Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord?
Considering the many, many brands of power cords I've tried in my very well accomplished high-end system, I have never been so impacted by these Core Power Technology power cords. Within a very short period(15-20) minutes my system literally came alive. Soundstage opened wider and deeper. The background became dead silent, space between instruments and stage members were more focused and everything sounded cleaner and musical than ever. My highs had a glorious crispness and symbols shimmered. Midrange through my 2" horn became more dynamic and punchy. My 15" bass driver tightened and dug low with great control. My Rel G1 which is a fabulous sub on its own but with a CPT 150 on it is another story. Running high pass from my sub to my Audiozen Noah amplifier, music depth is just stunning. Lower end bass is authoritative and clean with solid grip and impact. My experience with these power cords is truly magical. The scary part of the above is I only have one 150 on my sub and one 300 from my wall to my 6 outlet bar. I still need 3 more to complete my system. I could just imagine the level after that...In closing, I cannot emphasize enough to try one of these in your system. I CANNOT and WIIL NOT take these out as they are that good. But hold your jaw, cuz what you've been listening to will just become real after Core Power Technologies.
How could our Audigon community not been made aware of these and other issues???
AV123.com’s Mark Schifter Indicted in Colorado For Alleged Charity Fraud
A local Colorado new website, TimesCall.com, is reporting that AV123.com’s Mark Schifter has just been indicted by a grand jury for up to 27 counts of misappropriating raffle money. The raffles were supposedly designed to benefit charities including the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Russian orphanages, the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross efforts to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. The indictment reportedly states that Schifter had no license and or the permission of each of the charities. Many of the charities report that they never received the money from the raffle events.
Mr. Schifter faces five counts including: Theft of $20,000 or more, Committing a computer crime to scheme or defraud $20,000 or more, Violating raffle law by failing to get a charitable gaming license, Charitable fraud and Use of an organization’s name without authorization in connection with a charitable fraud.
In America we all are innocent until proven guilty yet even with that protection in place, there are many in the AV industry who are not surprised that "Shifty Schifter" is in trouble with the law. His success with Genesis Loudspeakers and Audio Alchemy in the 1990s are well documented. Schifter also went on to be an early player in the outsourcing of loudspeaker manufacturing to China as well as the online sale of speakers directly to the customer. Paired with his successes comes a laundry list of industry enemies who remember the questionable business practices, broken promises and breached contracts. Schifter is famous for saying "if you don’t like it - sue me." Now it looks like the Colorado Attorney General is taking him up on the offer with some very serious allegations. Allegations that come months after Schifter is recovering from heart ailments say one contact close to Schifter.
A grand jury has indicted 53-year-old Mark L. Schifter of Longmont on suspicion of stealing $180,034 through a charity fraud.
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced the indictment Friday. He said the grand jury accused Schifter of running 27 illegal charity raffles online at his company's main Web site, www.AV123.com, and then keeping most of the money for himself.
"Of that amount, only $29,500 was ever given to the ostensible recipients of the donated raffle money," the grand jury said in its indictment. "Many charities that Mark Schifter said would receive large amounts of donations from his raffles, in fact, received nothing."
Schifter heads Perpetual Technologies, a company that sells high-end audio equipment. According to the indictment, he is believed to have run the raffles between Oct. 18, 2004, and Aug. 25, 2009, through an online forum at the AV123 site. At one point, the indictment said, he even set up a PayPal account to make it easier to donate.
Each raffle included an expensive piece of audio equipment as a prize, the indictment said, as well as an emotional appeal for help written by Schifter.
"The scam not only defrauded Colorado consumers, but it also preyed on their generosity," Suthers said in a statement Friday.
A total of 707 people from across the United States gave to the raffles, Suthers said. The causes promoted by the raffles included the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The Children's Hospital of Denver, Russian orphanages, the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross efforts to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, according to the indictment.
Schifter ran each raffle without a license and without permission to use the names of the charities, the indictment claims.
"In fact, most of the organizations were unaware that a so-called raffle was being held to benefit them," the grand jury said in its indictment.
The grand jury indicted Schifter on five counts, consisting of:
• Theft of $20,000 or more.
• Committing a computer crime to scheme or defraud $20,000 or more.
• Violating raffle law by failing to get a charitable gaming license.
• Charitable fraud.
• Use of an organization's name without authorization in connection with a charitable fraud.
Suthers said his office worked with the Longmont Police Department to get the indictment.
Suthers also said that those wanting to investigate a Colorado charity can go online to www.checkthecharity.org.
Charities also can be checked out through the Boulder/Denver office of the Better Business Bureau at www.denver.bbb.org/charity.
Longmont man sentenced to 20 years probation for illegal charity rafflesBy Vanessa Miller, Camera staff writerPOSTED: 10/15/2010 08:34:37 AM MDTUPDATED: 10/15/2010 01:09:23 PM MDT A 54-year-old Longmont man has been sentenced to 20 years of probation and two years of work release for defrauding Colorado residents through fraudulent charity raffles.
Mark L. Schifter also will be required to pay $110,000 in restitution to his victims, according to Colorado Attorney General John Suthers.
Schifter used his two companies — www.AV123.com and Perpetual Technologies — to post information online about 27 illegal charity raffles between October 2004 and August 2009, according to his indictment. He would offer desirable stereo equipment as prizes and write emotional appeals for charities ranging from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to the American Red Cross to the Children's Hospital of Denver.
He would occasionally solicit donations for real people who were actually sick, according to the indictment.
The indictment says he didn't get permission from the charities to run the raffles in their names, and most of the organizations were unaware the raffles were ever held.
During the five-year period, Schifter stole nearly $180,000 from 707 victims using the fraudulent raffles. Many of the charities advertised as benefactors of the online games received no money, according to the indictment.
Investigators from the Office of the Attorney General partnered with Longmont police to obtain the indictment.
Anyone wanting more information about charities or charitable solicitors can visit www.checkthecharity.com to find information on charities operating in Colorado or soliciting contributions from Colorado consumers.
Can you please come here WITHOUT saying you or so and so was sick or terminally ill? Leave the sickness out of this thread and just talk about the products?
So, we have a discussion going which could prevent people from losing there money and Audiogon is removing all trace and leaving people open to being duped! Are we not a community looking out for each other? Does a moderator care to explain why these threads are being removed?
Is this the only CPT thread left? I just looked back about a week on the forum for cables and don't see any others besides this for Core Power Technologies products. Wow.
I have my legal people on the trace. I won't be letting this go. They (my legals) will issuing a writ to AudioGon if the Core Power Technologies Deep Core thread is not restored for scrutiny.
@acaman The title of the thread was Core Power Technologies Deep Core and is still visible as a title but not accessible (at the end of all the threads discussion details).
This removal of CPT threads is unacceptable and Audiogon is committing obstruction of justice since I see no other option but for the whole thing to end up in court and Audiogon will be subpoenaed.
This is my email in case you need my help. info@angelcityaudio.com
i am taking a screenshot of this post, just in case.
Audiogon removed the thread themselves because it continued to get off the OP's topic. The thread could be activated again when things cool down. From what I heard we are waiting for a major announcement about a buyout. As I've always said on these three threads...patience is a virtue... Lets see if it all works out and everyone ends up happy :-)
From the glass is half empty point of view, the removed CPT thread was on topic. It was evolving in the way many news story would, and was supplying much needed information for the directly affected customers and other interested individuals. The removal IMHO is misguided and conflicts with the very essence of what our country stands for.
This
removal of CPT threads is unacceptable and Audiogon is committing
obstruction of justice since I see no other option but for the whole
thing to end up in court and Audiogon will be subpoenaed.
You must be joking. In the US,
a publisher can easily quash almost any subpoena, and Audiogon can't be forced to publish
claims made by others. Your pursuit of "justice" is through the court
system, not by rubber-hosing a publisher.
@joecasey "A little naive" I don't think so. I've had my 300 and 1800 for a long time, one of the first to receive them. I haven't paid for anything I haven't received. I agree time will tell if Mark can make good with the promises he has made.
The Mods have now deleted 2 complete threads and are deleting post after post made by people who have not been sent their products or issued refunds. Does Audiogon really think this is the right way to handle this?
This whole drama has been playing out over a year, and now when it is coming to a head they simply delete complaints by people who have paid for undelivered product and have asked for refunds or had to make fraud claims against Mark and CPT.
All of you forum posters agreed to abide by the forum owner’s policies, including the implicit (if not explicit) policy not to complain bitterly when the owner decides for whatever whim or reason to yank the proverbial rug from underneath you. This is not a “free speech” forum. You are “moderated” after all.
I have been wanting to write sooner – but I was advised to
stay away until we had a deal for Core Power along with some deeply troubling
things I have learned about a few of the people that have been posting in these
threads. I apologize to all of you for this.
I have two very long posts drafted and waiting for Counsel
approval before posting. One is business related – and the other is deeply personal.
I have learned a lot in these last few weeks and I’m ready to get a few things “spoken”.
The Company is most certainly NOT out of business. The
Company has been sold to one of the very best businesses in the audio industry
and led by a man I personally trust and know. Modwright Instruments and Dan
Wright will take over Core Power Tech. Dan is a wonderful person and he is
First Cabin in my book all the way.
There is so much to say and I’m anxious to do it, but this
much I can offer. We have obtained a loan to close out the business from our
end and take care of refunds to the 100th percentile and any
outstanding debts the company has. Its clear to me that I’m unable to run a
business of this magnitude and be present with my health in it’s current state.
I’ve done a very poor job these last 90-days and I hold myself accountable and
I wish to apologize to all of you.
We do have some shipments leaving early week to close things
out. Several overseas shipments and perhaps 8 to 10 US-shipments. I will be
contacting each person that had Deep Core ordered to discuss matters pertaining
to the shipments. The product is complete, and Dan will be building them.
I will have much more to say this week – but suffice to say
I am personally not at all pleased with myself and the state of affairs over
these last 90 days. The company was very successful (in all ways) but we simply
ran out of all the necessary things one needs to run a company of this size.
I wish to thank all of you – and I sincerely mean that.
Wow, congrats to Dan Wright! Mark is right about Dan. This is great news for all. As an already happy owner of an E=C 1800, I am thrilled with this news.
Just spoke with Dan Wright, nice guy and I hope the transition goes smoothly. Mark - I still would like to receive the Deepcore I purchased in February, please contact me so we can work out the shipping, thanks.
Maybe we can get some public announcement from Mark or one of his representatives regarding the status of the company, our Deep Cores, and our refunds.
“I will have much more to say this week – but suffice to say I am personally not at all pleased with myself and the state of affairs over these last 90 days.”
It is now “next” week, so I guess Mark has much, much more to say about all of this.
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