| I've had
varied and interesting results with Purist
Cables (
www.puristaudiodesign.com)
Their
Dominus Interconnects are by far the best
cables I've had the pleasure of auditioning
in my system, and I live quite happily with
their lowly Colossus IC's. But that doesn't
paint the whole picture with Purist Cables,
since I've also tried their Venustas speaker
cables and Venustas IC's and didn't much
care for them.
Purist
Audio Dominus:
These
cables (Interconnects) like no other, simply
allow the music to flow unimpeded. The sound
is without sound, almost. They appear to be
transparent beyond anything I've heard, yet
perhaps offer a slight 'relaxed'
presentation as the only sign of a sonic
signature that my ears can detect.
The PAD
Dominus are expensive however, Greg's set
were upwards of $10k new, for a 5m balanced
IC.
Purist
Venustas:
Again, I
had less than spectacular results with
Venustas single-ended IC's. The Venustas
seem to try to mimic what the Dominus does,
yet takes it too an extreme. The 'relaxed'
presentation of the Dominus became relaxed
and recessed with the Venustas, almost too
laid back.
Female
vocals seemed to blend into the stage
without having the clarity and presence of
even the Colossus for that matter. Bass is
tight and extended, but the midrange just
doesn't have the clarity and sparkle that I
appreciate.
Pursist
Colossus:
Though a
vintage cable in the Purist Audio Design
line, it performs quite well. The cable
isn't altogether the last word in
transparency, but it has good balance top to
bottom and excels perhaps on the top end
with a clear, crisp and extended sound that
bettered the performance of the Venustas in
my system.
The Dominus
cable is worth going broke over, but don't
assume that the lesser cables in the Purist
line will give you just a little less than
Dominus. It lives up to it's name and
reputation, and the others seem to fall some
way behind.
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