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Triode Wire Labs American II Series Power Cord

Malcolm J. Gomes — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:39:08 +0000

By far, the most common blind spot that most audiophiles I have met and chatted with seem to have, is the lack of awareness of the importance of the quality of power that they feed into their audio system. I have encountered audiophiles that have spent high six figure amounts on their system but have... Read More »

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Crystal Cable Infinity Power Cable

Marshall Nack — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:26:10 +0000

Mention Crystal Cable in an audiophile conversation, the adjectives that likely come to mind are thin, elegant, top-drawer fabrication, and expensive. With an unflinching eye on aesthetics, the color scheme has always featured silver, often accented with gold—the regal metals—in a visual palette resembling the colors of a painting. The association with luxury goods has... Read More »

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Stu's Place - Ice Age Audio Power Cords, Interconnects and Speaker Cables

Stu McCreary — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:57:44 +0000

Intro - Some New Toys at Stu's It's been a while. Over two years by my reckoning. There's been a lot going on in my world, but hidden away, deep in my audio bunker, I've been doing a lot of modifying, tweaking, and after doing much careful listening, I've even picked up a few new... Read More »

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Impressions: A Collection of Notes on the Furutech Lineflux XLR NCF, V-1 Power Cable, and Pure Power 6 NCF

David W. Robinson — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 01:06:13 +0000

David W. Robinson in Jerusalem, 2022 (portrait by John Robinson; image processing by Ye Olde Editor himself) The Furutech Lineflux XLR NCF The Furutech Lineflux NCF XLR interconnect (image courtesy of Furutech) Furutech. A front-rank, top o' the heap high-end audio headquartered in Japan. I've followed their products for many years now, and for very... Read More »

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Audience frontRow powerChord

John Acton — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:59:50 +0000

As a reviewer, I'm accustomed to switching gear in and out of my system for evaluation purposes, but it's not often that I fundamentally change the overall configuration of components. Owing to this, I've been able to optimize the selection and placement of ancillaries to support my specific needs. Recently, however, I repositioned my rack,... Read More »

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Taking Stock of the Da Vinci Power Cable from Crystal Cable

Marshall Nack — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:40:05 +0000

For many years I scoured the fleas and thrifts, scarfing up cheap classical and, to a lesser extent, jazz LPs. The getting was good and the leaning towers behind my speakers mushroomed, inevitably forcing the zero sum rule of collecting: if something comes in, something else goes out. It only works if you're rigorous about... Read More »

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Waters on the Hardware: Notes on the RSX Technologies Power Cables

Dean Waters — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 16:02:49 +0000

Dean Waters at Pacific Audio Fest 2023 (photograph and image processing by David W. Robinson) Serious listeners of high-end and high-resolution audio generally agree that cables matter. When spec'ing the various components we look to buy and install, we also give consideration to the cables that will connect it all together. We tend to focus... Read More »

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Audio Sensibility Signature Special Edition A/C Power Cord: A Price-Performance Design!

Douglas Seth Brown — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:23:47 +0000

Image courtesy of Audio Sensibility I've been writing professional (i.e., paid) audio reviews for 12+ years. I've auditioned hundreds of different wires from audiophile cable companies and written dozens of power cord articles. For me to keep any A/C cable longer than a year or two, said cord must deliver either: a), state-of-the-art sound; or... Read More »

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Two from Purist Audio Design: Diamond Edition Dominus Power Cord and Dominus Interconnects

Marshall Nack — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:23:28 +0000

I was chatting with an exhibitor at last year's tiny NY Audio Show 2022 and mentioned I found the treble in his room had too much bite. I got no argument: "I like that. That's what I hear at concerts." Hmm…his comment made me pause before I continued with the rest of my list: boomy... Read More »

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Dynamic Design AV Cables

Mark Pearson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:58:46 +0000

Dynamic Design AV is a Chicago based cable company that was established in 2000. Frankly, I was surprised that I had never heard of Dynamic Design prior to this review. Since Dynamic Design AV has been in business for 22 years, they must be doing something right. I was given the opportunity to review a... Read More »

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Brief Impressions: Some Notable Products Here at the End of 2022, Part the First...RSX Technologies

David W. Robinson — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:12:52 +0000

Ye Olde Editor lighting one up, Happy Valley, OR, 2021 (Photograph and image processing by John Robinson) I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Very few high-end audio products require (or deserve!) a The Brothers Karamazov treatment. Or Melville. Or Proust. Or Solzhenitsyn. Very few. And logorrhea is no virtue. Piles of hyperbole,... Read More »

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Audioquest Niagara at CS Mastering: A Review with Download Links

Dirk Sommer — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:48:53 +0000

Dirk Sommer, Birgit Hammer (photography). This review is quite unusual: Audioquest's "LowZ/Noise-Dissipation" mains power technology, implemented in cables and power conditioners, which has recently received the Statement in High Fidelity award, has to show in the CSM mastering studio whether it has there just as positive an influence on the sound as in a HiFi... Read More »

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Monet Power Cable from Crystal Cable - a Very Pleasant Surprise

Marshall Nack — Mon, 30 May 2022 14:51:03 +0000

When the Monet power cables from Crystal Cable were offered for review, first thing I went online for a look-see. The photos suggested a slimmed down cable with no surplus parts, nothing more than the elemental hardware required for the task at hand. The Monet is the thinnest power cables in the new Art series... Read More »

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iFi's Stellar Nova and SupaNova Power Cords

Bruce Kinch — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 21:50:23 +0000

My last foray in the fiefdom of iFi focused on fixing a pair of power problems that plague too many audio setups: ground loops and DC offset. The diminutive GND Defender and DC Blocker elegantly address that annoying rattle and hum—and at the most un-audio-extortionate prices. As I mentioned in that review HERE, the two... Read More »

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Poseidon Power Cord from Stage III Concepts

Marshall Nack — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:10:40 +0000

The first inkling something outrageous was approaching came abruptly with the email teasers. Soon a conversation ensued (or, more accurately, a monologue) with Brian Ackerman, the Stage III Concepts distributor and proprietor of Aaudio Imports, about a product so far beyond the pale—a power cord weighing 35 lbs, essentially equal to three individual Stage III... Read More »

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Does That Really Work?

Roger Skoff — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:45:11 +0000

Roger Skoff writes about one of High-End audio's truly basic questions. Full disclosure: Roger Skoff is the former founder and CEO of XLO Cables, and is now the same for RSX Cables. His writing in this essay focuses on the notion of high-end power cables having an effect on turntables, his surprise at that possibility,... Read More »

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More from Fono Acustica: the Armónico Power Cables

Marshall Nack — Fri, 21 May 2021 17:10:44 +0000

Back when I went to public school, everyone took band. If you had no preference, they gave you whatever instrument needed players to fill a section—that's how a dented, silver trumpet wound up in my lap. Most of us consumed the hour by chilling out, with the exception of a small coterie of trumpet players... Read More »

Stage III Kraken Power Cords

Marshall Nack — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 20:11:23 +0000

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all agree what neutrality means? Webster's definition may be clear, but in the dialect of HiFi, we don't get off so easy. Is it a binary—either present or not—or a sliding scale with degrees of the quality? And consider that it is a loaded term carrying a positive... Read More »

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Audience frontRow powerChords

Marshall Nack — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:53:23 +0000

One of the unsung perks of reviewing high-end gear is getting to travel without the discomfort of leaving home. When something new arrives, often even before the piece has settled in, I'll sit down for a taste and get the strong impression that the acoustic is unfamiliar, like maybe I've gone visiting another dude with... Read More »

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AudioQuest Dragon Power Cords

Marshall Nack — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:14:53 +0000

I am awaiting delivery in today's post of five AudioQuest Dragon power cords with mixed emotions. The unease is not about them; it is because I'm leery of rocking the boat presently anchored in the placid oasis of audio synergy, where all parts are working and everything important to me in playback is present. From... Read More »

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Cardas Clear Beyond: What's In A Name?

Gregory Petan — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 21:55:51 +0000

When I first relocated to NYC from Chicago in 1994, I was deep in the boil of my audio obsession. The timing of my move couldn't have been better. I had exhausted nearly all the audio salon's salesmen in Chicago, and needed a fresh batch of victims to torment. One of my first visits was... Read More »

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Moon Audio Black Dragon Cables

Sam Rosen — Tue, 19 May 2020 17:49:06 +0000

Finding True Value in the Audiophile world If you look back at my history as a reviewer for Positive Feedback, you will quickly see that I have reviewed a number of different cables. I have reviewed everything from headphone cables to interconnects, USB cables, BNC cables, and even power cords. I have a love hate... Read More »

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Ensemble Dalvivo Power Cord: A Power Cord That Doesn't Break The Budget

Myles B. Astor — Mon, 04 May 2020 16:25:23 +0000

To quote that famous Bronx born comedian Robert Klein, "It's hard to believe, I know it is." Yes, it's hard to believe that twelve years have passed since my last power cord review (ESP's Essence Reference power cord for Inner Ear magazine.) Don't mistake this break, however, for not appreciating the importance of or hearing... Read More »

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Core Power DEEP=CORE 1800 and Core Power Cables

Sam Rosen — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:10:01 +0000

Core Power Deep=Core 1800 Sometimes the job of an audio reviewer is hard. This is especially true for things like cables, power conditioners, and other components outside of source devices, preamplifiers, amplifiers, and speakers. Not only is there a fundamental debate in the audio world over whether or not these non-audio producing / processing devices... Read More »

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Pushing the Envelope: The AudioQuest Dragon Power Cable and Dragon ZERO Loudspeaker Cables

Robert H. Levi — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 20:45:26 +0000

AudioQuest's founder, William Low, and Senior Director of Engineering, Garth Powell, have once again co-developed the next generation of AudioQuest audiophile cost-is-no-object power cables and speaker cables. Interconnects are in development and will be available this fall. They are designed to be the best in the world of connectivity—full speed ahead, damn the torpedoes! I... Read More »

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