Gabriel Gold vs Marigo vs NBS

Hi Jafox, I found the Epic Gold to sound a bit thick in my system, with insufficient top-end extension. I thought it was OK, nothing special to my ears. Tonality was fine.

I agree with what you say in that some people use 'synergy' to cover flaws and deficiencies. They don't like their tweeters, so they look for something to mute the upper frequencies.

But there is a synergy in combining strengths. For instance, the clarity, momentum, extension, and dynamics of the power cords I use mate very well with the midrange magic of the Jade interconnects. Neither have any flaws to my ears. Unfortunately, this type of synergy is not intuitive, but only comes through direct experimentation. I have also heard cables that should have sounded good together, but when combined, nullified the best qualities of each.

Rtn1: Stunning system you have. Absolutely beautiful to see the match with the speakers and rack. And great picture of Scott and Steve. I always enjoy getting together with JD and Scott to discuss our latest audio news. Much much fun.

And thank you for the report on the DS Epic Gold. It sounds very similar to my findings with the Lucid. I find the DS Dream Catchers and the JD Ref ICs to be that same magic that you described. Direct experimentation indeed. A lot of cables come and go until we find something that locks in like this.

Very interesting reading :-)!

Has any one listened to CH Acoustic Cables or Bertram Cables

Well this is not a dead thread yet I hope! So...even being disappointed by my experience with the Rev 2R, I heed the advice of some members here, and got an pair of Rapture to try again. I agree that they are correct. Rapture is significantly better and sounds like a real deal from Steve. Marigo is out the doors. NBS is on the bubble now, especially I also got some Kubaba-Sosna which seem to address some of the mid-bass imperfections found in NBS. It could be another month to see how Gabriel Gold fare against Kubala-Sosna, but both look like keepers!