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acoustic zen reference or venustas
Jmcgrogan2 is 100% right. There is no winner, just different 'flavor' and different tastes.AZ is more lush or Venustas leaner if you prefer. AZ are not warm neither cold. 
Best speaker cable for Acoustic Zen's Adagios
Jim, I used all AZ speaker cables, currently Absolute. Hologram II is better then Satori though Satori is an excellent cable for the price.I had Creek SE 5350 a few years ago. Very good but not as "lush" and 3D as the best. 
Best speaker cable for Acoustic Zen's Adagios
I used AP Oval 9 and AZ Satori, Hologram II. AZ are better cables, more air, better soundstage, more musical. It will be an excellent match for Adagios. Absolute is even better if you can afford it, it beats many higher priced cables. 
Acoustic Zen Absolute. How good they are?
Kops, could you give us some details why Stealth are superior, what are differences, in what areas AZ cables are lacking? Unfortunately many of us don't have possibility to compare until we buy them so your observations will be very helpful. 
Acoustic Zen vs Synergistic Research
It would be interesting to compare AZ Absolute to SR Tesla cables. Absolute shows the traits Audiophile1 writes SR cables have. 
Speaker cables for Dynaudio C1
Valinar, very interesting comparison. The Synergistic Research Tesla Accelerator might be a good choice for me. I wonder how does it compare to Acoustic Zen Absolute, has someone compared those two? I'm familiar with AZ Absolute cables.Thanks. 
Focal 1037b /Dynaudio 5.4/B&W 803d
I owned Focal 926 and Contour 3.4. Dunaudio had much, much better midrange. There is no comparison. Dynaudio were more natural sounding, had deeper bass. Focal was more transparent and open sounding. 
What is the best DAC ever made?
There is NO such a thing as the best DAC ever made. And there won't be one!!!! 
TG Audio 688 or Silver vs Black Sand Violet
TG Audio PC's are excellent. It's clearly better then AZ Tsunami and a few other cords that I've tried. Better balanced, detailed, smooth with exceptional soundstage. It was beaten by Lessloss PC only which has better ambience retrieval and is mor... 
Acoustic Zen Satori VS Analysis Plus Oval 9
I owned both. Now I'm using AZ Hologram II. Satori is much better cable then AP 9. Air, transparency, detail etc. AP is a bit heavy on bass, fat bass. AZ Satori has much better tonal balance.I have AZ Silver Reference IC also. Better then more exp... 
Accuphase CDP
I own Accuphase DP-67. I tried both and preferred "with preamp". Fuller sound. 
Buying Bookshelves, I love B&W but....
I owned B&W , Dynaudio, Focal. Both Dynaudio and Focal are definitely better then B&W. 
Plinius 9200 - transformer buzz
Thanks Thorman, I do have a dedicated line and I didn't have the problem at the beginning. Now the buzz is more and more frequent. 
Does anyone out there NOT hear a difference in CD
If you don't hear difference, you are the "lucky" one. You don't need to buy expensive gear, players amps or cables. 
Plinius 9200 or separates?
Plinius 9200 has one of the best 3D soundstage, also images have 3D quality. If you don't get it look for a problem somewhere else.Happy listening.