Why so many AQ Hurricane PC's for sale?

@stuartk , Ha Ha , I run them straight into the wall. I purchased them from Synergistic Research. They were the original production run of Tuning Poodles, one in Cream and one in Black. They each have their own sound shaping characteristics as the Black offers a softer and deeper soundstage whilst the Cream is a more vivid, in your face presentation. Running a mix of tube and SS gear I have found both positive and negative attributes from both. Also temperature and humidity seem to affect the Cream tuning poodle more than the Black. I’ve yet to try the Orange tuning poodle although I’ve read encouraging results. BTW your home is absolutely gorgeous and one of my favorites on AGON. Regards , Mike B. 

Also random thoughts to all regarding counterfeit products. About 25 years ago when a new wave of designer blue jeans became the rage , Levi’s were $25 and the designer pairs were $80-150. My son’s friend worked at a specialty store in the local mall. He started buying all the same jeans Gray Market direct from China. The kids sold them out of their car trunk at the high school parking lot.  They made a killing as their cost was around $30 per pair to them. This went on for over a year until US Customs  confiscated a couple of shipments and the kids stopped. They were the legit product and not seconds. The Chinese manufacturers had no problem overproducing and selling all they could. I saw this again years later with Oakley and Rudy sunglasses as my friend was importing and selling them to hustle a quick buck. He went on to sell cycling apparel the same way until he was banned from EBay. Regards , Mike B. 

Cream or black poodles?

(I must have missed something.)

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As always, I enjoy reading about your latest Cable/Cord update. Can you talk more about the presentation and sound of the Vortex compared to Nordost Valhalla 2?

I agree that Gear/System matching is key for Cabling.

Happy Listening!