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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
 
Thanks Tvad - very helpful answer. Perhaps I'll try and audition a Dominus ferox power cord and see how it compares. Thanks again
rmaurin
74 posts
 
Can anyone comment on the Virtual Dynamics, Xtreme, and Oyaide Tunami power cords?

Thank you
guidocorona
4,114 posts
 
I have just posted a relatively detailed listening comparison of the Shunyata Anaconda Helix Alpha and Anaconda Helix VX on a thread entitled "A Tale Of Two. . . Anacondas (Helix)". You will find it at:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1146623467&openfrom&1&4#1
For the comparison Babybear and I connected the Anacondas to the X-01 Limited in his system.
leanbean
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Hi folks, I think some of these suggestions cause some readers to be psycologically driven. This thread I think, sometimes guides your expectation toward a certain level of sonic characteristic expectation of a cord before you plug it onto your gears.I just wondering whether we listen to the music or the cords ?
tvad OP
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This thread I think, sometimes guides your expectation toward a certain level of sonic characteristic expectation of a cord before you plug it onto your gears.
Leanbean, I believe you miss the point of this thread, which is to provide potential buyers with an idea of what they might expect when inserting specific cords into their systems. The thread is intended as a resource. A tool.

Those who don't believe that power cords make a difference to a system's sound will find no value in this thread, and in fact the thread was not intended for them.

Once you experiment with a few cords, then please come back and comment on what you heard. Your opinion counts.
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