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Pangea True Balanced Premier SE XLR?

Man, I got tired just from typing that name, but seriously - has anyone heard this cable? How does it compare to cables from Cardas, AudioQuest and others in a similar price range? It features Cardas sourced copper, built in China. Curious about its characteristics: is it Warm or Neutral etc.? At least one review on AudioAdvisor site said that it compared very well to AudioQuest Columbia, but didn't go into details.
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twoleftears
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AQ, yes, but don't AA make a big deal about the special copper they use coming from Cardas?
jdub39
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I did try the Audio Envy XLR's and power cable awhile back, they are great for the money but preferred my Morrow Audio MA4 XLR's and went with a Clarity Cable Vortex for the power cable upgrade which is just great from top to bottom.
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pclay
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I have had a short run of this XLR from my CXN streamer to my Parasound SS Hint with great results, coming from a cheaper Evergreen Audioquest RCA. Clean clear and with a wide soundstage.  Very worthwhile upgrade. I'd likely need to double the cost to hear a further improvement,  I suspect.  But after a year and a half I have no such itch. FYI Cambridge audio cxn is superb, too, and constantly is offering free software upgrades.
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