General Asylum: REVIEW: Stealth PGS Pure Gold Cable Cable by Busybusy

First I must declare that I hear better than I write, but I do want to share a very special experience when I use the PGS cable by Stealth.

I have always heard from some very high-end audiophiles that Gold is the best cable material. I am sure Stealth has grasped the reasons when they come up with the Gold interconnect. Anyway, I do know that the European brands Siltech and Gryphon used Gold in their high-end cable, several times the cost of Stealth. However, it was finally time that I investigated Stealth's Gold cable.

I obtained a 2-ft pair between my DAC and preamp. The first few hours were not eventful, the usual brightness and tightness associated with new cables. After about 10 hours, the sound stablized (but I suspect it will get better after 100 hour ?). I must add that the whole set-up is fully balanced, and all the contacts were pre-treated with Caig ProGold prior to connection.

The sound totally mesmerized me. I have been using various Stealth silver cable, and I find them excellent performers at more than fair prices, but the Gold is something truely special. I don't hear hi-fi; I hear music. The Gold is not a dramatic cable, it does not have shrill highs or thunderous lows. What it has is a very organic flow of musical truth, meaning the inner representation of the music easily comes out. I can much better appreciate the feelings of the musician when they make their music. It has all the details, but I forgot about those details, as I am enjoying the wonderful music. To try to use hi-fi terms, the Gold cable has a seamless top to bottom integration, and the whole presenation is very palpable, with every performers floating in a real space, but it has no edge and no bite, everything has a lifeness to the presentation, and very delicately beautiful. I cannot think of a better term than "Organic" to describe such kind of sound.

My system consists of Proceed PDT-3 CD transport, Apogee Digital DA-2000 DAC, BAT VK5 preamp, ATC SCM50ASL active speakers. Digital cable: Stealth Varidig AES/EBU, Pre-to-power Stealth Silver Ribbon, DAC-to-Pre: Stealth Gold, AC Cord: DAC - Stealth, Preamp - Marigo Reference, ATC - Stock Belden, PDT - stock not detacheable.

REVIEW: Stealth PGS Pure Gold Cable Cable Review by Busybusy at Audio Asylum