... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY?
HELLO TO ALL... Not really a discussion - more like a survey: prompted by a recent article about Power Cords that showed up in my browser. PLEASE NO DETAILS: NO IN-DEPTH REVIEWS OF ATTRIBUTES, WISH I HADs AGAIN, or WANT TO TRYs - just component (CD, PRE, DAC, INT, POWER, SPEAKER) and Mfg Brand, and model (if known) and length
mine: CD: GOLDMUND /JOB SWEET CORD; 2-1/2 METER INT: JOB INT: PS AUDIO XSTREAM SC STATEMENT, 1 METER
A couple of Synergistic's Reference A/C Master Couplers(to Stealth XXX and Bass amp), five Zu Mothers(to my main amps, TacT 2.2X, CDP and phono pre) and a Zu Mission(from SDS to TT).
I think I am old school. But mostly Cardas Golden Reference, Some Clear and a couple Clear Beyond. On a few a PS Audio Plus and Shunyata entrylevel. Although researching power conditioners and may evolve into something else. But that will take years to change out all the cables.
StraightWire Thunder on processor, and both amplifiers. Audioquest Thunder on power conditioner. Audioquest NRG-Y3 on all other components including subwoofers.
BlueSound Node 2i = stock IEC Power Cable Yamaha CD Player = stock attached #16 AWG Power Cord AR "The Turntable" = stock attached #16 AWG Power Cord NAD 7220PE Receiver (Used as Pre) = stock attached Power Cord Emotiva XPS-2 = Stock #12AWG? IEC Power Cable
They are ALL quite suitable for the loads that are carried to each component, and are bundled / physically separated from other low-signal-level wiring. I find AC Power here in the Milwaukee area to be solid, well-regulated, and reliable.
Audio Art in main system. Signal MagicCable in secondary system. WAudio for home theater setups and third system. Stock cables for all "figure 8"'s throughout (one sub, desktop active pc speakers).
Brown Electronics Lab BEL 1001 amp with a $99 Pangea from AA. The amp (serial no. 0001, BTW!) didn't come with a stock cord. So I thought, why not splurge? All the rest of my AC cords are OEM's.
Newest: Cardas Clear Beyond XL, to PS Audio DSD DAC.AQ Hurricane, to VTL 7.5iii preamp.Elrod Statement Silver, wall to Audience Power Filter.LessLoss Reference - BDP-1 to Power Filter.Kimber Kable PK 10 Palladian - TV to wall. Neal
For what it's worth, I leaned pretty strongly towards the cables are all the same camp just because it seemed logical. The power cord I mentioned above is the single biggest improvement I've made in my system. When it arrived, the set was off, and I just switched it out cold and powered up. My immediate reaction was "no way, what??" Powered down, changed to the old cord, powered up again and could not believe the difference. L.
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