Outstanding Cables, Transparancy, High resolution iterconects, Low bass extension, detail.

NONE, ZERO...

I was very very shocked to here the AQ Anacomda for the first time. They look scary but they sound incredible!!! I'm using 1.0M and 0.5M (xlr), they took me one month and few weeks to break in this cables, but it was worth it, they Blow me away!!! Very detail in the treble, scary mid bass, low bass extension, very fast, clarity , Huge performance, I mean the music is all there,Incredible cables! If you are looking for interconnect under $1000, I would strongly
recommend it to any body.


My System:
-BAT VK-40 preamp
-Wadia 860x cd player
-Sony DAT Dtc-700
-Parasound HCA-3500 poweramp
-Icon Parsec three-way speakers
-AQ Green HL double bi-wire speakers cables
-AQ Anacomda 1.0M and 0.5M interconnect cables
-Elco HPC-10 power cord cable

Transparancy, Low level detail, high resolution retreival interconects. Low bass extension. CDs are more " A Live"

None

The Audioquest Diamonds was the king of interconnects. I was shocked to hear the Anacondas is a giant leap for Audioquest in achieving a higher level performance. This is a major break through for Audioquest! Truly amazing interconnects. The music is more of "you are there". The interconnects doesn't add any color to the signal. Sometimes I feel my preamp,amps and DAC are connected via wireless. The Anaconda are expensive but they are worth it. The Diamonds lacks tranparancy, dynamics, clarity, low bass extension in comparison to the Anacondas.
I think the Anacondas would be the ultimate interconnect for a Super Audio CD system.

Similar Products Used:

Audioquest Diamonds, Audioquest Lapis, Cardas Golden Cross.

Stiff, lengthy break-in period.

I am using both balanced and single-ended versions in my system. I think that the balanced are slightly better, but in each case, the incremental benefits over all other cables I have used is significant - probably more of a revolutionary change as opposed to all other changes which have been much more evolutionary. As others have stated, it really doesn't have much of a "sound" of its own and seems to let the music through unimpeded.

Others have indicated concerns over its price, but it represents, at least to me, an outstanding cost/performance ratio when considered in the context of its impact on improving the performance of an overall system.

Break-in, in my experience, can be several months for it to sound its best, but it took me less than 1 minute after inserting them into my system to realize they were something quite different (and better) than I had used previously.

Similar Products Used:

Various AudioQuest and Kimber products

It doesn't seem to do anything, which is good.

Cost

After trying out a good number of the cables in this price range I decided to go one up from the Python to the real high-end of the new AQ cables. I wasn't dissappointed, especially in the treble region. However, the biggest improvement seems to be less: Less overhang, less distortion, less of everything that isn't music. These just simply seem to be extremely neutral interconnects across the whole frequency band. Overall a really superb interconnect. Let's hope technology moves the prices of cables at this performance level down towards something more affordable.

5 Stars because they are worth the money in my system, and because there is no great competition at this price point. I still think they are too costly, though -- come on technology, make these things cheap!

Similar Products Used:

AQ Python, Cardas Neutral, HT Truthlink, Audio Magic Excalibur II

cable adds nor detracts anything from music

none

this cable is NEUTRAL lets the music do its thing it is a superb interconnect..used with arc ls25,vt100mkII,cd2,

Similar Products Used:

cardas golden cross,audiquest diamond,wworld gold eclipse

cable adds nor detracts anything from music

none

this cable is NEUTRAL lets the music do its thing it is a superb interconnect..used with arc ls25,vt100mkII,cd2,

Similar Products Used:

cardas golden cross,audiquest diamond,wworld gold eclipse