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KCI Silkworm+ VS Gabriel Gold interconnects

Hi,
Has anyone of you compared KCI Silkworm+ (or the regular KCI Silkworm) performance against Gabriel Gold ICs (Rev2R or Rapture)?
I prefer life-like musical sounding, involving and engaging. I mainly listen to vocals, rich and smooth but not muddy. I love 3D soundstage with depth and great layering.
In addition, which one is more flexible and better build? So I could purchase shorter length and save my money.

I couldn't listen and do A/B comparison since I live in Asia, even their helpful return policies are not appealing because of high returning costs and quite a hassle. Therefore, I ask you guys for your thoughts and impressions over the sound quality and characteristics.
Both of them are well regarded ICs in Agon but I couldn't find direct shootout between them.

Hope you guys could help me.
Thanks for the input.
shinn_aj
tvad
9,467 posts
 
They're very comparable...to the point that you'd have to hear each one in your system to determine which you prefer.

Each has the qualities you seek.

The Silkworm is more flexible because it's in a thinner jacket (actually just techflex over the conductors...unless something has changed since I owned them).

The GG interconnects are also flexible, but because they use a larger jacket, they have less flexibility at the junction between the cable and the connectors, so they won't bend quite as close to the connectors as will the Silkworms.
csmgolf
479 posts
 
I have owned both Silkworm and currently own Silkworm+. I have also owned the GG Revelation Mk1. I have never heard MK2 or rapture. Both will do what you are looking for as Tvad says. I found the mids and highs of the GG slightly more forward than either Silkworm or Silkworm+. From what I understand, Mk2 are better but I've never heard them, and am not sure what has changed about them. I would suspect that the best comparisons would be Silkworm to Revelation Mk2 and Silkworm+ to Rapture. Both of the upper end models will outperform either of the lower priced ones.
csmgolf
479 posts
 
I should have ended my last post with IMO. It was certainly the case to my tastes and in my system with the cables I mentioned.
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