KCI Pure Gold and the benefits

Rx8man,
Just finished the 1.5 meter set and put them on the cooker, will pull them off tomorrow. Starting on the coaxials now.
I'll keep ya posted.

John

A quick report :

The Pur Au79 interconnects arrived today and outta the box, they sound extremely musical.

Two words come to mind >> natural and real <<

I'll post further comments later next week to confirm my thoughts, but so far they're keepers.

It is truly a shame when equipment manus take detail to shrill or thin. I'd say they only got half of the equation right. But that's what makes "really right" a rare find for any of us, no matter what our preference might be. So sadly, folks have to use cables as tone controls, like at the other end of the spectrum when sharp silver cables are brought in to eeek out the last bit of detail from something that is more than a bit mushy, either upstream or downstream from that cable.
The detail of silver when warmed with the (it' gets emotional at this point) the magic of gold is quite getting it "all right" imho. Terminations and synergy are certainly a factor, though some might discredit the effects of lesser metals in a solder.
Some also hear "tizziness" as detail, speaking for the camp that *we in this thread are most likely not a part. What I find most satisfying about this thread is how it puts "low purity copper wire" and "brass connectors" almost back at the Radio Shack where (imho again) they belong. I'm so tired of folks saying that *those sound good to them and thus they won't listen to anything else. Things like, saying "gold connectors" when it's gold over brass, and "tin copper" as a fancy way of saying "brass" (to avoid the stigma) has really kinda buggd me since starting in 1988 (though it has been going on much before that).
I hate to sound smug, but feel deeply that it is about time the truth got a foothold like this.
this is one of the forward edge forums, (again imho). Best Regards.

Spiro great post! I agree with you. Im sorry I havent followed up on my post but I have been doing something I havent done for years- listening and not surfing the internet for opinions on a new upgrade to make it enjoyable again. I couldnt be happier now and rx8man I eargerly await your full opinion once you got more hours with them. Sounds like you are already having a similar opinion as I do.

Rx8man,
Glad they made it to you safe and sound. They are extremely musical aren't they, I agree whole heartdly(sp?). Even though they have been on the cooker if you give them a little time you will notice that they will still open up more as well as present more detail. Not sure what the deal is with pure gold being treated on a cable cooker; very hard to figure out the right amount of treatment. 24 hours seems to be the maximum amout of time to treat them or else they can sound shouty and a little blurry/muddy for a little while. Gold is odd but sounds wonderful. Thanks again for buying my cables and if you have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime. I'm looking very forward to your thoughts as they begin to settle down and open up.

Spiro,
I have found the opposite effect with gold IF, and thats a big if, you go through the effort of having very pure gold wire pulled. I started with 14K wire and went from there, couldn't help but notice that as the gold became more pure the sound was more pure. Hence me decinding to use the 99.998% gold. Topping them off with Eichmann's Silver Bullets really brings everything together very well. Some of the Cardas as well as the WBT next gens are right there as well but cost prohibitive. I wanted to make the best sounding cable for the least amount of money I could.

I see that you make cables as well, gold plated silver. Are you using vermeil?

Stiverii,
I'm glad you have now had a chance to just sit down and "Enjoy the Music", that's what it's all about. Since we're in the same area, we'll have to meet up again sometime and do some more listening. Enjoy and if you need anything or have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime.

Sincererly,
John