I also won a pair of these on an Audiogon auction. Since then I have ordered 2 more pairs from Mike. I really don't generally spend a ton of money on cables, and I would not have looked at these at the regular retail price. But since I got a great deal on a pair I was eager to try them out. Using them between a Krell KRC 2 preamp and a Krell KSA 150 amplifier I was stunned by the immediate sonic improvement. I really had no expectation that an interconnect, even a more costly one (at reatil price I mean) than any other I had tried could make so much difference. It was astounding, and I emailed Mike the next day to see about getting more.
I don't often write reviews and I am not good at describing what I hear other than to say I like it or I don't. the first thing I noticed with these interconnects was silence. There was so much less noise, especailly in breaks between songs or quiet passages, that it really blew me away. Much of what I had previously thought was noise on the recordings I listened to must have come in from my lower quality interconnects. I had already invested in a pair of very nice MIT MH 770 CVT speaker cables to my Silverline Sonata speakers. I found the weak link was my interconnects. I am now in the process of upgrading all the interconnects in my home theater system to these Verastarr SIlver Reference XLR cables. It's not a cheap upgrade, but the difference is well worth it. I can heartily recommend these cables.
Oh, and BTW, I loved the "birth certificate" that these cables come with! Very nice looking cables with terrific packaging, great customer service and fast shipping. I have bought some other brand new cables off Audiogon but nobody gave me as good of service or as fast of shipping as Mike at Verastarr.
I don't often write reviews and I am not good at describing what I hear other than to say I like it or I don't. the first thing I noticed with these interconnects was silence. There was so much less noise, especailly in breaks between songs or quiet passages, that it really blew me away. Much of what I had previously thought was noise on the recordings I listened to must have come in from my lower quality interconnects. I had already invested in a pair of very nice MIT MH 770 CVT speaker cables to my Silverline Sonata speakers. I found the weak link was my interconnects. I am now in the process of upgrading all the interconnects in my home theater system to these Verastarr SIlver Reference XLR cables. It's not a cheap upgrade, but the difference is well worth it. I can heartily recommend these cables.
Oh, and BTW, I loved the "birth certificate" that these cables come with! Very nice looking cables with terrific packaging, great customer service and fast shipping. I have bought some other brand new cables off Audiogon but nobody gave me as good of service or as fast of shipping as Mike at Verastarr.