Audioquest Dragon Powercord vs Hurricane


I don't want to get into a debate about if powercords and/or cables sound different or not. I just want to talk about the differences between the Audioquest Dragon and Audioquest Hurricane powercords in my system, based on my ears and preferences. My system consists of a Jeff Rowland 625 S2 amplifier, Jeff Rowland Corus preamp, Chord Dave DAC, Antipodes DS GT music server, Monitor Audio PL500 ii speakers, JL Audio F112 v2,  Clarus Crimson speaker cables, Wireworld Platinum series 8 XLRs, and all Audioquest Hurricane power cords.
I have two Dragon powercords for a home audition. I put one on my DAC and the other on my preamp. My initial thought is the Dragon added a lot of detail. I usually listen with the volume set at 60, but had to reduce it to 58 with the Dragon inserted. After letting the music play for awhile, I did some critical listening for 90 minutes or so. I'm pretty certain that I will keep all Hurricanes and not purchase any Dragon powercords. It isn't because I think the Hurricane is better. I submit they are different and I always say cables are system dependent. In my system the Hurricane is a more balanced cable, where the Dragon is forward to my ears and it's a cable that really highlights details in a way that I don't like. E.g. when I listened to a blues track by KEB MO, with the Dragons the guitar was very forward and dominate, his voice was out of balance and the bass wasn't as full. Returning to the Hurricanes provided excellent balance with detail and fuller bass. Things may change over the next couple of days, but I don't usually change from my initial thoughts. There are no absolutes in audio and careful component matching is more important than how much a component cost.  
ricred1
2nd Note;the Hurricane is an excellent choice at its price-point.
Happy Listening!
I have Dragon Source on my DAC. Hurricane on my Amp and Power Conditioner. Dragon is detailed and refined. To me the Hurricane is a big and bold sound and complements Dragon. Love these Storm series power cables!
-Alex

Which power cords will sound better would depend on your room acoustics and speakers, and then lastly gear. But the room rules. Dragon is so balanced from top to bottom, the bass is deep but tight, but if you have speakers that can go to 30Hz that Dragon will put on stand-up bass in your room, and the details from each pluck and pull off those think strings are spooky good. Vocals have plenty of air and presence, some may wish for more thicken or chestiness like good old tubes could do when they sound like tubes not like SS as of today. If the Dragon makes Sinatra sound correct as well as a good piano recording then it is back to the recording quality if vocals sound thin. The better the PC the more your equipment is able to deliver what each piece of gear is fully capable of.  In the end though it is what we like, and that what your system should sound like because that is the Absolute Sound, you enjoying listening to your music on your system.