Purist Audio vs. Synergistic Research ICs

Hasse, Depends were you are going to use these cables. The Accelerator/Precision Reference interconnects work best between Preamp and amp. They are both different and system dependent. You must try both and decide.
Accelerator compared to the Precision Reference is that its a tad warmer. Has a slightly smaller soundstage and its more forgiving. They are both dynamic and fast. The Precision is even more dynamic, revealing and more extended in the frequency extremes.

Hasse,
The SR combo for warmth while maintaining the classic Tesla traits of a holographic sound stage with detail would be the Acoustic Reference from your CD player to your pre amp and Accelerator from your pre amp to your power amp.

When I compared PAD to SR I found the SR to be more holographic and had more detail. However I did not find the PAD to be warmer then the Acoustic Reference / Accelerator combo and no cable is blacker then SR. The Active Shielding makes these cables the quietest I have ever heard in my system.

The Cable Company is a great way to compare any cable you could ever want to try so you can make up your own mind.

Agree with all above. SR cables provide a live sound and an enormous soundstage that no other cable I have heard can match. PAD is probably a little smoother and laid back than the Accelerator/Precision Reference, so it really a matter of what you want to change/improve in your system.

Joeyboynj is exactly right about the Precision Reference - make sure there are no nasties upstream (CDP, CDP IC, preamp) or you are going to REALLY hear them. Accelerator would be a good bet to start with and go from there.

Thanks. Yes, they will be used between pre and amp. The Accelerator seems like the best bang for the buck in the Synergistic line. What is the bass like?

Tight and powerfull.