Duelund RCA interconnects...opinions

@grannyring - have you ever tried using 24 gauge for the signal and 16 gauge for the neutral on your IC's?
Or do you use 16 gauge for both?

Using different gauges for signal and neutral seems to be a trend these days.

Just curious - Steve

Yes I have tried that. Others are also now saying to mix some silver wire in with the Duelund tinned stranded copper. I have tried both and to my ears nothing sounds better than a twisted pair of 16 gauge. The other options start to sound not quite right over extended listening. The top to bottom balance, tone, body and weight become a tad out of kilter. There is a special balanced coherence that I love about the 16 gauge as ICs. There is something about the rightness of the sound with the 16 gauge. It helps our systems not be fussy and lets us enjoy the music without judging this and that sonic parameter.

Thus far far my favorite connectors are...

KLEI RCAs.....all of them, but the Pure Harmony is very, very goodd
Vampire XLRs...pure copper conductors. These are a joy to work with also.

Like everything audio it just depends on one’s sonic priorities and subjective tastes.

I've not heard their RCA interconnects, though I have heard some of their balanced interconnects, including their solid core silver interconnects. In my system, they sounded pleasant but veiled. 

@lordcloud - what brand of Balanced Cables are you referring to?

@grannyring - thanks for the update - I also use 24 gauge on the signal and 16 guage on the neutral of my DIY cables. The sound was so much better and noise floor lower using the heavier gauge.

Regards.

I have a borrowed pair of unbalanced (RCA) 16g ICs and bought another pair of balanced 20g Duelunds  Not bad, and cheap (my pairs at least) but not world-beaters.  They're certainly worth a try. The KLEI connectors would probably make a positive difference -- I've used them elsewhere.