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Cardas Golden Presence - anyone familiar?

I have recently switched to Golden Cross interconnects (balanced) and have been extremely pleased with the results. I will be eventually replacing my Cardas Quadlink 5C biwire speaker cables in the next couple months. Golden Cross seems like the logical choice but I was wondering if anyone has heard the Golden Presence (their latest cable line). I briefly tried the neutral reference ICs and found it a little too sterile so I will also be staying away from Golden Reference as a possibility.
adamg
phoenix469
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I use all Cardas Cross with fantastic results. I have wanted to try the Golden Cross myself. Reviewers (and even George Cardas himself) have said the sound gets warmer with the Golden Cross. Alas, I am unfamiliar with the golden presence, but I think it is more closely related to the Golden Reference.
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tabl10s
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It's the model between GR and NR.
adamg OP
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the presence is listed below the golden reference on the cardas website but according to the prices on fatwyre.com, the presence is significantly less expensive than the golden cross ($700/m vs $870/m).
Therefore, I'm assuming the sound is closer to the cross than to the more revealing reference series.
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