Thanks for the answers.
Carol2216, your "thank you" was very kind, considering none of the responders actually answered your question. I stumbled across this thread while looking for comparisons between HT Magic Link II and Purist Venustas. Glory's response was helpful, and Audiofeil's response was true about the risks of subjective differences in opinions. However, this is a discussion forum and if nobody gave their opinion, we could all go do something else. I can tell you in my system, and in my opinion, the Purist Aqueous Anniversary IC was dark sounding and not that lively. It was quiet like all Purist cables, but was significantly bettered by the Venustas IC, which displayed improved clarity, PRAT, dynamics, and extension. If you purchased the Magic Link II interconnects, I would be interested in hearing what you think of them. Cheers.