Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic

Hopefully within the next number of weeks I plan on trying my first gold based interconnect. I'm thinking of Gabriel Gold Rapture as the price seems somewhat lower than some others.

I have not changed equipment since I had the Accelerators but obviously this won't be an easy comparison since I no longer have the Accelerators. I'll be curious if the Raptures can bring something special to the table like the Teslas did. As mentioned there really was something unique about the soundstage depth portrayal as well as extra air but the general tone was not much different than my cheaper and conventional (non-active) Discovery sig interconnects.

So, I'm hoping the gold based cable will bring more to the table than just a different hue (which actually I wouldn't mind just for something different as I'm bored with the sound of my current set up)and also have some other special qualities.

Shellie I really did not consider the lower range Teslas and maybe should take a look at their offerings.

I guess I will just have to find out for myself about the virtues of gold in cables through experimentation.

Unfortunately I realized since my earlier post the planned GG Raptures even at the used price of 1K might be over my budget and will consider the Silkworms at more or less half the price used to see how I like it (obviously one can not generalize with one cable and if it does not work out I probably should try atleast one other gold based cable to get an idea of how gold cable sounds).

Thanks for the comparison. I also found that in my system there was a general neutral tone of the Accelerators. Some say lack of tone change is a good thing. For me I actually don't mind adding just a little something between the DAC and preamp hence my curiousity with gold (and this is even using a non-os tube based DAC).

Having said that as I mentioned previously when I had the Accelerators I really enjoyed the the naturalness conveyed, air between instruments and the freaky depth portrayal. So, still wondering if any of the gold based cables can equal the SR Teslas in these areas or is their main attribute more focused on providing a "golden glow".

If the Raptures were a little less money then I would give them a try. Unfortunately they are in the same price range as the SR.

I do like the harmonic richness aspect that I also found to be lacking in the SR.Any other suggestions for IC's below $600 used that add a litlle of this harmonic richness along with a big soundstage (I hate cables that diminish soundstage)?

Well I must agree that the SR Accelerator I owned did have the rare ability to sound natural and yet expand the soundstage. The other few cables and power cords that I have tried which were what I would describe as natural sounding, I also found their biggest downfall was the soundstage got smaller.

I don't know if it is just a case of some cables just choking off part of the upper mid/high frequency spectrum which contributes to a more ear friendly experience but at the same time a smaller soundstage.

I would be interested in how SR pulls it off and if the other so called "natural" sounding cables (Kubala, Jade, Gabriel Gold, Purist, and others) are able to get around this hand in hand weakness.