Price Paid:  $600.00 from Jeff's Sound Values

Summary:
Very good dynamics, but not quite the speed and focus of the better XLO's and Nordost's. Excellent tonally and spatially. Great buy for the $. Rating 4.75, because there is always room for improvement.

Similar Products Used:
NBS, Monster, Audio Research, Tara Labs, XLO, Acoustic Zen, Madrigal, Nordost, other Audioquest models.

Price Paid:  $350.00 from www,audiogon.com

Summary:
After just two days of break in the these the difference the Anacondas have made in my system is incredible. Each time I put on a CD, I my shake my head in disbelief. The music sounds incredible.... balance, air, detail. But most importantly I hear the music, not the former short comings of my audio system. I knew from my previous auditions of audio cables that they made a difference in the sound of my system but the incredible amount of improvement by spending $350 on a pair of interconnects amazed me. I have been searching for a certain sound while putting this system together over the last five years and have finally found it! If you have decent electonics these cables allow them to do their job. I use the Anacondas from my CD player to my preamp. I still have AudioTruth Opals from the preamp to the amps that drive my speakers. I would consider upgrading those interconnects but I can hardly imagine having better sound! Maybe some day..... Associated Equipment Linn Wakonda Preamp 3 Linn LX100 Amplifier Active Linn Kaber Speaker Linn Ikemi Cd Player Denon tu-850 tuner AudioTruth Opal Interconnects Linn LK20 Speaker Cables

Strengths:
Absolute clarity, balance, imaging, tight and controlled bass, clear smooth highs

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
Audioquest Quartz, AudioTruth Opal, Linn Analogue, Kimber KCAG,

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Being somehow sceptical on expensive cables and ic´s, I "only" wanted to spend USD.200 for ic´s, so in came the AQ Vipers. Sounded superior than Coral and definately better than the older Topaz, but then again nothing really spectacular. When I borrowed a pair of balanced Anacondas....I couldn´t believe it. Stunning! I bought it and am using it for the upper range drivers of NHT 2.9s. How this cable improved clarity, airy detail, dynamics and body to the speaker´s midrange and treble is really something. I ordered a pair more for between the cd player and preamp. Highly recommended!

Strengths:
In my system: a very detailled, spooky holographic mid and upper range sound Punchier midbass More air around instruments. Better depth.

Weaknesses:
None that I heard.

Similar Products Used:
AQ Topaz, Coral and Viper. Even the Viper sounded compressed and confused against the Anaconda

Price Paid:  $0.00 from audiogon.com

Summary:
The BEST Cables Out There. PERIOD...........

Strengths:
BASS!!! FAST, VERY OPEN, BIG KILLER...

Weaknesses:
NONE.

Similar Products Used:
NONE.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
These cables are incredible. They bettered my long time reference XLO Reference Type 1 without question and seem to work very well with the XLO Reference Type 5 Speaker Wire. These cables are very neutral yet offer the best dynamics I have witness from many of the newer cable designs. I also owned Diamond and Lapis before in previous systems and the Anaconda has them both beat with ease. This review is based on a .6 meter XLR pair used between a Sony XA7ES and an Electrocompaniet ECI-3.

Strengths:
Neutral with big dynamics

Weaknesses:
None (in my system)

Similar Products Used:
XLO, AQ, and Kimber