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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.
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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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jbaxley
50 posts
 
So many cords, so little time. . .
south43
386 posts
 
I would include the pwr cords from Tek Line. I have tried some of there cords on my pwr amp and pre with excellent results. Good listening!
whatjd
615 posts
 
The Nordost El Dorado is worth a listen..though it may be
650.00 list, rather than your 600.00 limit.
jamestakamatsu
25 posts
 
This is a great idea for a review, but it sounds like a monumental undertaking. Perhaps this topic would be best split into several categories: 1)Is there a difference, and how large a difference relative to other tweaks (vs. other cable changes, power conditioning, etc); 2)Mid-priced cables (since you're starting with a mid-priced cable, the HT), between say $200-600 or so; 3)Low-priced cables, below $200; 4)High-priced cables.

And yes, indeed, do include the BMI Whale Elite and the Absolute PC- they are the most talked-about PCs on Audiogon. Adding the Synergistic M/C is great choice. And NBS. And the list goes on and on.

The potential for disaster (erroneous choices of winners and losers) is extraordinarily high in this massive a shootout. Please tread carefully.
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