Acousti Zen cables...

Hi David,
I own both the WOW and Matrix Ref II's. These cables are excellent. Transparent, detailed and powerful yet equally refined and musical. They are one of todays great bargains in audio. There are better cables out there but very few and far between in this price range. The WOW is about 85% as good as the Ref II's but get the Refs if money permits.

I used to own both the WOW and Mat Ref MKII and think the Mat Ref offered quite a bit better extension and detail and had better tone, even though the WOW was quite good the Mat Ref easily bettered it. I ended up with Audience AU24 which has more detail than the Mat Ref and a better bass perspective IMO. I think the AZ cables, good as they are, tend to be slightly bass heavy which is a pet peeve of mine so I went with the Audience which is priced below the Mat Ref too.

Phil, I remember a remark you made not too long ago about Acoustic Zen cables seeming to have forceful bass throughout their line. I've owned or currently use MC2, Silver Ref II, Matrix Ref II and Hologram II and never really thought about that until you mentioned it, and I agree.

I really like AZ cables, but after comparing the Hologram II and Audience AU24 speaker cables for almost five months, I chose the AU24 because of it's much more natural presentation and ability to reveal detail in the midrange and create a more realistic sonic picture.

Now I'm stuck on your comment of "better bass perspective" in reference to the AU24 interconnects. :•)