Seconds. They're not just measures of time. Following a good experience, it's one of man's most hardwired instincts to come back for seconds. It also goes for manufacturers and reviewers. If both sides had a satisfying experience, it naturally tends to lead to future assignments. Given my enthusiastic encounter with Allnic's ZL3000 cable loom leading to an award—very rare for cables!—and my subsequent acquisition of the lot for my new reference loom—even rarer—a follow-on report on their ZL5000 flagships was predestined. Isn't 5000 rather more than 3000? If numerology held any sway, more concentrated goodness was bound to be on the next Korean shipment. Kang Su Park, Allnic's designer of mostly valve gear but also of these cables, clearly needed more wired not thermionic exposure. My inner hifi geek was curious. How much better could it get? With audio that's already quite advanced, one might find little to no fault. Nonlinearities in the bass caused by the room are recognized as such and lived with. If thrilled with the rest, it's possible to imagine different flavours but not necessarily improvements over one's own. What aspects could possibly be further tweaked up? By what precise means? Why even bother when happiness is already the case? Ha! That last question could curl up in smoke when one finally does chance upon improvements. Now it's "aha" followed by "Gewalt" as the wallet spasms and the audiophile virus once more sinks its fangs into our veins. If you were immune, you'd not be reading this, right now or ever.