PAD Venustas

Ozzy, I agree generally with your comments, but you might find it beneficial to hang on to both (or own both). Why?

Venustas and Aqueous will perform differently when placed in different positions in the system chain. Also, they will positively or negatively affect the sound when used with different components. For example, When I owned an APL Denon 3910, I always used Aqueous from the APL to my preamp, and then Venuasts from the preamp to the amp. Now that I own an Exemplar Denon 3910, I find using the Venustas from the Exemplar to the preamp and the Aqueous from the preamp to the amp works best. While owning the APL, I once tried using two sets of Venustas and I hated the results...too "closed in". I also didn't care for two sets of Aqueous...too detailed and "in your face"". Now though, I might like two sets of Venustas, but I don't have another set to try.

The point is that while you might prefer the Aqueous now, you might prefer the Venustas later with different gear. They are both excellent.

TVAD,
Thats a good point. I agree.
Each piece of Equipment seems to lean towards a preference to a different cable.

I have been able to recently compare the Venustus against the Aqueous.
The Venustus has defintaly more bass but not tighter bass.
The Aqueous has more high end extension and better overall dynamics.

Ozzy, a bit more info please. Were the cables tested between your 3910 and Pass? How would you characterize the basic sound of both the APL and the Legacy? (I already know what the Pass sounds like.) I have heard many good things about the Aqueous, but I am still using the Venustas between by preamp and amp. The rest of my system is AZ Silver Ref II, so I'm wondering if I'm getting a similar "synergy" effect, and maybe using the Aqueous would be too much?

Tonyptony,
I was referring to the speaker cables.
I already own Dominus C Balanced interconnects between my APL and my Pass Amp.
By sticking with the Purist line , I was looking for synergy.

For those who have had owned both the Venustas ans Dominus interconnects, can you tell me the differences between the sound characteristics of both cables? How does the Dominus improve on the Venustas? Does the Dominus maintain the seductive midrange of the Venustas...or does it sound more like the Aqueous Anniversary? I would appreciate your comments.

calgarian