Mine arrived this afternoon and I didn't waste any time putting the 1.5 meter pair between my 3910 and the Cayin. Waahhhh hoooo! Immediate and startling difference between them and the Anti-ICs they replaced. Still a bit forward and edgy, but the overall tonal balance is vastly improved, as are macro and micro dynamics, better control in the bottom end and prat, prat, prat, like this system has just never had before.
I pulled out an old fave', Fleetwood Mac Rumors, and wow, what do you know -- they are actually in a recording booth, and you can hear all the subtle reverb in the vocals. Ok, I started hearing that with the Antis, but now it was clear as day, and for the first time I could hear Lindsay Buckingham taking breaths between phrases in "Secobnd Hand News". I really hope I can get enough time on them before it's time to take the whole system apart because at this point I'm very impressed (can you tell?) but I really want to hear how it all settles in.
At this point, if it never changes, it's ok, because I know a roll of the tubes can get it to just where I want it.
Thanks Rich, and thanks Grover!
-- Jim