Very happy and surprised with AE power cords quality and SQ. Bought a used Ocean Lite and Ocean Elite 3 for my HT system Dac/Streamer and Amp. Wanted lighter more flexible cords with tight connection and these checked those boxes. Liked them enough to buy a used Mega, another Elite 3 and Lite for my 2-channel system’s power conditioner, Amp and Dac. I was completely surprised and the level of improved SQ. Especially the Mega cord, it made the biggest improvement on my power conditioner. I am an AE believer now!
Audio envy - dang!
I usually post on AG when I have an issue or concern, so I’m happy for once it’s to praise a new product, in this case Audio Envy’s IC.
I use an ARC Classic 60 amp with a Herron 1A preamp. The AE cable went between these two.
I run an ARC Phono pre PH3se from my VPI prime as source.
My speakers are Thiel CS2.4’s
Out of the box a bit bright, But after a few hours that just went to strait up transparent - I mean freaking crystal clear. No tonal aberrations. Smooth, with no etched highs. Voices sound right, Natural. Soundstage opened up, as you might expect when things get clearer.
The best part was how inexpensive they were. They made my Cardas Clear Light interconnects I was using sound clouded by contrast. The Cardas was about x3 the cost of the AE’s.
BTW, this wasn’t “I think I hear differences”, this was “I’ll never use those Cardas in this system again, and where is my IPad, I need to order my next set!”
And that’s just what I did.
I use an ARC Classic 60 amp with a Herron 1A preamp. The AE cable went between these two.
I run an ARC Phono pre PH3se from my VPI prime as source.
My speakers are Thiel CS2.4’s
Out of the box a bit bright, But after a few hours that just went to strait up transparent - I mean freaking crystal clear. No tonal aberrations. Smooth, with no etched highs. Voices sound right, Natural. Soundstage opened up, as you might expect when things get clearer.
The best part was how inexpensive they were. They made my Cardas Clear Light interconnects I was using sound clouded by contrast. The Cardas was about x3 the cost of the AE’s.
BTW, this wasn’t “I think I hear differences”, this was “I’ll never use those Cardas in this system again, and where is my IPad, I need to order my next set!”
And that’s just what I did.
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@nutty have you compared the New Ocean-Expanded to the Ocean Elite 3? If so how do they compare? Also, are your Ocean -Expanded the base cable or did you purchase any of the ground upgrades offered? Thanks |
@evank Talk or email Cap he is very helpful in explaining his cables in and outs. I had some similar ribbons that were fatiguing and took about 75-100 hours to sound excellent. Of course your cables are different as is your system. Good luck. Love his power cables. |
@nutty don’t see these recepticals on AE’s website to order. Is this an ask Cap special order only? Price? Thanks Also, I have now had my new OE Expanded with ground upgrade power cable for 2 weeks and it is a really nice step up. Everything is just better. Quiet, black background, more 3D, hear details I didn’t hear before. |
@nutty I don’t own any regular OE expanded. I did compare it (on my tube preamp) to an OE elite 3 and the expanded with ground upgrade is much better it all ways. Cap told me that he highly recommended the ground upgrade and it is well worth it. Maybe he would take a trade in and you could try one and compare…enjoy the music. Cheers, Tom |
@kclone In my experience speaker grounds go on the (-) or black side of speakers. I have ground boxes wired on the (-) on one pair and ground purifiers on the (-) on another pair. |
@samureyex It is $50 per cable additional for the upgrade. It allows you to order up to 3 cables if needed. I ordered one and it is a fantastic cable. Performs way above it’s price point to my ears. All of my power and IC cables are now AE of different levels and I am very pleased with the synergy. |