Purist Audio vs. Synergistic Research ICs

Hasse,
The SR combo for warmth while maintaining the classic Tesla traits of a holographic sound stage with detail would be the Acoustic Reference from your CD player to your pre amp and Accelerator from your pre amp to your power amp.

When I compared PAD to SR I found the SR to be more holographic and had more detail. However I did not find the PAD to be warmer then the Acoustic Reference / Accelerator combo and no cable is blacker then SR. The Active Shielding makes these cables the quietest I have ever heard in my system.

The Cable Company is a great way to compare any cable you could ever want to try so you can make up your own mind.

Tight and powerfull.

Nsgarch,
I agree the Purist Audio cables are very quite however I have never heard my system sound so quite as when it is entirely wired with SR Tesla cables (ic's, sc's and pc's). In fact this is how I would address Tesla's amazing detail. It comes from pitch-black backgrounds. In other words in the total absence of noise you hear inner detail and micro dynamics that you were not previously aware of.

In regard to sound staging and image placement I do not find any consistent perspective (front row, middle hall or in the nose bleed seats). Instead I hear my system change (sometimes dramatically) from CD to CD where some tracks sound small and intimate as if I am sitting in front of a performer. On some CD's I hear huge sound fields that extend past the walls of my room.

I seem to remember a review that explained this pretty well. If I can find it I will provide a link.

Anyway the best way to hear all of this is to audition different cables in your system and then decide.

Here is the link for the review(s) I was thinking about. The original review and its follow up. I've read quite a few reviews on the Tesla cables but this one really hits the nail on the head in terms of the cables lack of noise, overall balance and 3-D holography.

http://www.soundstage.com/equipment/synergistic_research_tesla_apex.htm

http://www.soundstage.com/equipment/synergistic_research_tesla_apex_followup.htm