Quad 57s with after market power cords

Anybody try a pair of power cords, such as Sablon, DCCA, Shunyata, etc on original Quad 57s?

lula03-21-2016 9:08pm

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acbc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 38 posts 03-22-2016 at 01:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I replaced my 989 stock cords with panga 9's. Made a difference and didn't break the bank. You can find them at audio adviser. Good luck and please post your finds.
douglas_schroeder Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,281 posts 03-22-2016 at 01:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Amen on the sans grills! One of the worst moves in listening, imo, is to shove a screen ahead of a driver. :(
geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 03-22-2016 at 10:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I used homemade power cords made with braided Kimber cable. The original Quad power cords are crap. Relatively speaking, of course. I also ran my 57 Quads competely naked. No grills, no dust covers. They’re bad news. I also used the Arcicci stands. Geoff Kait machina dynamica no goats no glory
douglas_schroeder Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,281 posts 03-22-2016 at 04:05am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Changing power cords is very efficacious for my Kingsound King III ESL speakers (reviewed for Dagogo.com), and in fact I tune the system partly by using different power cords with the ESL speakers' power supplies. I had several people insist it would not change with power cord. I invited one repairer of Quads to come; he heard and admitted he was wrong. Good point regarding outlets, maplegrovemusic.
maplegrovemusic Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,113 posts 03-22-2016 at 02:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Do not know about cords for your speakers , but it is worth trying some Furutech GTX -D receptacles . They were a nice bass improvement in my King Sound stats.
georgehifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion 10,312 posts 03-22-2016 at 02:06am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Don’t bother wasting your money, ESL’s consume so little power you could almost rub a plastic ruler with a wool cloth to generate enough power for them. And for anyone who says they will filter out more noise, it's only the bias voltage the cord supplies. And if your not convinced just get some cheap snap on ferrite power cord clamps they'll be more effective noise remover anyway, not that you'll hear these as well. http://www.jaycar.com.au/Passive-Components/Ferrites%2C-Inductors-%26-Suppression/Bars%2C-Beads%2C-Sleeves-%26-Cores/U25---Ferrite-Voltage-Spike-Protectors-Noise-Suppressors---Each/p/LF1290 Cheers George

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