no, I liked the way it sounded, no issues there. I just prefer straight cables without the box. Have space constraints in and around my rack.
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.
Cheers....and let the tapping begin.......
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.
Cheers....and let the tapping begin.......
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Folks - I'm still home and will not be going to Maryland. I apologize to those I was going to meet while out that way. Short version is, yesterday a brand new White Prius hit me on my right side hip area while this young lady was pulling out. Totally silent - I heard nothing. I fell and konked my head pretty good. Home for 5 days at least now. Thanks, Mark |
@bacardi Thanks for your note. YES, I'm hearing that these Audiozen products from Italy are AMAZING - and an incredible value too boot. @paz307 Thank you for your kind words and observations. E=C is making it's first shipment to India this week and we are excited. Word is spreading quickly - and after Capital Audio Fest I'm receiving all kinds of Industry Requests now also. @rshad0000 Many thanks - sincerely appreciate your kind words. Off to Baltimore area this week - best to all, Mark |
After 500 plus hours, my CPT cord sounds stunning. The difference between my CPT 300 and other more expensive cords becomes more noticable every day. Everything just sounds more live with the CPT cords. A guitar sounds more like, live plucking of the strings and when the artist taps on the guitar you can clearly hear the wood vibrate. Little micro nuances come through much more clear with the CPT cord versus other expensive cords that I own. I also have 2 very high end conditioners and I prefer the CPT 300 straight to the wall over the conditioners.
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@hieukm, Thanks for your note. We have many people using E=C units POST Regenerators like PS Audio, etc. I do not have experience with the Torus equipment but I know the man that owns the company and he builds wonderful transformers. We do have a solid group using Filters - and these people are running POST the filter as well. So output of the filter to input of the E=C and then output of the E=C to the gear you wish to drive Balanced. Thanks, Mark |
Entirely grateful to report that our EQUI=CORE was part of a room at THE Show Newport that has won an Audio Oasis Award from Positive Feedback from it's estimable Editor - Dr. David Robinson. I'm extremely appreciative to be part of a room with Merrill Audio, German Physiks, EMM Labs, VPI etc. etc. Thanks all, Mark http://positive-feedback.com/show-reports/impressions-show-newport-beach-2016-part-1-audio-oasis-awa... |
@calloway Understood... Please allow me to ask for two beta testers from this forum that have a piece of gear (DAC, Preamp, Phono Stage, USB Regenerator etc. etc.) that uses an outboard power supply. I will have two units available for testing. There is no obligation on anyone's part to say or do anything here etc. We just want to get Super Core into a few systems 3 weeks from now. Please reply here - or to corepowertech@outlook.com or text my cell 720.317.9141 Thanks - and Happy Holidays... Mark |
@calloway Thanks so much - most appreciated Wondering if you anything in your system that uses a small Wall Wart or external Power Supply. Our new Battery PSU tentatively called Super Core is about ready. We should have some beta pieces in 3 weeks or so. 1200's and 1800's are now VERY close as well Many thanks Mark corepowertech@outlook.com text or call 720.317.9141 PS - Happy Holiday to all |
joecasey, I am using the CPT300 on a DIY power strip. My front end components are plugged in that power strip with Cerious Technologies Graphene cables. Together this combo far exceeds anything I had with the HiDiamond, High Fidelity in terms of transparency and natural sound. Not warm, not bright just right. |
@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. |
@devilboy Really please to hear about this devilboy. I believed it when I explained it to you - and I believe it more and more with each day. The E=C on Plasma and LED TV's is really wonderful. My set at home really shows this off well. I hope the cord length worked out well. The issue as my Engineers explain it to me is that the SMPS power supplies used in these TV's just really don't work well. There is a TON of tech data about this - but the bottom line is this... these power supplies are used because of SPACE and COST. In the end these Switch Mode Power Supplies madly love Balanced Power. devilboy - could you detect a different "whine" in your power supply on your Plasma when E=C is applied? I'd love to know. Free to write or call if posting is a hassle. 720.317.9141 or corepowertech@outlook.com Tonight I'm on my own as Missy 2 Shoes (aka my wife) is out helping our daughter with Garage Sale duty. I see a nice burger in my future... :) BTW - I guess I'm going to let the cat out of the bag here and let you guys know that we have some incredible Battery Power Supplies coming for wal-wart or plug in power supplies. Talk about the differences heard and measured.... WOW! @bacardi Appreciate very much your input and your call the other day. Very appreciated. Best wishes, Mark |
@devilboy , great to hear. Would you say it has more of a 3D effect to the picture? I don't have one direct to a big screen but my Samsung LED LCD is connected into a 6 plug strip that is run to a 300 to the wall. The colour vividness, black and white accuracy is really noticeable. I currently have the cheesy figure 8 two prong cord which needs to be changed or the tv itself to run a custom cord. All in time... |
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. |
@klh007 Thanks so much for your comment. The larger units are cool - but we still think our smaller guys have a great place in all of this as folks are finding out. Just had a PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC customer write this morning to explain the differences he is now experiencing. His explanations were very specific with musical notes included. Really made my day. Last week we had two headphone customers write to say the same thing - the differences with headphones are massive (according to them) due to the "directly coupled" nature of that listening experience. I have not really tried to market to those folks - but perhaps I should. Appreciate very much your comments - Best wishes, Mark |
I want to offer my apologies at the outset for including this information in this thread - but I am very proud to announce that the room we were in at T.H.E. Show Newport has won The Gold Award (along with others) at AV Showrooms. This is a highly coveted award and we all feel very excited about this. Link here... http://www.avshowrooms.com/The_Show_2016_Newport.html As well, we won a few days ago for Best Sound at the Show (Tied in Value Category) at TAS for speakers (systems) 15K and above. That link is here... http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/the-show-newport-neil-gader-on-loudspeakers-and-electronics... The Emerald Physics EP2.8 were surely the star of the room - but at the "foundation" the Core Power E=C units ran two rooms (and others after hours) with great success... I'm very grateful... Best wishes, Mark |
@calloway Doing something similar here and YES, I am hearing deeper into the soundstage than ever before in my home system. I have not been doing this at the office or at shows - but you can bet I will be doing it now. @bacardi Thanks so much for the conversation - I enjoyed our chat quite a bit and your passion comes through clearly. Really excited about CPT’s next steps and it was fun sharing some of that data with you. Thank you for lending me your ear a bit. Best always, Mark |
It's so great to hear that you all are having game changing experiences with these CPT power cords. It's always nice having things simplified with a smaller range of products needed for each device to achieve its fullest potential. We all do like experimenting, but this was as easy as plug-n-play like I mentioned from the beginning. I'm happy for the believers and can't push enough for the doubters-if any...... it's the "live" sound that these CPT cords have that is sooo addicting... |
Here are some of my thoughts after 72 hours of break in on my CPT300.First I want to mention that had problems inserting the female connector into my Spectral preamplifier, this is the tightest fitting cord I have ever used in my life. Out of the box the CPT300 sounded OK with blacker backgrounds than I was accustomed to and there was some extra detail. I waited 24 hours and went back for a second listen and the system had more separation than my previous very expensive power cord. There is a lack of color with this cord while giving my system extra micro detail that I have not heard before. After 72 hours the CPT 300 continues to increase in frequency response, deeper bass and a touch more top end. I would say that things will get very interesting over the next 500 hours because currently after 72 hours this one of the best power cords I have heard. I will be ordering another one next week. I have own several of the mentioned expensive power cables on this thread from $5000 and down and I would prefer not to put any of these other cable manufactures down, so no name calling here
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@rshad0000 Can't thank you enough for your evaluation. I'm really thrilled that you are happy and that our E=C is making a profound difference. @lak I'm trying isolation feet myself right now - metal cones and wooden platforms. Early tests are quite positive. @bacardi Same as above. Thank you guys for touting me on to this. :) Larry - so pleased to see you here. Your room is amazing and the listening sessions at your place firmly allowed me to move forward with these products. I can't thank you enough. I miss listening in your amazing room - hope to be back again soon. Best wishes, Mark @calloway PS - thanks for your updates as well. |
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Hi Larry, nice to hear your experience with the Core Power Technology. I do think it is a quality in itself that no other has done. I do think placing resonance control feet would enhance the characteristics. I have mine elevated with solid park wood blocks(HIFI PyonSound)about 6-8 inches off the floor. It is just enough to notice.... |
