VdH The Mountain + AQ Oak Or All VdH Or All AQ


What would be a better combination: VdH The Mountain + AQ Oak (May be AQ Comet). Would they be complementing each other? I read some comments that VdH The Cloud seems to 'swallow' the system. I use Gamut Di150, it may be able to handle it.

May be I should go with AQ Colorado or Niagara & AQ Oak. Or, VdH The Mountain + The Cloud.

I want live sounding music, detail, wide soundstage & accuracy. Thanks.
mason530
I can't really comment on any of the cables you have listed, but I am a long-time VdH user of both their D102 MkIII interconnects and their Cleawater, CS-122 and D352 speaker cables.

My NAIM amp is a bit finicky and requires low capacitance speaker cables and the VDH cables have performed extremely well. The D352 is a 10 gauge cable and provides an amazing soundstage with complete neutrality while still maintaining incredible dynamics.

The D102 MkIII interconnects have just been replaced with Stager Silver Solids and the improvements were immediately noticeable.

I think if you wanted to go all VdH I would suggest the D501 Silver Htbrid to go with The Cloud simply because I found the silver conductor to be that much better than even VdH's good silver coated copper

If you are not fussed about sticking with one brand, then try the Stager Suilver Solids at $150 for 1 meter pair

It took me approximately 1 hour of listening, for me to order a second pair of the Stagers - and I don't do that sort of thing very often :-)

Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance - but I figured some feedback on VdH was better than none at all :-)