PAD Venustas

I have been able to recently compare the Venustus against the Aqueous.
The Venustus has defintaly more bass but not tighter bass.
The Aqueous has more high end extension and better overall dynamics.

Ozzy, a bit more info please. Were the cables tested between your 3910 and Pass? How would you characterize the basic sound of both the APL and the Legacy? (I already know what the Pass sounds like.) I have heard many good things about the Aqueous, but I am still using the Venustas between by preamp and amp. The rest of my system is AZ Silver Ref II, so I'm wondering if I'm getting a similar "synergy" effect, and maybe using the Aqueous would be too much?

"Oddly enough, Europe seems to favor Aqueous Anniversary and the USA seems to favor Venustas."

Albert, why do you think this is?

Hmm, this may be a thread in and of itself, but I find this of great interest. I've been very happy with PAD Venustas between my preamp and amp (Pass X1, FetValve 550EXR), but I use Acoustic Zen Silver Ref II between my source and preamp. Is it possible that provides the same result as those who have commented on the Aqueous Ann / Venustas combo?

If there's anything to that premise, then why would that sort of combination be of preferred use in the U.S.? Maybe Fuzzball is on to something. Would it be fair to say that, in general, the listening rooms in Europe are smaller than those in the U.S.? If so, does that suggest, again in general, a lower listening volume compared to U.S. audiophiles? Is it possible that at lower listening levels the AA somehow "works better" by comparison?

Albert, what sort of feedback have you received from those who wound up going with the Venustas?