Just to poke on this thread. I've had the Silkworm+ in system for a few months now, connecting my VAC pre to VAC 300.1a amp. It is a marvelous interconnect. Agree with comments above about its musical nature, no artifacts, puts meat and timbre on the bone. When I hear people talk about the magic of their Shindo systems, those words are how I feel about this Silkworm+ cable. My comparison is to Cardas Golden Reference, Harmonic Technology Magic Link 2, and Audience au24e xlr, all three of which are also superb cables, especially the HT, but the silkworm brings the magic. I can almost tell what shade of lipstick Nora Jones is wearing, and what cigar the guy in the front row is smoking...