I think it's about system, room, values. What I can say is that I feel as though I've been listening to music behind a curtain for the last few years. The Ane's, silver wired, will be staying in their boxes. The word that for me sums up what I'm now hearing is Lucidity. It can be as delicate as falling snow or bigger than a steam train but it's something the Ane's just do not have. Part of this is also the bass - which is just as deep as the Ane's but which is defined, articulate without overhang or bloom. I don't detect an integration issue at all - coherence is superb, but with layering and nuance.
I like them.
Technics SP10 mk2
Jan Allaerts MC 1 Boron mk1 cart
Miyajima Shilabe cart
Hashimoto HM-X SUT
Siggwan (gimballed not unipivot) Cocobola 12"
Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
The Truth linestage
Dave Slagle Autoformer Volume Controller
Cary 805c SET amps
Audio Note ANe-SPX speakers
Townshend Isolda speaker cables
Cardas Golden Presence interconnects