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Power Cord Review

I'm going to be performing power cord review for www.stereotimes.com. First review will be Power Cord shoot-out for power cords under $600. Power cords to be reviewed in initial article are following.
Harmonic Tech. PRO AC 11
Audio Magic Sorcerer
VooDoo Mana
Shunyata Sidewinder
DELTA LABS REDLINE POWERMASTER
ZuCable Birth
Acoustic Zen Krakatoa(over $600 but will be used as reference)
Acoustic Zen Tsunami
Custom Power Cord Co Model 11

I also was thinking about reviewing BMI Black Eel and Whale Elite(considering affordable price of Whale on Audiogon) and
"Absolute Power Cord" considering amount of controversy surrounding later cord on Audiogon discussions.

I was wondering should I exclude any of above cords from review(not enough interest for them, or they do not belong in the budget group) and did I miss any good contenders in that group. Any feedback will be highly appreciated and lead to the more usefull review.
Leon Rivkin
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slawney
242 posts
 
Please put two more PCs on the list for comparison:
NBS Serpent III or Monitor IV
Siltech SPO 18MF
stereokarter
185 posts
 
Gutwire Cords, made in Canada, and they come with a "ground clip". Superb construction and they do help. I believe that the returns from Power Cords in general are small, but important, and just using anyone of those listed is the major factor. Between them all, I notice no differences. (I've tried various Cardas and the Gutwire).
bj812
20 posts
 
I'd like to see you include Wasatch Cable Works in one of your reviews. It's Awasome cable. It kills Kimber Tara & Mit Z. You can call them or the e-mail address is www.wasatchcableworks.com Check them out.
Thanks Ben.
sol322
426 posts
 
Leon:

As anything in audio when we think to evaluate, options do jump all over the place.

It might be interesting to include an old good one to see where the power cord tech has driven us..... so what about including a long time favorite like Camelot Sir Bors. It´s in the price range and it offers a lot for the money
fpeel
446 posts
 
Add another vote for the Synergistic Master Coupler. It fits all the listed criteria and is a very popular cord. Was actually surprised that it wasn't on the original list.
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