The "Couple" is a superb cable for many cheaper sources which, on their own, lack that last bit of "welly" in their output. It could also be that the main dem-rrom we did all these comparisons suited the shinier sonics of Chord Co better too.
Rega themselves use the couple for fine-tuning their products I strongly suspect, so if you can make some for under £30 yourself (a lot less if you use the neutrik "REAN" phono plugs, which I think are great value), then you're on a winner IMO. A subtle, but not "bland" performance with a wide range of gear and better than the rather "splattery" quality of the Linn black interconnects I thought.
And there are still people who don't accept that interconnects can subtly change one's perception of the music passing through them, even though I do believe that this can be measured.............
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