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RE: BULK MAINS CABLE: BEST? at

Posted by Duster (M) on November 28, 2014 at 14:59:17

In Reply to: RE: BULK MAINS CABLE: BEST? posted by John V on November 28, 2014 at 14:07:40:

The very thin copper foil shield of the Acrolink 7N-P4030II power cord floats at both ends (there is no drain wire for the shield) while the also thin copper foil shield of the Oyaide Tunami power cord does feature a drain wire (usually connected to ground at the AC plug end only). IME, this type of minimal shielding tends to have less impact on dynamics than a braided copper shield and/or relatively thick aluminum foil shield. However, the sonic signature of the Oyaide Tunami was also problematic to my ear, as the soundstage presentation and image outlines sounded notably forward regardless of AC connectors involved and component/system dependant issues. When terminated with Oyaide 004 Beryllium AC connectors, the Acrolink 7N-P4030II presents a bold sonic signature while remaining more true to natural dynamic contrasts and depth of field. The the Acrolink 7N-P4030II sounds like what I hoped the Oyaide Tunami would, and since they are more similar in design and materials than they are different, it seems odd that the Oyaide Tunami sounds the way that it does vs. the Acrolink 7N-P4030II. YMMV

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