Anyone tried the new and improved Zen matrix?

I replaced the run of old style Silver Reference I had between my source and pre-amp with some of the new style Selver Ref cables. The only real change I noticed was that the bump in the midrange went away. It was subtle, but was that one little niggling complaint I had with the Silver Refs, it was at a frequency where it made my system sound a bit harsh and unbalanced now it's smoother, even though I am still running the old style between the pre and power amps. I talked to Acoustic Zen and I am sending all mine back to be redone ($75.00 charge each).

Good for you Greg,I also bought recently the new Matrix and have been keeping posted by Jaguar with his new version.Let us know with time as they are broken in how they perform.I think I see why there is such a rush of AZ ic's for sell lately.I been surprised to see so many of the Matrix's going in the $250-300 range, much less than just a few short months ago.It seems that it would be cheaper to pay the $75.00 for the upgrade.These Matrix have a very unique sound to them.Very listenable with no listener's fatigue whatsoever.

Yeah, I liked my Silver Refs a lot (old-style), but went back and forth between the Silver Refs and the Matrix Refs for about a month. Neither was perfect, both had tradeoffs. I finally went with the Silver Refs because the bass was better defined, and the Matrix Refs didn't have the detail or upper end the Silver Refs did, as well as having a bit of a bloom in the midrange, which while it was interesting was overboard. The thing I disliked about the Silver Refs was the bit of a midrange hump which made things seem a bit cold and overly harsh with them. It should be noted though that I kept putting the Silver Refs into different places in my system and A-Bing them against the Matrix Refs and the Silver Refs wound up being the winners every time.

I finally wound up deciding I wanted the detail of the Silver Refs. With the new changes to the Silver Ref I think they will be about perfect, although I am going to see if my Matrix Refs can be upgraded and re-evaluate my decision then. It would be nice to be able to use the cheaper Matrix Refs instead of the Silver Refs.

Everyone says the new Matrix have less midrange bloom with better inner detail and increased dynamics. The frequency extremes have been further extended with both being cleaner and more natural. But Greg, system synergy is so important. Let me know after full break in what you're new comparison is because the new versions are totally new creatures, without losing that seductively sweet sound the AZ cables are known for.These cables are like an additive drug.You keep wanting to go back to them for another fix.

Greg, how are your new,upgraded Matrix's sounding. I just got word from Jaguar that he really likes his new Matrix now that it has sufficiently broken in.I really like my new Matrix from pre/pro to amp. I never heard the older version but I'm content with this newest version.