I have tried several mid-priced cables in my EAD/Bohlender Graebener system, Stealth I/C's, StraightWire Serenade and Virtuoso and AudioQuest Clear. The Audience AU24 is clearly the more musical cable but lacks the mid-bass punch I got when biwiring with the StraightWire Virtuoso to the mid-Bass & the AU24 to the treble. When I used the AU24 on the mid-bass and the Virtuoso on the treble the magic was gone. The AU24 is definitely worth the $$.