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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?
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sherod
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Pat,
I only had your cables playing for a short time, maybe 70 hours on the 1.5M and 20 hours on the 1M, so they'll both need some further break-in before they probably sound their best. I initially had only the 1.5M hooked up from my pre to amp so that I could hear what just the one pair sounded like. Keep us posted on how they sound with more time. I'm glad you're liking your new speakers. Ain't this a fun hobby?
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johngp
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Pat,

Any updates on your new speakers? Still waiting to hear your thoughts on those babies!

Sherod,

What pre/amp are you currently using in your system? Speakers?

Regards,
John
sherod
1,690 posts
 
Hi John,
I currently have VAC Musicbloc amps, Audio Horizons 2.0n preamp and Reference 3a monitors.
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johngp
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Hey Sherod,

Sorry I missed this until just now. Is your email working? I've tried emailing and it got kicked back twice....

Have you compared your Musicblocs to the Phi series? Can the Musicblocs run balanced and single ended? Thanks for the info!

John
sherod
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Hi John,
Yes, my e-mail should be working. I'm using AOL, so there might be an issue. I'll find one of your e-mails and reply. I haven't heard the PHI series, but I'm assuming that they are much better with upgraded parts, etc. The Musicblocs I have are discontined. I have the earlier single-ended only version. At the time, balanced inputs could be included for an additional $500.00, I think. The next generation of Musicblocs came stock with the balanced outputs.
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