Absolute Power Cords Whose heard them


Hi, has anyone heard this powercord. It sells for 49 dollars on Audiogon, but i hear its great.
twilo

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I have found the Absolute PC's to be as good as any of the other PC's that I have used (which retailed in the $150-$200 price range). The cord requires approx. 200 hours of run in for the bass to extend and tighten up (just like any other PC that I have used). I on the other hand have experienced no soundstage problems when using the cords on my player's and DAC, though I did not really listen to the PC's very much when they were breaking in as they were either in a second system or running the computer. I have broken in and use three to date. In the main system I use the BMI Whale Elites (a much better PC than the Absolutes) on the digital player and DAC, but I do use an Absolute PC on an Audion 300B SET amp in this setup. I also use them in a second bedroom system and on a CDR as well. I find them to be very smooth and open sounding and again hear no problems with the sound stage which is/was very deep and wide in both systems. What they do not offer up is the full bass response of better PC's (but neither did my old $200 ones) and they are not quite as quiet or detailed. Regardless of all the hype, I think that they are a cheap cord that just got lucky and happens to sound very good.
Thanks for the backup guys. I was waiting to get my butt kicked in this thread. By the way, the three PC's that Sam mention's in his post are all one's that I have previously used, so I guess that I need to raise the ceiling of my experience to $280 (I forgot about the Sidewinder). As synergy is always at play, there was one PC that I did like better on my Musical Fidelity X-amp, which was a Stealth HAC PC (which I just sold). It made cymbals sound better and we all know that this is always a major plus. I am no longer using this amp (and may sell it as well) so sold the HAC to help cover the expense of another recent purchase.
Psychic: I did not receive your email if it was recently sent. This is the the second or third one that has not come through lately (that I am aware of). I will send you our direct email address, as this always seems to work. I hear you on the PC being specially designed, it's just that it looks exactly like another one that I have with the exception of the contacts being soldered (visible through the clear plug). I of course cannot see through the other parts. The other one (found in the computer section of a thrift shop) does not sound very good though. So, yes they are definately different.