Purist Audio vs. Synergistic Research ICs

I have listened to many different brands of cables over the years and most do have a house sound. I have not listened to the model purist you are asking about but compared to the Synergistic Reference I would say that darker is a pretty good description. The SR cables are very neutral with great detail without any extra colorations.

Something to consider when thinking about cables is that it is impossible for a cable to add anything to the signal.

Hasse,
The SR combo for warmth while maintaining the classic Tesla traits of a holographic sound stage with detail would be the Acoustic Reference from your CD player to your pre amp and Accelerator from your pre amp to your power amp.

When I compared PAD to SR I found the SR to be more holographic and had more detail. However I did not find the PAD to be warmer then the Acoustic Reference / Accelerator combo and no cable is blacker then SR. The Active Shielding makes these cables the quietest I have ever heard in my system.

The Cable Company is a great way to compare any cable you could ever want to try so you can make up your own mind.

Agree with all above. SR cables provide a live sound and an enormous soundstage that no other cable I have heard can match. PAD is probably a little smoother and laid back than the Accelerator/Precision Reference, so it really a matter of what you want to change/improve in your system.

Joeyboynj is exactly right about the Precision Reference - make sure there are no nasties upstream (CDP, CDP IC, preamp) or you are going to REALLY hear them. Accelerator would be a good bet to start with and go from there.