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A certain online retailer asked me for a review of Pangea power cords..

Here is my response                                                                                    
"Way back when the Pangea AC9 was introduced, I bought one. My first aftermarket powercord. I didn't think a powercord could make any difference! Put it on my Forte' 4 amp, and immediately noticed better bass response. I was hooked.Since then I have upgraded everything in my system, but I stick to Pangea power cords.Just last night, listening via Rudistor RPX-33mkII headamp and Sennheiser HD800 (bought from Audio Advisor) I was, beside listening to Deep Purple "Machine Head" checking out some new outlets. And the difference was easy to hear, via the Pangea AC14SE MKII Signature powercord. The Pangea powercrds ARE GREAT, no question. Thanks Pangea dude, for creating them, and thank you Audio Advisor, for offering them to the public. I now listen to my Magnepan 20.7s, Marantz SA-10, Conrad Johnson ACT2, Kuzma Stabi Stogi S turntable. ALL using Pangea powercords.My system is no slouch, neither are Pangea powercords.
If I were to offer one suggestion, Start a line of AC14SE, and AC9SEPangea with pure copper Rhodium plated plugs.and Cryo'ed.
Thanks in advance Pangea Dude! You are a HERO.to all of us who enjoy Pangea power cords."So.. any comments?
elizabeth
genez
134 posts
 
I am suspect of some of the Pangea critics.  They are not cheap cords, They could sell for much more.  Pangea caught themselves in a Catch-22 by offering such quality  for not much money.  A good number of power cords that some may like were designed by the same person who designed the Pangea.  He contracts out and designed for them. The newest Pangea uses Cardas wire and also litz in their construction. Before Cardas, it was OHNO copper and litz. That is not cheap, just inexpensively priced in comparison... But,still  more expensive than typical power cords.. Not sure how much opinion here is due to audio snobbery.
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troutchoker
45 posts
 
I have Pangea and PS Audio for power cords and PS Audio easily sounds better to me. In a given system, I imagine, the Pangea could sound better. Plus, it is in the listener's ears IMHO.
dopogue
1,767 posts
 
They're not bad at all.  I have 9 devices in my system that use detachable PCs and bought a bunch of Pangeas to play with,  even to the extent of reterminating some AC14s with my favorite Furutech ends.  I stopped doing this when the AC14-SE came out and sounded as good to me as the reterminated AC14s.

So why don't I use them anymore, except for one AC14SE?  Because I found other PCs I like better.  That's better, not cheaper.  

One last thing.  My Pangeas were VERY much improved by burning them in on my Audiodharma Cable Cooker.3.5. Takes a good 5 days on the Cooker but well worth it.

Everything above is, of course, IMHO.
sfcfran
66 posts
 
Application is also crucial.  I use the AC9SEMKII for my sub.  The control, definition, ease of amplification and tonal accuracy improvements are quite notable.

I use a pair of 14SE MKII for my Sony 65z9d television, and my cable box.  Wow what a picture difference, on what is arguably the best set on the mass market to begin with!  (Only downside was the 65z9d is hardwired, so I had to cut the female end off the pangea and strip it down to connect...but that is no fault of the pangea). 3d depth perception of the picture is enhanced significantly.  Smooth Color saturation is slightly  improved, and fluid motion is also improved.  At under $300 for 2 chords, my viewing experience on a $5k set is enhanced considerably.
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sleepwalker65
486 posts
 
Could one of the folks who endorse upgraded power cords please explain: how a 6ft “upgraded power cord” could best a run of the mill 14AWG or 12AWG power cord, when there is several dozen feet of pedestrian Romex wires through upstream 59 cent receptacles is in the path to the breaker panel? Power delivery is after all a chain which is limited to capacity of the weakest link. 
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