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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
andy2
484 posts
 
To jhills,
Think power cords as tires on sport cars.  Most sport cars probably don't come with optimal tires although they perform pretty decent with stock tires.  But in order to extract more performance on the cars, you probably need some after market tires.  
dopogue
1,767 posts
 
Comments about high end companies providing power cords with their products remind me that more and more companies don't do this any more, specifically recommending the use of after-market cords.  And even the ones who still do supply cords often suggest (in their owner's manuals) that the buyer could do better by substituting after-market cords.
jhills
323 posts
 
Over the past year I’ve extensively auditioned some very nice and, at least for my budget, somewhat pricey, amps, - including a VAC, PHI 200 a pair of $10K per ea, Ayre mono amps, and a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP as well as Vincent and others. They all came equipped with power cords and ea. in their own right, sounded very, very good. We, an audiophile friend and I, auditioned them, mostly through Wilson, Sophia II speakers. Not once, during extensive auditions, were we inclined to believe that what any of the amps really needed, to truly sound good, was a nifty $10K power cord.
If you are buying a $25K amp and it comes with no power cord and the manufacture requires a multi thousand dollar power cord to make it sound good - I’d ditch that dawg fast and buy a VAC - they sound spectacular and come with their own cord....just sayn...Jim

elizabeth OP
6,726 posts
 
Exaggerating? just a little. $10K power cords are not needed to have better sound. $200 do pretty good too. And in fact, after owning hat VAC for a year, THEN you try another powercord, you might discover you DO like it with a better cord. Just sayin'.
jhills
323 posts
 
@elizabeth Exaggerating? :-) Maybe a little, but there are some who do believe that a multi $K cord is what it takes. I know better!
A $200.00 power cord, I can almost understand. For about $60.00, I can build a very, very good cable that would deliver clean, unrestricted power from a wall socket or conditioner, to any 120V, SS or tube amplifier or component and it would last a lifetime. Not everyone has the time, understanding or ability to build good cords or cables, so I can believe that $200.00, for some, to get a real good power cord, might not be unreasonable.
I also know that there are a good many, cheaply made, outlet receptacles, out there (in fact, some I wouldn't want to plug my toaster into) but companies like Hubbell and Leviton have been making industrial and hospital grade receptacles for a very long time - using durable, lossless, contact materials, quality shell materials and have a history of sound design and build. I'm not disputing that there are other good companies out there, who make fine outlet receptacles, but beyond what has been proven to provide a tight, durable lossless, connection and able to hold up to many years of use without loosing the integrity of that connection - everything else is smoke and mirrors...Jim


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