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Purist 20th Anniversary Aqueous XLR ICs

I've been enjoying a combination of Purist Audio 20th Anniversary Aqueous biwire speaker cables with Acoustic Zen Silver Ref MkII(from source to pre) and Acoustic Zen Matrix Ref MkII(from pre to amp) for a long time now.

Can't help but wonder how would an all Aqueous system sound like?

I remember reading a discussion here about Aqueous RCA interconnects sounding forward, but at the same time reports from people who were using balance Aqueous interconnects indicated just the opposite - rolled off high frequencies, muffled sound. So which is it? Bright and forward or muffled and rolled off?

If anyone compared Aqueous with either AZ Silver or Matrix Ref MkII interconnects, balanced versions of all, please share your thoughts. I'm planning on trying the PAD Aqueous balanced interconnects in the near future and am curious, should I even bother? Are they going to mate with the Aqueous speaker cables nicely or should I keep the Zens? I realize this is all system dependant, but if anyone compared the above named ICs, I would appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks!
128x128audphile1
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Acoustic Zen Silver are more revealing but brighter than the Purist. Both good cables but depends on equipment used. Transparent are in-between the two.
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Hi Hamburg. When you say revealing you mean more detailed?
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Update...

4 days now with the Cable Company loaners PAD Anniversary Aqueous XLRs.

I got to say, my system has never sounded as natural and musical as it does now. It totally allows for just pure enjoyment of music, without making you analyze the recording, or a certain component, or even cables. The sound is very well balanced, laid back enough and dynamic enough. Plenty of detail. No traces of electronic glare. No artificial flavors to the sound at all. Everything sounds just right. When I listen I realize I am just enjoying music. I don't want to change tracks, discs or stop listening because of fatigue. There is no fatigue. Very easy to listen to for very extended listening session at any volume, low or high.

I don't know what it is. Either my PAD Anniverasry Aqueous speaker cables that I already own for while really synergize with the Aqueous XLRs better than they did with the Acoustic Zen interconnects, or it is an overall system synergy, but I like the sound a lot. It definitely never sounded as good before.
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