Whatever happened to Straight Wire?

I forgot to add that Thiel continues to use Straightwire for its internal wiring and for voicing their speakers. Albeit even though they introduce a new model only every 5 years or so. I was told this directly by Kathy Gornick.

Dabluguy, I am witness to a mighty fine job voicing them speakers!

I have a pair of "Wave Guide" 4's - anyone know of these and if they are decent?

I have recently gone back (at least for now) to Straightwire ICs after trying quite a few other brands, most of them more expensive. And unlike Nrenter above, I replaced PS Audio's top two ICs (Transcendent and the copper equivalent) with Encore II ICs and believe them actually better...they do not mess with the response and timing like the PS wires. I am using Maestro from the sources to the pre. We will see where I end up, but this is where I am now. I think that the majority of highend cable makers have lost their minds, and they can kiss my ...

Dabluguy...the fact that Straightwire is used internally means nothing. We audiophiles use cable from the amp that must execute a very different job than internal wiring. I was talking to Richard Vandersteen about this who said that there are many kinds/brands of wire in his speakers...each used for the specific purpose intended.