VenHaus Pulsar™ interconnects

As I've posted on this thread a couple times, these Pulsars are special for all the reasons mentioned here. I'm going on 7 months now with mine and I'm glad to see positive press for Chris and his products.

I've been burning my Pulsars for about 130 hours now with half of the burn-in done with the Purist Audio burn-in disc. At this point, an A/B comparison with Audience Au24 is interesting. The Pulsars go deeper without question, and they seem to play louder? I'm not expert enough to explain why they seem to play louder. Someone may exposse this for a flaw...I don't know.

The Audience Au24 cables have a clear advantage in the imaging department: focused, clear and free of upper end glare. The Pulsars give the illusion of wider soundstage, but I wonder if this is due to some smearing in the mids.

The Audience Au24 interconnects are non-fatiguing, whereas at this point of burn-in, the Pulsars grow annoying after an hour and a half or so.

The Pulsars are a terrific value, no doubt, but at this point in time, I'd keep the Audience Au24 if I was forced to choose.

No type of burn in disc will ever achieve what a cable burner can. That's because the line level components in your system are basically limited to 2 volts of output at the max. If running them between your preamp and power amp, they probably won't ever see even 2 volts. That's why cables that have thousands of hours of actual use on them still sound "different" ( one way or the other ) after being cooked on a cable burner. Sean
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PS... Interconnects will vary quite a bit from system to system due to impedance interactions from component to component. On top of that, personal preference, listening ability and system resolution all come into play. That's why one really has to try interconnects within the confines of their own system.

Well, Sean, I have 40 days remaining on my Pulsar 60 day MBG. Want to burn 'em in for me?

Tvad, to answer your question:
Pulsar sound louder because of the thicker wire used when compared to Au24.
Pulsar sound glare: this is depend on your system. It could be that your system is a little bright to begin with. Aside from that, the eichman copper bullet plug does sound a little glare compared to their Silver bullet plug version. There are other factors which have to do with cable geometry/insulation and material choice.
Wider sound stage: Smearing of mids does not give you wider sound stage. It is not an illusion rather you're used to the Au-24 smaller sound stage. IMHO, a better cable useually gives you wider sound stage. Look for a pair of used NBS classic lines like King Serpent through Statement RCA cables (aside from its super expensive retail price) and you'll understand why better cables are much better. Even though I've heard NBS over 2 dozen systems and got similar result, it still has to match your system.