mcondon
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| Mad Scientist "NEO" Power Cord Review Lak, yes, I auditioned the LessLoss Reference from the Cable Company. Sorry I didn't post impressions earlier. Frankly, I don't think it quite competes with CH Acoustics. I didn't find music to be emotionally engaging when using it. It sounded a l... | |
| Mad Scientist "NEO" Power Cord Review I think this cord is good, but I am not quite as enamored as Ozzy. For the money, yes, it is good but I don't find it to be a "giant killer". The CH Acoustics X-20 is substantially better in terms of dynamics, resolution, soundstage, bass, and det... | |
| A New Superstar Power Cord Another update on the CH Acoustic X-20: I am now plugging my components directly into the wall. Compared to the HiDiamond P4 on my digital source, the X-20 is the clear winner. It offers better dynamics, better detail, and a more open soundstage. ... | |
| A New Superstar Power Cord A small update on my CH Acoustics X-20 demo. The system sounded a tad polite and bass shy when I was using one of the two demo X-20s between my Bel Canto transport and my BPT power conditioner. I decided to try plugging the CH X-20 directly from t... | |
| Recommend a SPDIF cable Agisthos, I borrowed a High Fidelity CT-1 digital cable from the Cable Company based on all the positive buzz here on Audiogon. I thought the Black Cat Silverstar sounded just as good as the High Fidelity CT-1 at 20% the price. In my system, the K... | |
| Recommend a SPDIF cable The Black Cat Silverstar at $150 is worth trying. It is a very neutral and accurate sounding cable and can be returned to the manufacturer within 30 days if you don't like it. If you want a warmer sounding cable, the Oyaide DR-510 is also very goo... | |
| A New Superstar Power Cord I am demoing the CH Acoustic X-20 now. Despite all the good word of mouth, I am not finding them to be all that special so far...not terrible at all, but not strikingly better than many other cheaper cords I have lying around. Considering the pric... | |
| Review: LESSLOSS DFPC Signature Power cord Actually, I stand corrected. The Cable Company is now a dealer for Lessloss cables. | |
| Review: LESSLOSS DFPC Signature Power cord Yes, I agree with the complaints about the return policy. Although I liked the Lessloss room at the New York Audio Show last year, cabling is very system dependent in my experience. I recently switched speakers and electronics, and the interconnec... | |
| BPT 3.5 Power cable need help I have owned two BPT conditioners and always preferred BPT power cords with them. Mind you, I never tried any mega-dollar power cords, but have tried quite a few that were under $1000. | |
| Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs In answer to the original poster's question: yes, reviewers should review mega-dollar cables because it is in their economic interest to do so. Even if very few of us will ever end up contemplating spending $8,600 on a Kraken power cord, which jus... | |
| Need to consider a new pair of ICs Yes, break the DAC in before drawing conclusions. If you need a warmer sound, PAD might work. | |
| Crimson Music Link RM spk cable: Hype or high Q? Crimson Music Links are excellent interconnects. I pretty much use them extensively, having demo'd and owned many other IC's, including Tara Labs, PAD, Cardas, Gabriel Gold. WyWires ICs are close, but not as open and resolving as the Crimsons. The... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations I would try Clear Day Double Shotguns, which you can demo with a free 30-day trial and are excellent. Another really impressive speaker cable I am demoing right now is the Furutech Evolution II, which is incredibly open and dynamic. It came highly... | |
| Power conditioners around $500 I have owned a number of power conditioners, including the Synergistic Research PowerCell 10SE, Running Springs Haley, and Pi Audio Uber Buss. I always went back to my Balanced Power Technologies CPC with stock power cord. New, it is in your price... |