The idea is to compare other brand with similar price range or even twice the price right? But 3-4 times more money for HMS is definitely not fair! The XStream I believe is better than most others costing twice the price including Audioquest, Acoustic Zen, JPS, DH Lab, Gut Wire, US military used custom cable that I have experience by a margin.
XStream strong area: natural, believable sound stage, very low noise floor, accurate yet musical, detail, detail, detail.
XStream strong area: natural, believable sound stage, very low noise floor, accurate yet musical, detail, detail, detail.