Anybody knows about NBS cables?

I have NBS Monitor I, II interconnect and speaker cables in my system. I absolutely love what these cables do for my system.

Gino, I also deal with Wen from time to time, just wondering how did you justify the big jump in cost from Goertz MP $130 to NBS Monitor IV at $700 each.....did you try many other ICs at that price and lower or did you follow Wen"s advice?

I have two NBS power cords.I needed to repair on plug end and discovered that the wire used is cheap 14ga.thnn wire that can be bought at the hardware store for 18 cents per foot.I've also heard that interonnects and speaker cables are disquised Belden wire.

What model of NBS power cords did you repair Mar 00? I think the wire increases in diameter as you go up the cable line.

Worldcup86: the Nordost cables are very subtractive and not worth the price. The Cardas interconnects are forgiving, and good for CD sources. The NBS speaker cable should work very well with Classe electronics and especially with the JMLab speakers. I have actually heard this set-up and I liked it. Regarding the difference between Monitor 3 and 4: depends on the cable type. There is absolutely no audible difference in the digital interconnects, but a noticeable difference in the RCA and XLR interconnects and speaker cables: better midrange coloration and bass contours, smoother highs in Monitor 3. The differences between the Monitor 3 and the Monitor 2 are less. If you have the money, go for the Monitor 3. The Monitor 4 series can be beaten out for a lot less money by the Coincident cables on many (not all) parameters, and will satisfy more if you enjoy a directer, more uncolored sound (a neutral, monitor-like sound). But after comparison of Monitor Series with the old Classic series, I have decided to stick with the Classic series: first, I have too much money invested in these cables to start over; second, the newer cables seem thinner and lighter than the older ones. This observation applies even for the difference between the original classic series and the "mark II" classic series. I have said similar things on a different string here at Audiogon. Also, (it seems) there are at least three different power cable manufacturers who make better sounding power cables than NBS at this time. I say this, knowing that I will have to stay with NBS power cables until these manufacturers start to produce for the European market, with the EU plugs. The European power cable market is not as advanced as what you have in North America. You lucky overseas audiophiles.