Hello All,

As I enjoy sharing things as it relates to cables | cords, so with that being said...., a friend of mine from the defunct Yahoo Hong Kong Tube Audio Club, of which I frequently visited between 2004-2017, and managed to stay in touch with a few of these guys from HK | Malaysia | Korea, whom all earlier on were kind enough to send me box loads of tubes of which I'd never known about earlier on during my journey with tube amplification | or various cables from around the globe.

Yet as one said friend whom has always " I mean always offered me some of the cabling brands of which I never knew existed ", out of the blue was kind enough to ship this cable to me two weeks ago | yet I didn't receive it until yesterday | upon installing it moments ago, and loving what I was hearing, I wrote him and asked about its pricing, he stated he had pair $643 for its 1.5m length, as I tend to do in-depth researching into said items, I found it over on of all places AliExpress | upon further research it seems several dealer list it as sterling silver, as it's unclear to me what it actually is constructed of?, I'm just going with the flow..., said friend stated it was mine simply be of all the times in the past I assisted him in getting tubes whicb were only available in the USA.

Which I considered one of the kindest gestures someone other than Ken ( my dearest elder brother from another mother, has always been there in my moments of despair | no matter what it was ) and someone of which I've never had the opportunity to meet face to face | yet have come to see as a likeminded spirit of sort in more ways than one.

This is merely my way of showing the use of sterling silver has existed outside of the USA, of which once again forces me to ask " Why? ". As I see ( hear ) it the Xangsane brand of cabling are without a doubt in my mind, some of the best sounding cables I've ever heard | for them to be so cost effective | I once again have to ask why so many so-called cabling manufacturers are asking such ridiculous prices for some of their wares?, and while I'm aware all of us may have began our journey with cabling from Rat Shack or Best Buy's, there was a time during the mid 80s, were one had to spend on average $398 just to own a decent pair of IC's or power cord.

I for one am again very very very grateful for the exposure to a boarder more global universe | where some seemingly care enough for others to share said insight | gifts with others..., enough so this has caused me to shed more than a few tears this morning.

Anyways | as always here's wishing each and every one of you all the best in the seasons to come, and above all as I tell our children each day | live-learn-love life with each passing moment | never take it for granted.