Anti-Cabls Ic's alternatives?

dog- the PNF Icon looks interesting to me. Do you have any personal experiance with this ic? I'd be curious if anyone has directly compared PNF to Anti-Cable hmm

btw I listen to a lot of rock/alternative music if this helps in my selection of ic's.

I have had Anti-Cables and they are a bargain for sure but they are not in the same league as the Morrow SP3, SP4, or MA3 IC's IMO. I thought Reality Cables were also a step above the anti cable.

Dave, I've used both the Precision A and ICON ic's and both are fantastic performers at the price. The ICON's are definitely worth the difference in price, but the Precision A is really close. I don't want to sound too much like a commercial, but I just can't help it! I've been jumping up & down about PNF ever since I first tried them because they literally trounced everything else I've tried (including my own stuff; and keep in mind that I have a technical background and have even built some designs that are very much like the Anti-Cable ic's...). I have zero affiliation with the company, although I've gotten to know Steve Jain there a bit just through conversation about his product. All I can say is, give 'em a try!

Apologies for taking this thread away from the original questions about the Anti-Cables....

Resolving is a subjective term muralboy and is interpreted differently by all listeners so your claim is simply bogus.

I've owned 2 pairs of Apogees, Caliper and Duetta Signatures. I'm familar with the strengths and weaknesses of ribbons. They are not for everybody.

However, if the anticables work well with your playskool electronics, I'm happy for you.

Have fun.

Audiofeil, you have a deep phobia against all audio that is direct sell, or DIY. I encourage you to get psychological help.

For the sake of other readers. here is some information beyond the capabilities of your challenged mind:

Resolving is not subjective. Resolution is measurable.

The Caliper, and Duetta are second cousins the the Scintilla and Full Range. The former have a single Kapton backed ribbon. The latter have separate midrange and tweeter ribbons. They are naked ribbons, making them a lot lighter, and sensitive. The tweeter ribbons on a Scintilla wraps from front to back, creating a bipole radiation pattern.

Speltz's Anti-Cable interconnects are a true giant killer. Why anyone would want to spend more than their miniscule price, I don't know.

I use to have the AC speaker cables in service too. When I heard Sunyata Helical SCs, I knew there was more. That was depressing, because the Shunyata cables are very expensive. Imagine my happy surprise when I found out ultra thin bare ribbon SCs are even better than the Shunyata SCs.

Buy the Anti-Cable ICs. They are cheap and you have little to loose, if you become convinced something is better in your system. In my system, they have proved the equivalent to any component improvement.