Comparing AQ Diamonds to the new AQ interconnects

Hey Dop,

I just reread my pre-previous post; I take back my last post. I don't feel I communicated the sentiment that the mapleshade interconnect has "produced" hiss. You are misconstrued.

I also should add, I don't use a preamp. My dac connects directly into my amp.

Hey guys, nice way to get so far off the topic. Where in the original question is the word Mapleshade even mentioned? How long are you going to babble about Mapleshade and semantics?

I have heard the new AQ IC's. They are incredible. Python and Anaconda are both very special at providing an uncolored signal path. I have not compared to Diamond, but I have compared them to AQ Opal and other, more expensive IC's. The new AQ was best.

he started it

Does anybody have experience with the new early modelAQ interconnects that has gold connectors instead of the colored ones?

I am currently discussing with a seller on Audiogon for a 1m pair of Python. However, he just disclosed to me that his cable was an earlier production that uses gold connectors. I am not sure to whether I should get it or not. It's shown on the audioadvisor site:

http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?Variant=1&AttribNum=1&pf_id=3592&sku=AQPY.5&selAttribute_1=1.0

It looks like the same connector on the older Audiotruth line.

Viggen, for what its worth in your search, I was a long time user of Diamond 3x's and recall 3 distinct sounding "versions"(my term)over a multi-year period. The last version I used had a "matte" finish, verses the glossy gray of the earlier two. In my comparisions, the latest matte-finished Diamond 3X was a more refined cable, with a much better high frequency performance.