I tried the Pythons with a 506.24 using a 4B ST through a Pass Aleph P & found them to be too bright. I also sold the 4B ST as it was too dry. I settled on Stealth CWS, both an RCA & XLR set with the Aleph P using an Aleph 5 & Ayre V-3. Both sounded exceptional.
Advice on Balanced Cables
Well, the time has come. I have finally purchased a pre-amp that accepts balanced cables. For years I had a CJ PV12, and as I've been told "for the sake of cost" they always used RCA. Anyway, I've moved to home theater mainly, and so I bought a Proceed AVP. But for the occasional music I'd like to run a balanced IC from my Meridian 508.24 to the AVP, and then to my Bryston 4B-ST. I know, I know, could this combo be any stranger? I've been using 1m Audioquest Lapis RCA. What would be a noticable upgrade, a balanced run of Python? These cables are going to be it for quite awile, so cost is really secondary. Thanks all.