Alfa Core Goertz MI2

Got my cables in this week, but just got around to hooking them up today. Also bought the Gore Copper jumpers and they work just fine. Looks like they're actually made from the same material as the cable. First impressions are very good. Don't know if these require much of a break-in so I can only comment how they sound with just a little playing time on them. The bass is fast and tight, but not as extended as my Monster MI4's. Very good dynamics and detail with nice soundstage, but not at all exagerated. The depth of the soundstage is not as deep as the Monsters. The Monsters have a warm open sound, the Gore's are more of a detailed and quick sound similar to some of the Nordost cables I've heard. Just more open and realistic. So far I'm happy. Very different from the Monsters and in my system an improvment.

Not much break-in time required. You should know how these cables sound within a 100 hours.

Any of you guys read this article?:

http://sound.westhost.com/cable-z.htm

Has me very worried about using the M1-2's. Sounds like it could cause damage to my amp. Goertz mentions this in their literature, but they don't make it out to be that big of a deal. This article, which I pulled from the Audioholics website make it seema as though damage is imminent.

Comments please.

ALWAYS ask for and use the "impedance matching" device aka "Zobel networks" that Goertz will provide free of charge. This protects the amplifier and helps to reduce the potential for RFI to enter the audio system via the speaker cabling acting as an antenna. Many "high end" audio companies market VERY expensive Zobel networks in fancy packaging for these very reasons. Sean
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My MI-2 Veracity speaker cables came with the Zobel network integrated in the cable design, where the leads split off at the end (there is a blue wire that loops from one lead to the other). You usually need to indicate at the time of ordering that you want the Zobel's and Alpha Core will do this for you.

I faintly recall though that one of their engineers told me they are doing this standard now since the Zobel will not harm anything, just help in certain situations where through the use of the cables an amp may oscillate (according to Alpha Core these are usually solid state amps with negative feedback). You can go to their site and order the Zobel's (I think they are free) and install them yourself across the speaker binding posts (usually the top pair if you have a speaker that allows for bi-wire set-up). Alpha Core has more information on their site about this. Also, I believe there is a more elaborate DIY method explained on the Merlin site for building your own Zobel network.