Musicxyz...you have tested 400 cables and found these HiDiamonds, the best?? Sounds like you were very busy. In my experience ALL cables sound different on different systems. Although you might have preferred your Italian wires with your components only says that YOU like these wires with YOUR components. Anti-Cables sound best on MY system after having Cardas, Nordost, Purist, and Audioquest Sky/Everest. The Audioquest pairing sounds extremely good, but the Anti-Cable pairing sounds VERY similar...so much so that my wife and some friends could not decide which is better. I therefore stand by the Anti-Cable pairing with Vandersteen 5's (mine are 5A's which are very similar). The choice is yours. If you live near Scottsdale, Arizona, you can listen to my system and hear if it meets your liking.