Ansuz, Mainz D8 and cables

Thank you for your comprehensive answer Xti16. Also the Aavik U300 is a very nice integrated amp.

My own audio set is far more humble. If I were to buy Anzus cables it would most likely be one of the X, p or 1 A series. The C series is well out of my budget.

Ansuz advises to use the best power cable from wall socket to mainz and that if budget is limited, lesser cables can be used from mainz to the components. Have you experienced that as well?

So 1 A series from wall to mainz and rest X series or all P series? I find cables always a difficult thing.

First lets test the mains and see from there.

btw, the designer (forgot his name) is a very friendly man. Very open about his ideas, his time at Nordost etc.

Today I picked up an Anzus Mains D8 power distributor and a 2 meter P and 2 meter A power cord.

Will test them in the comming days.

Quick update.

Mainz D8 with no Ansuz power cables is a decent upgrade. Nothing spectacular. Just a tad more quiet. Then I put in the Ansuz P power between the mains and the wall outlet. That improved things a lot. Much less listening fatigue without any loss of fine detail. Also less background noise, albeit that is rather subjective.

Next the P was replaced by an A power power cable. Again things seem to improve.

Now I connected the P to my phono pre amp. Lets see how that works out. After that the P goes to my integrated amp.

The most remarkable thing about the Ansuz cables is the synergy. I have tried different cable brands in the past, at different positions in my set. Most of them did do something with the sound. When I added more of the same brand I heard more of the "house" sound of that brand.

But with Ansuz it is not just more of the same, not 1+1=2. But 1+1=3. Everything seems to improve. Adding lots of Ansuz cables is well outside of my budget. Especially since my speaker cables are 7 meters long.

I'll do some more testing and post my results.

I suck at writing reviews but I'll try.

BTW all cables were supplied by A10 audio in Amsterdam. I have no financial ties with them or in audio in general. If you ever have the opportunity go visit that store.

After some testing it seems that my integrated amp is less sensitive for power cords compared to my phono amp. This confirms what I noticed from previous tests. So for I tried Nordost, Shunyata, NBS, Cardas and Anzus power cables for my integrated amp.

The Ansuz is slightly better then my Shunyata. The other brands gave no improvement.

I still want to replace all my power cords by Ansuz. But as far as I can tell now I prefer one more expensive power cord on my phono pre amp compared to two budget ones (one for phono and one for integrated amp).

Maybe in the far future I'll also try some interlinks but I Cammino interlinks also look and sound good.

I have bought the Ansuz Mains D8 power distributor. It really is an improvement. Maybe it is overkill for my rather humble set. However I prefer to buy audio that will not have me looking for a better one for a long time.

I see no point in side moves or minor upgrades. Still thinking about power cords thought. I really need 1 power cord from wall outlet to distributor of 2meters. The Ansuz P pwoer cord is IMHO not enough improvement over the NBS Monitor 3 which I use now. The Ansuz A power cord is an improvement. But that the A has a different price tag.

I will buy a 2meter Ansuz Mains A cord, the question is just when.

Xti16,

A seconds Mains D8 is not even remotely and option. So many other improvements before I would consider a second D8. Also a huge pay rise would be needed.

First I need to get some GIK or similar room tuning gear to get rid of some early reflections lower the RT60 and some base management.