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RE: So, how did the Pangea compare to your diy?? nt.

Hi, sorry it took so long to get back to you. When I started swapping power cords on my amp, it was due to a transformer hum. Before I upgraded my preamp, I didn't hear much difference in power cords. It was subtle enough that I just made sure that I had a quality cord in place.

Audio memory is limited, but as I recall the stock cord and the Pangea did not have anything that stood out. Remember the Pangea was a 14SE Mk 1 [I think that was the name, it was the pre Cardas version.] And it was the 14 gauge designed for front end components. I only used it because it was .6m and the stock cable was also 14g. The Pangea did not have a tight grip, and that was why I replaced it temporarily with the stock cord. I have a bunch of cords I made up many years ago. It was when I put in the one that was a design posted here that involved a spiral ground wire, that I heard muddy bass, a loss of clarity, and a suppressed top end. Out came the other style of diy, a simple cable with P&S plug, Beldon cord, and a Marinco IEC. That sounded more neutral.
I have since moved around some cords and put a 1m of PS Audio 12g Micro cable on the amp.

I also got interested in trying some other cords. I missed out on a Shunyata Venom 3, but I did find a deal on a Venom HC, which I was going to try on the amp, maybe bypassing the PS Audio Duet, going straight into the Acme silver plated outlet. The thing is amp sounds so right with the PS Audio Micro cable, that I am going to try the Venom HC on my preamp first. Moving the Pangea 14SE MkII over to the Oppo. I have the better sounding diy cable on my tuner, but it is a little short, so I had to move the tuner back. The plan is the tuner will get the Camelot Sir Percival, and my transport will get the good diy, and I will remove another diy that is on the transport. I plan on doing one cable at a time.

I was looking at Audio Advisor's ad for their cords with "Cardas copper". I thought all the wire was from Cardas, but from the diagram it looks like it is one wire of many. I am hoping the Shunyata on the preamp will be an improvement, although there is nothing wrong with the sound of the Pangea, I am sure it can bettered. What will be interesting is the comparison of the Camelot vs the Pangea. Supposedly Camelot cables were very popular in Japan, years ago. I will see if that still holds true today.

If I have any worthwhile revelations, I'll post a follow up.



Edits: 05/07/16

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