Pure Note Paragon users, comments apprecaited...

Well, read the comment for purenote for many times before I decided to order Paragons during this special discount period. I have been a purenote user for awhile for their signature and reference series (and still using the old models as well). Yet the old model compare with the other famous brand of cables, I would say Purenote stand a very good value among others (vdh, siltech, homegrown, mapleshade, zu).

And I think I could use this chance to try their new flagship - I have ordered their PC first, and I am actually quite surprise the changes it bring, good resolution, image, smooth and quiet and yet not bright (after some run-in). Then I decided to order the RCA IC as well, and its turn out brought greater changes, and its seems like that I actually switched a major system component (like an DAC). Its very smooth and I would say, its really bring out the 'appearance' of music.

My RCA pair is still breaking in, I can't wait to hear what it sound after 200 hrs recommended break-in time. To summarize, I think paragon is exceptional good values during sales, and its certainly the best cable I have used.

Rickmak: What did you finally decide on for cables??? Like to know a good match for MAC gear.

I am very thankful for the kind responses posted in reply to my initial thread.

An audiogon member (& also a very fine gentleman), who purchased my old amplifiers 2 months ago (Manley 350s), was kind enough to mail me a couple of his own DIY interconnects to try out.

I also borrowed a few pairs of brand name interconnects which I am "A/B testing" at the moment. They include Pure Note Paragons, Cardas Hexlink 5-C, Cardas Crosslink, Thermax, Belden 89207, Audioquest Jaguar, and DH-labs.

Given I have also acquired new speakers recently, I will be a while before I can draw any real conclusions.

I will report my findings here down the road, but it will for sure take me a bit of time.