Electraglide Epiphany vs Kubala-Ssna vs....


I'm a big fan of the electraglide epiphany, and have two of them. I just purchased a set of Nagra VPA tubed monos and will need two more PC's. They will both go into a model 80A3 Isoclean power conditioner.

Obv I am partial to the EG's but i want to keep an open mind. The isoclean SuperFocus is also quite nice - maybe a bit more musical than the ultra-transparent epiphany.

I am very interested in hearing what your experience with the Kubala vs the epiphany - and no conversation about PC's would be complete without adding Purist and Elrod, so comparisons between them and the epiphany woudl also be welcome.

THANKS in advance - Art
artg

Showing 3 responses by rcprince

JD: Thanks for your report--I can think of many things, including root canal, I'd rather do than sit around comparing power cords, but they certainly do seem to make a difference.

FWIW, I am almost done rewiring my system in KS Emotion (four power cords to go), you are right, it is indeed a state of the art cable, at least in my system. It also works best as a complete system, as I'm sure all of them do. I am astonished at how even the power cords get rid of the high frequencty hash and present a smoother sonic picture without apparently favoring any frequency range over the other.
Watch out John, Joe did the same for me, now my whole system is K-S Emotion. It was easier for him to do this with me, though, I only live 25 minutes from his home. They are extraordinary cables, and I had been very happy (except for the weight and stiffness) with the NBS Omega up till then.
Well, FWIW, I'm not sure which of the Harmonix cords I heard at my dealer's (it was fairly pricey, in the $1200 or so range), but it had a distinctly "warm" or "mellow" sound compared to others I have heard and particularly vs. the other cord they put in its place while I was listening. Probably similar as a general matter to the Kubala-Sosna (unfortunately I did not hear them both in the same system), though my impression was that the sound of the amp with that cord was a little too warm for my taste, masking some of the low-level detail in the recordings I was listening to. However, I heard it with an Accuphase amp that is a little warm to begin with; perhaps it would be better suited for a more neutral or leaner-sounding amplifier.