Audience vs Audioquest


I've always been a huge fan of Audience Cables. My whole system is connected with either Frontrow or Au 24 SX.

Has anyone ever compared SX or Frontrow with Hurricane or Dragon  power cords ?

Any and all thoughts are appreciated.

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krelldog

@krelldog 

No, on the Au24 SX. If you can, try demoing a Dragon to see what it is like. Unfortunately, they are so crazy expensive!

This is a test, trying to reproduce blocking of a post I tried to submit a couple of hours ago.

That post included this link, which although dated, reviews 27 power cords, including Audience and Audioquest.

https://audiobacon.net/2019/08/17/27-audiophile-power-cables-reviewed/

Okay, it posted, so now I'll rewrite the text I lost the first time:

I have lots of experience with Audience cords and cables, rising from the SE's through SX's to a full loom of Front Rows over several years. Every change brought significant improvement. But I don't have any experience with the more advances Audioquest cables, so I can't offer comparisons.

However, after I got to a full loom of Front Rows, I tried one Snake River Signature Amp cord. (See the review above of 27 power cords, which persuaded me to try one.)

Swapped in place of a Front Row power cord, the Snake River yielded a dramatic improvement - clearer air, much more depth and dimensionality, cleaner and less bloated images (I hadn't heard the bloat prior to this comparison), and high definition way into the back of sound stage. It was as if someone turned on the lights back there and suddenly I could see the drum kit in detail.

Then I gradually replaced the whole loom with Snake River Signature cords, getting the same kind of improvement every time. And I sold the Front Rows as I went, pocketing a nice dividend because the SR's were significantly cheaper than even used Front Row prices.

I tried Audioquest Hurricane high current power cables on my amp, DAC and power conditioner. In the end, the only place I kept a Hurricane was on my power conditioner. In my audio system, the AQ Niagara 3000 power conditioner mated with an AQ Hurricane HC PC is a match made in heaven. Happy listening.

@kennymacc - What cables did you end up with for your components in lieu of the Hurricanes that tried out?