Pure Note Paragon users, comments apprecaited...


In the past, my experience with Silver cables have been a lot of Brighness, thin sounding, and a lack of low end.

Would Pure Note Paragon IC owners be kind enough to provide comments on whether the Paragon ICs possess any of these qualities.

Also, has anyone compared this cable with the Cardas Golden Reference or the Harmonic Tech Magic Link ?

My gears are McIntosh C2200/MC2102, and am wondering which of these 2 interconnects will be better for me.

Any comments will be much appreciated,

Rick
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On a quality-for-the-buck basis in today's high-end audio market, I don't believe you can beat Purist Audio Musaeus. My second choice would be Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway MkIII. Both of these contain some silver, but are not thin or bright.
Hi,

I've been auditioning the Paragons for a few weeks now- given my particular system and tastes, I haven't found anything better, at any price. (I've tried...)

To my ears, the Paragons aren't thin-sounding, bright, or bass-deficient. For now, they're the new 'reference' interconnect in my system.

Hopefully, I'll find the time to write up a comparison review soon. For what it is worth, I think Jose21's review here pretty much nails it.

To my ear, the particularly impressive observation about the Paragons is how they distinguish themselves more as other system components improve. I've been auditioning CD players as well- used with the 'best' player, the Paragons are so good it scares me occasionally. With the 'runner up' player, they are exceptionally good, but not as obviously superior to other cables.

I've tried numerous silver, silver-copper hybrids, gold, gold-silver hybrids, etc. in the past- frankly, my sense is that conductor geometry and termination may be just as, if not more, important than the actual metal composition. System synergy is crucial as well...

Good Luck,
i have just got a pair of paragon RCAs are they are probably the one best cables i have ever tried (along with the nordost spm). transparent and very natural sounding, not bright and thin at all!
Golden Ref. is warmer and flatter imo compared to Pure Note or Harmonic Tech. Just depends on your components and prefs. Overall the Paragon is a good cable and is about in the middle but silver is more revealing. This means you will hear more flaws especially in the majority of poorly mastered recordings.