I've used the Parsec and agree with your take on it as far as dynamics. Very impressive for the price in that aspect. Kind of seemed like a one trick pony though, dynamic impact at the expense of other aspects. In the right system I could see it being perfect though.
Anyone have experience with Cardas Parsec power cables?
Was curious if anyone here has had a similar experience to mine regarding the parsec power cable from Cardas. I have compared it to nordost, Shunyata (up to theta) and other brands like analysis plus, and to my ears, it is the best cable I've tested in my system. I run a pass labs XA30.8 into Tekton impact monitors on my studio rig and it just sounds so much more concrete and realistic than other cables. Other cables sounded thin by comparison, even if the Shunyata gave me a little more micro detail and texture, it was at the expense of body, warmth and realism (feeling like a drummer is in the room with me etc)
Anyone else have positive or negative experiences with this cable? Seem to just punch wayyy above their price point.
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Yea I'm sure synergy is the key here. My system is super resolute and has plenty of air and detail so maybe it likes the warmth. Or maybe it is a dynamic system, so having cabling that matches the flavor makes it shine. Hard to say exactly. And also preference like you said. Would love to try some of their higher end cables at some point to compare to the parsec. What kind of power cables have been a good match in your system @v-fi ? |
@jrareform I'm using Veritas Aeris power cables in my system. Extremely impressed with them. For just over $400 the Aeris compared favorably to the Audience Studio One power cable which is around $1500 (I did a direct back to back between them). They use the same connectors too. |
@v-fi I've heard good things about Veritas but haven't ever had a chance to demo. I'll make sure I keep an eye out for one of those locally to try. Thanks for the info |
@jrareform It's a small operation and I believe they only sell direct. So you won't find them at a local dealer or anything. They do have an in home trial though, like all the better small cable brands do (or should at least if they know what is good for them). It's very low risk to give them a try which is why I was willing to take that chance when at the time there was little to no feedback. |
@v-fi I may just do that. Free trials. In other words audio rabbit holes that keep me from work. Gotcha 😂 |
@jrareform You could think of it that way for sure. I can't imagine buying anything these days if I couldn't give it a good demo at minimal risk. When a brand doesn't offer that I usually skip it. Or, if it's so interesting that I must have it, I'll buy a gently used unit here which I can flip for minimal loss if I don't love it. The days of taking an expensive gamble and potentially eating the initial depreciation are over for me. |