system. I find the gabriel golds to be a little better in the bass and soundstage. The highs are about the same, maybe a little more detail in the gabriel gold, but I know from experience that these babies will get better with a few hundred hours on them

Just to update, both cables are broken in now and my system sounds awesome. Some much more natural and smooth and the soundstage is now much wider and deeper. Imaging is incredible and overall music is just much better than before. I love these cables

I too have purchased a set of GG Reflection v2 ic's off an audiogon auction ... and I must say that after full break-in these cables are a true steal at the auction price and trully a good deal at full retail.

They convey sound in a very natural, un-embelished way. Non-fatiguing, articulate with resolution a-plenty. They currently serve duty in my headphone system where even the bass is surprisingly articulate.

Given my overall experience, I can say that I'm a big fan of these cables.

Here are some other IC's I've used in the past in my system:

Kubala Sosna (Emotion, Expression and Fascination lines)
Audioquest (Sky, Cheetah, Jaguar, King Cobra ... older lines)
Transparent (Reference series)
Nordost (Valhalla line)
Silnote (Morpheus Reference v2)
Antipodes (Komako line)
Monster (Sigma line)
Anticables
Audio Note (Vx series)
Cardas (Golden Reference, Golden Cross and Neutral Reference)
Whest Audio
Harmonic Tech (MKIII Silkway)
Revelation Audio Labs (Paradise)