Audience Au24 SE power cord Upgrade

Hi Raks,

Thanks for your reply. I agree, they are expensive, but you gain whole lot of more then settling for Cardas. Furutech's are currently on sale for $223.00 a pair. So the upgrade cost is the same as Audience. If you're a DIY kind a guy, you can perform this upgrade in less than 30 minutes in your very home :)

Just want to reiterate, there is no denying that $220 SE upgrade through Audience is a heck of a deal. The whole point of bringing this conversation is about achieving sonic nirvana and best bang for our bucks. If you're considering SE upgrade for powercord, even at $280.00 retail Furutech's plugs begs for your consideration.

For the record, I got no special consideration for promoting Furutech's :)

In my system, Furutech upgrade delivered the top-end with a beautiful balance. They were open, a bit relaxed in their presentation and totally lacking any harshness or grain. I can best describe their sound as silky smooth and very musical.

Audience deserve big props on continue improving their products at reasonable prices. That's one of the reason they are my No. 1 preference for cables and power conditioners.

Let the music flow!!!

Guys,

Audience now offers Furutech receptacles and plugs as an option for a reasonable up charge. I have recently purchased aR12-TSSOX with Furutech GTX-D (R) receptcles and after two months of listening, I can say this the best line conditioner to date.

In comparison with Hubble duplexes, the overall sound is smoother with better control over peak frequencies without any hint of blurriness. The vocals are silky in texture, percussions are laser sharp, no bloating or veil over the musical soundscape. The true sense of PRAT, it's all here.

If you already own Audience power cords or line conditioner, the Furutech rhodium plated receptacles and plugs are pretty much no brainer and a small price to pay in big scheme of things.

Hello Jazz... Happy Thanksgiving!

I went straight from a Monster Reference power conditioner and Voltage Stabilizer combo to aR12. If you recall, back in the days Monster was huge in power filtration. I thought of trying RGPC and PS audio at the time but never got around to it.

I kept up with the upgrades over the years and never felt the need to try anything else. My experience with Audience always been first rate, great customer service and no nonsense upgrades.

I recently did A/B comparison, going straight to outlet vs aR6-TSSD vs aR12-TSSOX . Coming straight from wall, I did not like what I heard, it almost felt like someone sucked soul out of my system. The overall dynamics were flat and bit on the harsh end. Plugging everything back into aR6-TSSD improved soundstage and overall dynamics. But I kid you not, TSSOX is the holy grail of power conditioning.

If you're thinking about GTX-D upgrade, make sure you get the latest 3 upgrades, especially OHNO crystal internal wiring.

I am sure folks own top offerings from Shunyata and Synergistic Research feels the same way. In my rig, I can't imagine living without Audience line conditioner.

I am curious to learn your experience with FI-50 (R) vs FI-28 (R)?

I have upgraded all of my cords with FI-28(R) to achieve total uniformity. At the end of the day, you want your cables to disappear and listen to music with absolute synergy.

Hi Jazz,

Makes sense on inclusion of different types of plugs, it will be interesting to know how your system sound after all the upgrades.

I am very close to 'Done for now' and so glad. Now it's time to sit back and enjoy!!!

Jasbirnandra, 

i am am using FI-28's on all of my power cords along with GTX-D receptacles in my rig.  

Please read my feedback in my previous posts in this thread.