I ordered a set of AntiCables Reference IC's. I had the privilege of talking with Paul a bit, he is an EE who works in the Telecom arena so has experience getting signals from one place to another. He also designed the crossover for the Gilmour loudspeakers. I certainly came away with the impression he knows what he is doing and does extensive experimenting. Much of his new products are sold by word of mouth and used for a year or more before he puts them on the website. For instance, unless something has changed recently the "Reference" IC's aren't shown yet.

Open debate and exchange of ideas can be good or fun but when people who have not even tried something try to tell you that you imagine things it's insulting and not productive at all. They remind me of those who said the world is flat and could not possibly be round. Some demand science, I demand you try it and you have your science, nothing lost you have a 30 day return. If audio is all based on expectations I would certainly try to convince myself cheaper gear sound better. Hmmmm.... maybe it's not us who is imagining things