Mine is a 0.5m PBJ with WBT lock RCA. Cost S$85. The best interconnect below S$100 that I owned.

It always amazes me how different the same product can sound to different people. I ordered a pair of PBJ's based on the reviews and the price with three other cables from the Cable Co. for an audition (the best way to consider cables to my mind). I expected to be bowled over by the PBJ's. I was, but not how I expected to be. The PBJ's not only didn't improve the sound, but actually degraded it. These cables were harsh and glaring. I tried a blind test with my son who is more of an audiophile than I and he agreed without knowing what he was listening to. Cardas MicrotwinB's on the other hand sounded magical.We both agreed.

when I hooked up my new Marantz CD63-se (picked up as newsilly cheap in vancouver), I went and bought the PBJs, since
I wanted to compare them to the AudioQuest Topaz's I had.
I was (actually still am) very skeptical of the claims of
'stunning sonic improvement' by changing from one type of
cable to another, BUT it _was_ cute to hear a real difference
in the two, and I liked the PBJs better. when listening to
a Hancock/Moreira/Clarke (?) jazz cut on the Stereophile CD,
the PBJs seemed to give more detail, things like the bassist
shuffling his feet, that the Topaz's for some reason didn't let
through. Neat. I also did a frequency sweep using the test tones
on that CD, and the PBJs definetely gave more output in the highs
by a dB or two. This is consistent with their lower capacitance.

BTW, how can a cable sound 'bright' ? It can only subtract signal.
Perhaps we are used to systems that compensated for poor quality cable
by exagerating the highs. Me, I prefer that the cable perform more like
an ideal connect, subtracting nothing, and in this case, it seems the
PBJs are better at it than the Topaz.

Oh, and the PBJs are nice and flexible, whereas the Topaz's are thicker
stiffer creatures, which I found to be a pain.

i define here 4 stars to mean that I am very satisfied with a cable
that was better (for me) than another highly regarded one.

Purchased the PBJ's in 0.5 met. I am very impressed with the difference in highs and the clean and tight bass I am now hearing. Previously had Monster Interlink 300 MKII. Highly recommended.

Great stuff for the $. Especially if you buy it in bulk (it is ridiculously cheap - called PSB) and terminate it yourself. Beware of a mid-bass hump though. I'm told it gets screwed up when shielded.

Actually, running cables from your "pre-amp out" to "pre-amp in" is NOT a meaningful way of evaluating cables. With this setup, what you are doing is determining which cable sounds most "neutral" by using the internal electronics of your intregrated amp as your reference. With a few exceptions (e.g., Krell, Anthem Integrated, etc.), most integrated amps do not devote much attention to this area.

These cables are bright....if you don't believe me try putting it between the pre-amp out and the amp-in of your integrated amp. It's one of the ways I use to gauge how a cable performs( the best cables will have no sound...i.e. same sound from the amp wheather the cables are in or out ). Its one of the best ways to determine the characteristics of a cable without throwing any other variables into the equation. If you do this to the PBJs you will notice the glare immediately. Sure it's a dynamic cable but at the expense of excess sheen. Listen to the sibilance of vocals and you will hear how damn unatural it sounds.....enough on some recordings to make your ears bleed. And stop with the fact that it's the best cable under $100 crap...if the addition of a cable makes your system sound worse you shouldn't use it even if it were free. One cable that I like these days is the Straighwire Chorus. It's half the price of the PBJs but the mids are so liquity. Some might consider the dynamics a bit sat on but on mid-priced equipment like alot of us have, it is a blessing: it's rich, quiet, full sounding. There's another cable that I've been hearing about from England, the QED's QNECT2. Its about the same price as the PBJs. I haven't experience these in my system but would love to try....perhaps later this year.

Having seriously auditioned nearly 30 different types of interconnects, I found the PBJ (.5 meter balanced) to be the clear winner in the "bang-for-your buck" category. This cable definitely has more positives than negatives. I found that this cable was remarkably transparent and handled high-range transients quite well. I did not experience the "mid-range" bloom that others on this post mentioned. Without knowing, it may be an issue of electronics.
Most individuals in the market for a sub $100 interconnect, also purchase electronics that are relatively experience. Most of the "deficiencies in sound" that people attribute to this cable may actually be shortcomings associated with electronics. Other cables may sound more realistic not because they are actually "better", but because they do a better job of "compensating."

My recommendation is to buy the PBJ and spend the remaining $s on electronics. You will take a larger sonic leap in performance when purchasing $600 CD player with the PBJ than you will in purchasing a $400 CD player with a more expensive interconnect (These differences increase manifold when purchasing previously-own electronics). I think that cables do make a difference, but can not subscribe to all the "black magic" that is associated with them.

My recommendation is to use high quality electronics and keep the PBJ interconnect length as short as possible. If you do these two simple things, I think for the most part you will be golden.

Hey G. Ed, I own an Audiolab 8000S which is one of the most highly rated Int. Amps around. It's by no means bright. In fact, you will not find a better sounding amp for the price. However...when I stick in the PBJs in between the pre-amp out and amp-in the sound becomes bright...the sibilance is intolerable....how do you explain that? Ceteris Paribus....it's the cables! THE CABLES!
Now if you have tube stuff which cost mega bucks and smoothed out in the sonic characterisitcs the PBJs might work for you. Unfortunately, most of us can't afford that $5000 amp that can make up for the deficiencies of the cable....

One cable under $100 that's much better sounding is the Straighwire Chorus. It cost half of the price of the PBJs but is sooooo smooth. Try it and you might and you might come to the same conclusion that the PBJs are worth only 2 stars.

That's exactly my point....using your amp as the reference you will be able to tell right away if a cable is neutral. If you have a bright amp to begin with then you will have a brighter amp when you put a bright cable in between. If you have a warm cable it should make the bright amp sound less so.....vice versa. What's so difficult to understand here? You mean to tell me you rather stick it between your amp and your cd player? How do you know whether or not it's the CD player that you hear? You gotta keep it simple. The less variables the better...
If you use just your int. amp like I instructed (cable being tested between pre-amp out and amp-in) then it doesn't matter what kind of crappy cd players or cables you have (attached to between the CD player and your amp) because what you are testing is just the cable: if the cable is neutral then the crappy CD player or cable attached between the CD player and Amp should still sound crappy. Do you get it?