recommendation for power cables for Gryphon amp

Kops,

interesting...i have heard the same. i know someone who has a killer system and has switched to an entire loom of Jorma. The question is...aren't they more than USD $1,000 per cable? Perhaps s/hand they are under $1000, not sure.

Lloyd

Hi Ramy,

i think you have advised me in the past, and i've always appreciated your help. i own a Gryphon Antileon and also a Zanden DAC, so we share some components in common. My entire PC loom is PAD Dominus/Anniversary Contego...except that the last 2 PC purchases have been from a new company called Sablon Audio. I know Mark Coles, the founder, but am not in any way affiliated with him. Just a very satisfied consumer...check out the review on Positive Feedback.

The cable is called the Robusto and is comfortably within your stated budget for each cord. sablonaudio.com Soundwise the standout characteristics are very black background and a very natural sense of clarity. They are more lively than the PAD...again always natural...and thus i think it could be a worthwhile match for you to consider with your Gryphon. Hope that helps. Enjoy!!!!!!

Lloyd

i believe you are correct, mechans. i am not aware of a distributor in the US. Contact the manufacturer. Niels is quite helpful in service and quite responsive. They sell their own powercords, but i have found they respond quite well to PAD. hope that helps.

Hi Ramy,

how is it going on cable? thanks for any updates.

Hi Ramy,

Sorry to hear of your challenges. I am no expert, but i have had my share of "challenges" over the years with integrating a new component/cable into the system. There are (at least) two possibilities here:

1. the VDR is balanced to have more bass, or is not a good match with the Nemo...and you need to find a better match to demonstrate the Nemo's evident capabilities.

You may find old reviews about Nemo (i literally have read every single article on every single component i own or have seriously auditioned...just to pick up any experiences from reviewers about speaker placement, odd mis-matches with cables, etc).

2. On the other hand, it might be that the cable is allowing more power thru the Nemo...and the Nemo is responding with far great weight/impact...and your speakers perhaps need to be repositioned for this. i do not know your speakers...but your post makes me wonder. If you are hearing "too much bass" (and if you think the VDR is suppposed to be a reasonably balanced cable)...perhaps you need to reposition your speakers (ie, further from wall, further apart, watch side walls...all the things that can make a speaker "boomy or muddy" in the bass).

The reason i suspect either option is because you say the stock cable is better than VDR. Some stock cables are truly excellent, and some manufacturers select their stock cables very carefully...but generally i have found if you get a high quality cable, you will hear certain improvements...not necessarily worth the money, not even necessarily all good (ie, mis-matches in cable/equipment) but given your lack of success in finding any cable to improve the stock cable, i do wonder about that.

my 2 cents. pls post back and let us know how the PS cable works out. good luck.