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Moving away from tubes. Is this a good idea?
Hi Djh,I have heard the amp you speak of at my home.It really is a nice piece.I have run the gamut of all tubes to all ss to a mix over 30 years.In the end I ended up with a hybrid integrated as i like both options in their strengths, ss vs. tubes... 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
rja care to elaborate on the differences that you heard between the two cables in your set-up.I found the Raptures to have a bit more more detail with greater depth and staging.I also thought that the music took on much greater realism.I didn't th... 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
Budburma *** I take it you have a mix of Rapture and Eden interconnects.I saw in previous threads that you were a big fan of the Extremes.Did you replace your Extreme with the Eden?I have not heard much on this thread about the Eden.I'm guessing i... 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
Hi rja you can still see okay! the Raptures are a Navy blue with Black internal markings.Sort of like blue/black snake skin in appearance.They sound great fresh,but wait till they get some hours on them and you'll really be groovin'bobf 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
Back to the thread-How about them new Rapture interconnects?bobf 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
budburma-read your comments and couldn't agree with you more, only wish I could have said it.bobf 
How to thwart cats
How about a Rotweiler:^) 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
budburma-I'm using the Revelation II AC cord on the amp and the Rapture on the CD player.I've not had quite the experience with other cords as you,but,I could not ,and still can't believe what these AC cords can do.I have had about50 different int... 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
Getting back to the Gabriel Gold thread-Just got a Revelation II AC and a Rapture AC into the system.Was using the original Revelation AC and didn't think my system could extract anymore music out of it.I was wrong!Still not sure how changing an A... 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
hi donpark1439 I started with an interconnect first between my source and pre and got incredible results ,and this was with the Extreme interconnect"I now use the Revelations'".I'd say start with the interconnects and go to the speaker wire next.T... 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
I got a chance to listen to the NEW Rapture AC cord and the NEW Revelation II AC cord and gotta tell you "he did it again"Designs keep improving on what I thought was un-improvable.The Revelation II cord made my room sound twice it's size with sta... 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
rja-my bi-wire pair sounded great as soon as I plugged them in and kept getting better and better.I'd say they really stabilized at about 250 hours.These things sound so good though that I swear they continue to get better every time I listen to t... 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
Okay guys are we done now? Back to the thread. 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
To all-----If you want to argue please do it outside of this thread.This thread has served as a positive interaction posting for many audiophiles.C'mom let's keep post relevantor at least nicethanks,bobf 
Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good?
as mom would say "Play nice or go in the house"