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KCI Pure Gold and the benefits

Hi Guys just wanted to share my new love for the majic of pure gold interconnects. Ive been through the paces of tring different mid to high grade interconnects in my system and finally tried pure gold. Now the price does vary significantly from pure gold cable to pure gold cable, I picked up the KCI and have really loved what gold did for my modest system compared to pure silver, flat ribbon and tons of different copper. I have read the white papers about silver being a better conductor and even some on why gold is more pleasing to the ear. I feel that gold is more coherent top to bottom than silver but noticed many of my audio friends are using silver still. What is the general feeling and use here amongst guys with the high end of equipment? Are you using gold and does it get even better with higher end equipment?
stivervii
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rx8man
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After many on and off hours of breaking in my two pair of KCI Gold Silkworms (due to the Summer heat and KT-88 monoblock amps) my system produces such a life-like sound that I'm totally content.
You must try these cables, they're the real deal, you will hear everything !!
(Like Eldulcesol says)
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johngp
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Eldulcesol,
I'm glad your enjoying your new cables, after they settle in they will really open up and start to sing. Thank you for the nice compliments and please keep me advised on your thoughts.

Rx8man,
Hey stranger! So yours are finally starting to open up huh? Told ya, that thicker wire takes even longer doesn't it! I think our buddy above is in for a ride as his is even thicker! ha ha. Thank you for the great compliments on my cables and I'm glad you guys are all enjoying them so much. Take care and hope to talk to you soon.

Regards,
John
stivervii OP
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Well this may be insane but I have started piecing together another system around of all things cables!! Im going minimalist with just a CD source, to power amps to Ohm Walshes. Breaking in the speakers but things are awesome right now with the staging of the Ohms + the stage of the Silkworms these little things produce an unbelievably huge soundstage. The detail and nounce of the Silkworms should help the not so detailed Ohms out a lot. We will see how the break in goes and Ive had dreams of a passive pre wired with Johns silkworms internally-- yum!
la45
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Those Ohm Walshes are awesome, but how about changing the internal wiring within the speaker with John's cables as an alternative. This speaker off axis performance is outstanding but I could not live with the lack of inner detail.

Looking forward to your review on John's cables and your Walsh speakers.
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johngp
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Sti,
Hey man, haven't heard from you in awhile...and now you have Walsh Ohms, cool. I would love to give them a listen sometime if you ever feel like having a visitor! :) As for wiring your pre, I can do that and have been thinking of doing the same to my pre. La45 also has a great idea, I'm currently going to try my hand at a set of speakers(Zigman Hornets) and I plan to wire them internally with my wire, I'll let you know how it turns out. We'll have to chat soon.

Currently my cables are up for review at StereoMojo and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a favorable review. Keep an eye out on stereomojo.com for the upcoming review.

Best Regards,
John
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