I am waiting for my Shunyata Everest 8000 power conditioner to arrive and I must say that it was the third most expensive component in my system. Additionally, each power cable cost as much as my phono preamp, a Sutherland 20/20 with LPS. My sales associate has been spot on with his advice, so I ordered these, but knowing that I have 60 days to return everything. So far, adding subwoofers and acoustically treating my mid sized listening room have made for the largest improvement to date. Today, a Shunyata Sigma NR cable arrive, so I replaced my McIntosh MA12000's power cable and plugged the Sigma into the wall. I am totally at a loss to explain how the music sounded like a veil was removed. It was at the level of treating the room. I previously believed that power cables contributed little to the systems presentation and that the power amps were the last place to upgrade power cords. I was wrong.
Monstrous power cables
Why?
I’m sitting in my listening chair looking at the over $1K power cable that came with my Running Springs Audio Maxim power conditioner. The guy I bought the unit from said he auditioned three cables all costing over a grand and liked these the best.
The cables are about the diameter of the cardboard center of paper towels (maybe even thicker) and weighs about five pounds. It’s absolutely monstrous! I’ve got a piece of wood supporting it under the receptacle and use other items to support it under the Maxim.
The electricity is carried through my house probably using 14 gauge wire. What’s the logic using more than that going from the outlet to any component?
I’ve got quite a few power cables of various diameters, the thickest (other than the one connected to the Maxim) being the AC9 s from Pangea. And to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever AB’d power cables, having just assumed they do make (at least) some difference.