@duketbrd88 : I have an E470 Accuphase integrated and an Accuphase SACD player. Both of these machines benefit greatly from aftermarket power cords. Accuphase sound, if there is such a thing, is all about finesse, a refined sound with plenty of microdetail and timbral "rightness". Most of this is thrown out the window with the stock power cord. Also, a proper power cord allows for better macrodynamics, unleashing the dynamic potential of your mighty E5000.
Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough?
I have Accuphase E5000 plugged into my Equitech son of q jr. balanced power supply. Sounds great and I have had the Equitech for a good 15 years now. Everything is dead quiet, not even a hiss coming from the system. Just started thinking about power cords and if it is worth it, I’m in the U.S., if that matters. Thanks
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@duketbrd88 : I'm using Copper Line power cords from a British brand called Clearer Audio on my amplifier (1 m long) and PC (a bit too long at 2.5 m thickening the sound a bit too much perhaps, I might shorten it to 2 m soon) - these are OCC copper - and a DIY copper cable with thick conductors that I bought from someone else (and I don't know what it's made of) for my SACD player / DAC. The connectors are also very important, I'm using one Furutech FI-E 38 (G) on the SACD power cable, one Furutech FI-28 (G) on the amplifier power cable and all the others are Furutech FI-11(Cu). Not the most dynamic, energetic sound, but dynamic enough for me and at the same time very smooth, colorful, textured, liquid, dare I say organic. It's very much a matter of taste and synergy, you have to try as many cables as you can in your own system. |