Gabriel Gold vs Marigo vs NBS

I agree with Jafox. I also have the Jade Audio Hybrid and Reference ICs. These are special. J.D. has accomplished something that is rare.

The Dream State Epic Gold power cables did not work in my system, but the Jade Audio ICs have tremendous synergy with the NVS Sound power cables.

Jorma Prime costs over $10k for a 1 meter XLR IC that uses copper. How can that be?

I've been learning alot about cable costs which can be quite high due to materials. Unfortunately, gold, platinum, and silver are unreal.

Bsimpson. Has your wife considered reviewing for audio? We could use her!

Hi Jafox, I found the Epic Gold to sound a bit thick in my system, with insufficient top-end extension. I thought it was OK, nothing special to my ears. Tonality was fine.

I agree with what you say in that some people use 'synergy' to cover flaws and deficiencies. They don't like their tweeters, so they look for something to mute the upper frequencies.

But there is a synergy in combining strengths. For instance, the clarity, momentum, extension, and dynamics of the power cords I use mate very well with the midrange magic of the Jade interconnects. Neither have any flaws to my ears. Unfortunately, this type of synergy is not intuitive, but only comes through direct experimentation. I have also heard cables that should have sounded good together, but when combined, nullified the best qualities of each.