I've been listening to IC and Speaker cables VS Analysis Plus Solo Crystal IC and speaker cables for the past few days. Thus far the speaker cables have made the greatest positive impression. Quieter background, less stringency, awesome placement of instruments across the soundstage. Timbre has also improved. I'm impressed. Less forward than the Analysis Plus but no details are lost. Yet to get a full grasp on the IC comparison, but certainly less dramatic influence on the system than the speaker cables.
Shunyata Venom IC's review
I have been an denier of the benefit of pricey cabling, but got a pair of Grove Huffman's IC's a while back and they were a clear improvement over my Signal Cable IC's. Later, a pair of Morrow MA2 IC's was a sonic improvement in my bedroom system. I read a recent review of the new Shunyata Venom cables, which was laudatory, but not over the top. For some reason I can't recall, I was prompted to order a pair of them from The Cable Company and got them a couple of days ago. I swapped the GH cables for them and right out of the box, the Venom ICs sounded great. They have wonderful extension and great inner detail without a hint of stridency. I interchanged the GH and Venom IC's several times and the Venom's seemed to my ears to sound "just right", clearly preferable to the very good GH IC's. I never would have expected myself to drop a $300 on a pair of IC's, thinking it out would be a waste of money, but I am at the moment quite enthralled with the sound of these Venom IC's. I see dozens for IC's for sale on AG at what I consider to be budget-busting prices, but I will say the outlay of $300 for these Venom cables appears to be a worthwhile investment. Just my two-sense worth. Mark