Power Cord Flavors

Others I've tried:

Wolff Source--agree, slightly to the warm side of neutral.
Van den Hul Mainstream Hybrid--neutral, great on amps, inexpensive.
Component Plus Premium PC--Similar to Z-Squared, slightly more bright, and a bit more airy sounding. At $195, this cord is also priced really well.
Signal--Dark, choked, similar to the Audience in our system.
Electrglide Mini Khan Plus--Neutral, more open sounding than the Wolff Cord/Z-Squared on the source. Great for jazz, vocals, not quite as good for rock, IMO.
Verastarr Signature--Slightly brighter than the Z-Squared. Not as open as the Component Plus.
Virtual Dynamics Nite I--neutral, though more closed off than the Mini Khan Plus, on CDP. Sounded less natural than the Wolff, or the EG cords.
Electraglide Ultra Khan Statement R/R--Every attribute of the Mini Khan Plus, just more of it.

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

John, this hobby never stops confounding and amazing me. A perfect example is how we can each have completely different opinions about the sonic flavor of the Shunyata Anaconda Vx. That's why it's so important to try these things in one's own system.

I have found the Cardas quadlink PC to be on the warmer fuller side of neutral and a good match for shriller digital sources. The signal cable PC is a good budget cable. However for the price, my favorite PC is the Van Den Hul mainstream hybrid. It is neutral and quiet with excellent dynamics and works well on amps and digital sources. It so far has been the best bang for the buck in terms of PCs in my system.

Hi,thanks to the Cable Company and some friends, I have had the opportunity to audition the following cords in my system. All of these are good cords in their own right, each with their pros and cons and represent a wide range of prices. Based on what I heard in my system, this is how I would place these cords in the thread's suggested categories(in no particular order):

Warm and Full bodied=
Tara Labs The One (very full bodied, very rich midrange, but perhaps a little loose in the bass)
Elrod Signature 3
Elrod Statement (compared to the Taras Labs - more neutral and extended with deeper/tighter bass)
Cardas Golden Reference
PS Audio Xtreme Stmt (more dark than warm compared to the others and closed in on top)

Neutral, Clear and Extended=
AQ NRG-5 (neutral yes, but with some grain on mids and upper frequencies)
Electraglide Epiphany (as open and neutral as I have heard)
Synergistic Research Resolution Reference Active
Shunyata Python Alpha
Shunyata Anaconda Alpha (to my ears, richer sounding with a slight mid-range bloom compared to the other cords in this category but without loss of detail)
Purist Audio Venustas
Tara Labs RSC Air (similiar in sound to the AQ NRG-5)
Virtual Dynamics Nite II (a little closed in on top compared to the others)
Nordost Valhalla (very open, detailed and beautifully extended on top, but relatively thin in the mid-range compared to the others in this category)
Kimber Palladian PK10