The XLO has a distinctive purity that lent body and texture to percussive instruments;its copious amounts of transient energy didn't thin body or add ragged edges. The XLO straddled the fine lines between clinical detail, treble extension, warmth, and musicality, without leaning too strongly one way or the other.
Price: $450 per 8' pair

Includes a review of the Cardas Quadlink 5-C, PS Audio Xstream Statement, Supra Ply 3.4/S, Wireworld Atlantis III++, Home Depot HD-14G, Accoustic Zen Epoch, Audioquest CV6, XLO Ultra 12, Nordost Solar Wind and DH Labs Q-10!