Power Cord Flavors

Warm and full bodied in my system=
Cardas Golden Reference
Shunyata King Cobra V1/V2, Anaconda Vx, Cobra, Black Mamba
Elrod EPS-3S
Tara Labs The One

Neutral, clear and extended=
Virtual Dynamics Nite
BMI Shark
Shunyata Anaconda Alpha
VH Audio Flavor 4 Gold

These are of course, just IMHO.

Regards,
John

Tvad, agreed. It is indeed a strange hobby. IME, the Anaconda Vx was more neutral than the King Cobra series, but I still wouldn't put it in the neutral category.
The Anaconda Alpha is even more neutral yet, and I feel safe placing it in the neutral category.

There are varying degrees of warmth, just as though there are varying degrees of neutrality. I would say the Cardas Golden Reference and the King Cobra V1 are the warmest cords I've heard. The Anaconda Vx is probably the most neutral cable that I placed in the warm camp. The VH Flavor 4 Gold is probably the warmest cable in my neutral camp.

Of course equipment can change any of these I guess.

Cheers,
John

Hey Tvad, you want neutral, clear and extended, try a Nordost Valhalla power cord. After only 4 hours of listening, I'm speechless. This is the fastest, clearest power cord I've ever heard, bar none. Granted, I haven't heard an Electraglide Epiphany X yet, but I'm stunned at this point. The Valhalla is MUCH more quicker and agile than the Shunyata Anaconda Alpha that it just replaced on my BAT VK-51SE preamp. Size of the soundstage is incredible! Unbelievable what changing one power cord can do!

Again, it depends what you're looking for. Some will prefer the fuller body of the Shunyata, in fact I traded my Anaconda to the Vahalla seller. He was looking for more musical weight, I was looking for more speed. My system is currently loving the new found speed and clarity of the Valhalla.

Cheers,

John :-)

Hi Grant,

Thanks for the heads up. I expect my DCCA Extreme Reference in on Wed/Thurs of this week.
How long have you had yours? Did it take long to break in?
I guess you putting into the neutral camp means that I can expect to put it into the warm camp, huh? J/K :-)

John

Bon, I haven't received it yet. Don is supposed to ship it out today, I expect it by Wed or Thursday of this week.

Grant, it was supposed to be a joke. The neutral/warm differences we had on the Shunyata Anaconda made me write it. I guess you don't remember, so it missed it's mark. :-(

John