I'm now a Cardas Woman. I used to be a Kimber gal

I bought some Kimber Gq25SC 'unfinished' wire. So it is woven into a braid. But otherwise just raw wire.
i made some 6m XLR to replace the 7m Parsec.
(the Kimber is 25 gauge, I had planned to make them also 7m but went with 6m and a bit left over to make a pair of RCa besides.
The Kimber wire at 25 gauge is tiny. But with a good additional grond wire for pin 1 (XLR) they are great.
And no hum.. Unlike the 7m Parsec. which had a LOT of hum.(Laying in the exact same locations, unti lthe far end.. where I moved stuff a little)

So i think I have my final cable for the pre to amp distance.
The RCA cable Imade is no slouch either.
Kimber combined with some Cardas Parsec is GREAT.
So I am not altogether bashing Cardas Parsec.. Just the too long to work 7m Parsec IC I had.

Elizabeth. I think you should try the Cardas Golden Cross ICs. Especially if you like the Cardas Sound.
Some people love them and others will say that hate them ,and that they are slow and rolled off. I am using a a pair from Dac to pre.
When used in the right setup or combination with other cables and components They can sound Excellent.

01-18-14: Elizabeth
I recently also bought a pair of 1m Cardas Golden Reference and am not so happy with them. they are too polite for me. And IMO kill the air in the room around instruments.

@Grey9hound, Elizabeth has already said the CGR is too polite, I would think that the Golden Cross would then be MUCH too polite. Elizabeth has also been on record as claiming that she really enjoys clean, extended high frequency response. So I doubt that she would have any luck with the Cardas Golden Cross, the warmest Cardas cable yet.

Oh , sorry . I missed that

Somehow, I think this thread has worn itself out. First, because it seems to make music secondary to the audio equipment that electronically produces it Sure, everybody wants to get closer to the emotional content of the music they like, but such obsession turns into a game of one-upmanship and seems pointless.

Second, there seems to be a cult being nurtured by this thread. I can see where someone less knowledgeable, with less financial resources and less time to test and flip IC's (or whatever) could be reluctant to ask a simple, even naïve question, or make an equally simple comment.

It might be time to hang up this hobby, and move on. It is not fun anymore