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Power Cord Review

I'm going to be performing power cord review for www.stereotimes.com. First review will be Power Cord shoot-out for power cords under $600. Power cords to be reviewed in initial article are following.
Harmonic Tech. PRO AC 11
Audio Magic Sorcerer
VooDoo Mana
Shunyata Sidewinder
DELTA LABS REDLINE POWERMASTER
ZuCable Birth
Acoustic Zen Krakatoa(over $600 but will be used as reference)
Acoustic Zen Tsunami
Custom Power Cord Co Model 11

I also was thinking about reviewing BMI Black Eel and Whale Elite(considering affordable price of Whale on Audiogon) and
"Absolute Power Cord" considering amount of controversy surrounding later cord on Audiogon discussions.

I was wondering should I exclude any of above cords from review(not enough interest for them, or they do not belong in the budget group) and did I miss any good contenders in that group. Any feedback will be highly appreciated and lead to the more usefull review.
Leon Rivkin
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lcat
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bmpnyc
713 posts
 
Sorry about the typos. Haven't had my coffee yet.
bmpnyc
713 posts
 
The PS Audio review would be intersting. It was the second choice in Michael Fremer's review this month, and is the new cable on the block. The winner costs, $1600 more. I hope you can put the comparisons into a value rating as well as a winner of the race type of listing. I would like to know how the $160 dollar Harmonic Technology PC rates next to a $600 PC. Lcat, keep us posted. Thanks.
jvogt
212 posts
 
At the risk of ridicule from the "more expensive is better"
crowd, why not include one of the cables from Belden. They
have a large variety of shielded and non-shielded power
cords, with hospital-grade terminations. I use one on my
Levinson 27.5 with excellent results. It's much heavier
than the stock cord, and I have a TDK EMI/RFI clamp on
filter over it for good measure. As I recall I paid about
$30 for the cord.
jdwek
84 posts
 
MIT Z-cord II is about $ 180. I have no idea of its relative merits other than I see it on spectral gear and some stores exclusively

jd
mapleleaf
30 posts
 
How about the Asylum cord made by Kevin Haskins? The PS Audio Lab cable? Bob Crump's TG Audio cords get great buzz too. I think the list could be pretty much endless. Are you trying to test cords with lotsa buzz under 6 Bens, or are there other criteria?

I would be really interested to see the review. When do you think it'll be ready?

Good luck and have fun. Wish I could join ya.
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