A
bit late to the game, but I’d like to add my own two cents (well, maybe a
nickel).
Having
spent 15 years (give or take) as a reviewer and audio magazine Editor, I was
fortunate in being able to audition – often in my own system – a wide variety
of audio gear, including power cables. Like many audiophiles, I found
that power cords sound different from one another (or more accurately, make the
equipment to which they are connected sound different), and that the careful
selection of a power cord(s) could make my system more to my liking.
Last
year Mark contacted me and said that he wanted to stop by so I could hear his
new EQUI=CORE “fully balanced AC power sources.” I had
some familiarity with balanced power, and knew that it could dramatically
improve a system; however, I also knew that most balanced power systems were
quite expensive, usually in the neighborhood of $5000 and up. I was thus
more than a bit skeptical when Mark told me how relatively inexpensive his
products were.
I
try to always keep an open mind (though some might say it is an empty head-!),
so I agreed to give it a try. I decided to begin at the source, which was
(and still is) an EMM Labs DAC2x. Though not to everyone’s taste (nothing
is), I think most would agree that the DAC 2x is a pretty fine piece of
equipment, and I used it with a power cord (a VERY pricey one, at that) that I
felt optimized its performance.
You
probably know where this is going: To my considerable surprise, the EQUI=CORE
trounced my reference power cord. As this is by no means a formal review,
I will keep it short and sweet: With the EQUI=CORE in the system, the noise
floor was considerably lower, resolution was enhanced without any apparent
frequency anomalies, and most saliently, the system sounded more natural.
I have since tried the EQUI=CORE with other components in my system, and the
effect has been consistent. This products amazes me when I consider its price
and pure value for money play.
As
coincidence would have it, around the time of Mark’s visit, I was about to
embark on a career change. After 17 years in the field of pharmaceutical and
biotechnology patent law, I was starting a home-based audio retail
business. Mark agreed to allow me to be a dealer for his EQUI-CORE line
of products, which (not surprisingly) is what brought me to this thread.
To
simply introduce myself, I am Larry Borden and I am located in northern NJ,
30-45 minutes from Manhattan, Westchester, Connecticut, Rockland County, and of
course northern and central New Jersey. If anyone is interested in
demoing or chatting further with me about EQUI=CORE, please feel free to
contact me here, or through my Distinctive Stereo web site.
I’m
really happy to have found this thread and to find so many satisfied users.
This is a great product and one that needs more exposure for sure.
