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Power Cord Flavors

Someone recently sent me an e-mail asking about warm and fullbodied power cords versus neutral, clear and extended power cords. I thought I'd post my opinion, and ask others to share theirs, too.

My system is tubes: VAC Phi 110/110, First Sound Presence Depuxe II, APL Denon 3910

Warm and full bodied in my system=
Purist Audio Dominus w/Fluid
Elrod EPS-3 Signature
Revelation Audio Precept
VH Audio Airsine

Neutral, clear and extended=
Shunyata Python and Anaconda
Electraglide Epiphany
Ridge Street Poiema!!!
Audio Indulgence Alpine Lace
TG Audio SLVR and 688
Z Squared
Absolute power cord

That's a scary list of power cords. I'm kind of shocked at how many I've owned and tried.
tvad
cmo
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This is a nice thread. I have been contemplating trying out some aftermarket PC's in my system (right now all stock). This gives me a good reference.

Thanks guys'

Chris
guidocorona
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It will be very interesting to determine where the new Shunyata Helix series fits in the continuum.
tvad OP
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It will be very interesting to determine where the new Shunyata Helix series fits in the continuum.

Interesting why? I imagine Shunyata will be maintaining their house sound, so the comments above will certainly still apply.
guidocorona
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Grant (TVAD), for 2 reasons
1. I am a curious doode and want to know what Shunyata has done with a PC I already love.
2. The only way to subscribe to a thread is to post to it.
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tvad OP
9,467 posts
 
Guido, that's understood. Welcome to the thread.

I'm going out on a limb here (tongue firmly in cheek), and I'm going to postulate that in my system the Helix cords will still be neutral, clear and extended, and in Jmcgrogan2's system the Anaconda Vx Helix will still be the most neutral cord in the warm category.

Wanna bet?

Do you have any power cords that you have heard in your system that you'd like to add to the list and categorize as warm and full bodied, or neutral and extended?

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