It has been over a month now that I've had these cables in my system and this past Sunday I had a fair amount of time to spend comparing the two. I had hoped to do this at a mini MI GTG, but that kinda fell through and we will try and set something up in the fall so this review may get corrected at that time. Both have now had ample time to "break in" (100+ hours), but the pulsars have maybe 10-20 more hours on them. The VH Audio Pulsars and leegeddy silvers were connected from the SP-1000 to my Marantz receiver. The inputs were checked to make sure they were at the same volume.
Construction
VH Audio Pulsar- these are a well constructed cable as many of you can imagine. The ordered the 1M with silver bullet plugs. These connects were a total bitch to get on! The fit was quite snug. The cable was not too stiff, but not as weak as the cables that are usually included with a cheap Sony DVD player. The tech flex makes it look like a nice cable. It is pretty thick stuff as well, easily has the same dia as an RCA connect. Overall, best looking cable I own today. This cable is a hybrid type cable with copper center and silver shield.
Leegeddy- When I first got these I was surprised with how stiff they were! The solder connection was great and so was the heat shrink job. These cables have a very small dia. The tech flex is a nice touch as well, but is does not have the substance of the other. It is more "see through". I was afraid it was going to catch on something and tear, but never happened so all is well. Again this is a very stiff cable! As far as I know this is a pure silver wire.
Sound
For the sound testing I used a disc I have put together with a variety of music to try and capture as many different things as possible (great image, large soundstage, etc). To start off I began with A. Krauss and Union Station. The pulsars give a very nice presentation. Very clear and crisp w/o fatigue issues. THe highs are really extended compared to cables I've used in the past and the bass was nice and tight. I was really getting into these new cables. I never really thought cables of the same material would sound different, but these blow away a free set of Monster Cables I've had since my Circuit City days (5 yrs back). Overall it was a very refined cable and I can honestly say there wasn't anything I didn't like about it as they do a great job in opening up and extending the sound of well recorded material.
After 15 minutes of flipping through various tracks I switched inputs to the silver cables. There was a noticable difference in the sound. The highs became very crisp while most everything else stayed the same. I had to say most, as there was something that happened to the vocals. It almost seems as if the dynamic range of the vocal track was slightly compressed. I have no go way to explain it and that is my best stab at it. It was something that I feel is noticable right when you switch over, just like a film or something is laid on the vocals. The total presentation also seemed a little more constrained an not as open. I gave it more time to settle in, but not much had changed. They were just a tad harsh as time went on.
Conclusion
After it was all said and done I went upstairs and had my wife cyclec through the different inputs without me knowing which was which. I was correct in picking the cable 9 out of ten tracks, which was a more hip-hop type tune. I guessed pulsar and it was the leegeddy cables. To be honest I would have to say that in my solid state system my ears prefer the copper sound. I've heard silver does wonder for tube based systems, which most everyone on this board leans to. Again, the pulsars were just a little more "refined" and that is what one should get for 3X the cost of the cables Marc makes. That said, the legeddy cables are a great value! GREAT VALUE! However, I'm not so sure these are the giant killers some have made them out to be, but they are pretty darn nice! I will also say that these types of test are almost too subjective so YMMV