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Cardas Power Cords
A Certificate of Authenticity can be copied/forged easier than the cable itself can be copied through the manufacturing process.  Lots of fake product out there.  It's best to send it in for inspection/repair.  
Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ
@bigtwin  The major work that we have been developing is a bias supply that uses a miniscule amount of the audio power from the amplifier to develop the bias voltage. This eliminates the AC power cord, but does not have any effect on the sound q... 
Case in point: a $90,000 power cord by ASUNZ
@bigtwin You put out all that money to run with Puritan Ultimate power cords throughout your system.  And after making your own $60 cords, you can't hear a difference to the PU cords?  Did you not do any serious listening / comparisons of your sto... 
Koestu original Onyx Sig pre-platinum cart vs. later/current platinum Sig comparisons
What do you mean by, "faster"?   Is this perhaps nothing more than greater delineation?   Such greater accuracy and detail might give the illusion of "faster" by simply making one think that the musician is moving faster on the guitar, violin, key... 
3 New Products: My Review:
I did not mean to imply that the two existing products should be eliminated.  I only wish they could combined into one chassis for those who would buy them to be used in series.  Not just eliminate a power cord but also two chassis connectors ....... 
3 New Products: My Review:
Very interesting discussion.  I would like to try these but I see that the SSZ is out of stock so I will have to be patient. One question to @verafiaudio : From reading reviews / discussions on the LNBH and SSZ, the recommended connection appears... 
Snake River Audio Signature and Signature AMps series power cords.
@treitz3 Please have a look at my virtual system.  This will answer your question on my current power cord usage.    
Snake River Audio Signature and Signature AMps series power cords.
I met Jonny at the So Cal Show last month.  I knew nothing about his products.  We talked a good 10-15 minutes.  Such a nice guy.  A week later I contacted him to let try a pair of his new Takshaka model power cord.  They will arrive in the next f... 
Review: Running Springs Audio Dmitri AC filter
jafant A few years after I got the Haley, I did some reading to find out what other RSA owners were using for power cords.  That was when I learned about the CJ power cord. I suspect the review below caught my attention years ago.  Looks like the... 
Review: Running Springs Audio Dmitri AC filter
I’ve been using a Dmitri for 4-5 years on a music system.  This replaced a Haley which I had been using since 2007ish until an outlet failed.  I finally replaced that as reported in another A’gon thread; the Haley is alive and kicking again.  But,... 
Audio Research Ref 6 power cord
All audio cable companies don’t know how to make a proper power cord. All their power cables sound veiled and harsh. Only Wavetouch audio power cord is made properly and sounds clean and closest to the original music. Alex/Wavetouch Wow, that's... 
Unusual countries for audio gear
Estonia - The Estelon speakers are stunning.  Try to hear these when going to audio shows.  
White Audio Labs B2 amp...any info?
This was one amplifier that I heard one good thing after another.  But I never crossed paths with one to try it out at home.  I guess the owners were not willing to let them go.  Sad to hear that we lost another well respected audio engineer.  
Looking for advise regarding Rogue M180’s
I love all the tube-rolling stories; the quest to get that last bit of magical sound.  
Andy Kim - Needle Clinic
Let me be the first 2025 contributor to this thread.  Many years ago I got a used AQ 7000 cartridge. I ran it sparingly for a few years but it was just not performing well so in 2018 I sent It to Andy for service.  Andy reported back that the cart...