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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
cheapbob
49 posts
 
My first non-stock power cord was the High Fidelity Cables Reveal and after 400-hours of burn-in, it has come into song.
I purchased the Pangea AC-14 to replace the 89-cent stock power cord. It sounds better than the stock cord.
In a perfect world, I would have a CT-2 Helix power cord for the Gungnir Multibit and move the Reveal back over to the PS Audio SPROUT100.
Burn-in is necessary to achieve the maximum benefit.
The Affordable Audiophile.
fleschler
766 posts
 
May I recommend a high end cable manufacturer who despises the exorbitant pricing of high end cables. He has two lines of cabling, the Empress and the Pharoah, the former which sells for more than Pangea, in the $200-$400 range and Pharoah at triple that. The lower end cable uses the similar technology (design) and manual labor to assemble, differing in a few added design and component changes. Just read up on the Empress and be impressed at GroverHuffman.com. Someone at Agon asked for a sample cable to try for free. No, the manufacturer is not giving free samples at a cost of 1 to 2 hour assembly time. However, they come with a 30 (or 60) day money back guarantee for auditioning.   The same technology is used in each line for A/C, phono and speaker cables.

Pangea cabling that I’ve heard sometimes rivals expensive cables and beats some bad cabling (High Fidelity) at a reasonable price. It is no match for the patented, extensively shielded cabling by GroverHuffman.com
elizabeth OP
6,726 posts
 
Yes despite the exorbitant price..    
Hey... those OTHER GUYS cables are overpriced. These are just a great deal...I always love advice like.."If you only spend XXX times as much, it will be a lot better....."      Well it is true. i spent many times the amount , and sure enough, the sound was a little better. Gee is that supposed to be a surprise?   
Just fork out the Moola for some AQ Dragon powercords.. Three point six grand a pop.(want 2m? six grand) Go BIG.
boxer12
1,703 posts
 
jhills & shadowcat,
I get it that it makes little sense that audiophile power cables or outlets would make much difference (if any) in regard to sound quality. I didn't believe it either until I dove in & tried it. There is no going back now. It improves clarity top to bottom. It also improves sound stage width, depth, & individual placement of instruments. The nice thing is, it's not expensive. My outlets are $100 each & power cables are mostly oyaide tunami's, with one furutech, & one synergistic research. I've heard more improvement from these than I have from audiophile IC's or speaker cables (which are also important). 
inna
5,245 posts
 
No, that's not good enough. Didn't hear it personally but heard of it from someone I trust. Purist Audio 30th Anniversary, $15k retail, power cord is incomparable. In addition to usual stuff it deals with digital interference. Street price is probably $11k or so, not bad. 
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