I had the good fortune of ordering a 150 cord the other day and am EAGERLY awaiting its arrival. Exciting stuff! |
Will do bacardi.
I will connect the 150 to my Exactpower EP15 A. |
Yes, Good for you and congratulations. Glad it went well. I've had my 150 for over a week and to say the results are great so far is an understatement. I will post my opinion on the cord once it has fully broken in. |
@bacardi, for the time being, the 150 is currently on a Job INTegrated (i also plan to put a 300 on my plasma). I have on order, a Decware Zen Torri Jr. from Steve Deckert. My 150 will power that amp when it arrives.......in 3 months. Ugghh.
I’ll probably get one for my DAC as well. So far the 150 has a lower noise floor than the HiDiamond P3 it replaced. Same is true for the Synergistic Research Element Tungsten before that which was on my Job 225 amp. Because of the black backgrounds, the CPT 150 has more decay and extension than the other cords.
Everything sounds more pronounced, cleaner and CLEARER. I can hear "deeper" into recordings. On full scale classical, there is less congestion. Meaning on complex orchestral passages, it doesn’t sound like one big unfocused mess. It’s more coherant, like you focused a lens on a camera.
Not even close to the 100 hour mark yet either.
I am a happy boy. |
@corepowertech, Yes Mark, it was great chatting with you again as well. I'm glad the show went well for you. From what I'm hearing at home with the CPT 150, you deserve it!
Speaking about what I'm hearing at home, this afternoon I told Mark about something I heard while the CPT 150 was on my amplifier. I was listening to a violin concerto and about 4 seconds before The Soloist finished her solo, the orchestra lifted their instruments up to begin playing again. I actually heard the sound of the sleeves of tuxedos slide up their arms.
I listen to live classical at Kimmel Center in Philadelphia regularly. Anyone who hears live classical will tell you there is that moment when the orchestra lifts their instruments in unison, and it's completely audible from the seats. I just never heard it through my system before.
This thing is amazing. |
Well I received my CPT 300 the other day and it is fully broken in now. Last night I put it on my 55" Panasonic plasma tv for the first time. I have 150 on an amp in the audio system.
Guys, to say the results were astonishing is an understatement.
I thought the blacks were dark before, but the 300 makes them BLACK.
I’m talking.....black-black.
Also, within big patches of black, there are no artifacts of any kind. ZERO.
I’m FAR from an expert on video, but to me, this all results in more depth as well because shadows are more easily shown. I don’t mean shadows from objects in front of the sun, but FINE shadows. Like blades of grass have deeper blacks between them which shows more detail and definition as a result.
Colors are more vivid and have more "pop", if you will.
I don’t know how else to say it, as I said, I’m no expert in judging video, but I know when I see a beautiful picture and the CPT 300 delivers the goods.
If you’re on the fence about trying a cord, get off it. They’re that good.
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@bacardi, I can’t say that I see more of a 3-D affect per se, but there is nice depth to the picture.
@Mark. I’ve been extremely busy all weekend and haven’t checked to see if I hear more of a humming (or any at all for that matter). The length is PERFECT by the way. I’m selling a lot of stuff as my system has taken another huge turn, so I have that on my plate too. Pretty soon it will all be over and I can go back to listening to tunes again.
One day I’ll connect the 300 to the Exactpower and check on that for you too.
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Oh Jeez, Mark. I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery! |
@aniwolfe, when I order my second cord I will stack them with Herbie's Audio Lab Tenderfeet. I've used them on other products. They are great and will be perfect for stacking the core power techs, IMO.
I'll be ready soon Mark! |
Last week I added the 1200 to the system. It replaced my giant-killer Exactpower EP15A which gave me many years of fantastic sound.
I'm just going to get right to it and say this 1200 performs better than my EP, and I NEVER thought I would say that. Also, I sent my EP back to Steve for a rebuild a few years ago. After hearing it, I thought it couldn't get any better....until I heard the 1200.
This thing has such a low noise floor and is so damn quite, I'm hearing DEEP into recordings.....my "reference" stuff. Stuff I've heard a thousand times and know like the back of my hand. My speakers are 97db and I have a single ended triode driving them and I hear nothing from the drivers as I place my ear right up to them. It's astonishing, really. I've sat here shaking my head at just how holographic and for lack of a better word, "believable" the system sounds.
Feels like the system has more punch and better control of dynamic swings. During complex orchestral passages, I can hear every musician on the stage more clearly. There is more separation of instruments which I think has a lot to do with it being so quiet with no "noise" in the power.
If you are undecided or are on the fence about trying this or the 1800 out, take my word for it.....this thing is the real deal. I've been into this madness for 21 years and the CPT 1200 is indispensable. I can't imagine my system without it. |
Can't wait to put my plasma on it
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There will be no resolution.
No one will ever get their money back.
Ever.
In the beginning of this madness, the refund was expected.
Then it turned into wishful thinking.
Now it's purely fantasy.
I know it's a tough pill to swallow, but it is what it is. |
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