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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
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babybear
105 posts
 
Has anyone done any listening to the Epiphany X or Elrod Statement II on front end components (CDP or preamp)? If so, how would you categorize the sound of these?
puremusic
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Babybear, I have the Statement II on my CD player (APL 3910 with AKM DACs). The Statement II is extended top and bottom, clean, transparent, full-bodied with weight, detailed yet not analytic sounding, and above all it is very refined. I have the Statement (I) in the rest of the system with similar characteristics. IMO, it's a superb PC! I have not heard the Epiphany X. Hopefully, someone who heard both of these power cords could be more of a help to you. Enjoy, John
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babybear
105 posts
 
Thanks John - that helps.
guidocorona
4,114 posts
 
I have just posted a mini review discussing sonic differences caused by Epiphany and Shunyata Python Helix VX on an Esoteric X-01. See:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1126432063&openmine&zzGuidocorona&4&5#Guidocorona
rather than classifying neutral the one and warm the other or viceversa, I would characterize the Epiphany as openly energetic and the Python Helix as 'balanced'.
tvad OP
9,467 posts
 
Is there a difference between balanced and neutral? If so, please explain.

By openly energetic are you implying the Epiphany cord exaggerates the sonics, and is therefore neither neutral nor warm?
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