Larry,
I was just thinking about maybe getting my 60 year old butt in a car and driving up to see you. I love Maggies and I've always wanted to hear a Plinius and I'm curious about the Allnic.
I could bring my two X20 power cords, my one pair of X20 balanced ICs and my set of X20 speaker cables if 1.5 meters would reach your Maggies. This way you could hear first hand how they sound ( or actually not sound ).
I could also ask Craig if he'd like to come, or if he might have a power cord and balanced IC so that we could hook up the MBL to the Allnic to the Plinius.
If the X20 cables weren't this good, I wouldn't be recommending them like I do.
Just a thought,
Chuck