Power cords & REL's - LowPhreak

Greg,

I recently was able to home-demo a Stadium III, and thought it was a very good sub. But, then I HD'ed the new Stentor III, so I bought that instead. Although I hated the price I paid for the Stentor III ($4200. total), it really does have the best low-bass response I've heard in an audio system - and the cherry veneer looks great as well.

On both models: I burned them in for a couple of weeks with the stock PC's. Then, I tried both the Voodoo Power Cords' "Mana Gold" and "Dragon" models, in 6' length, (the US retail on the Mana Gold is $299./6'; Dragon is $499./6').

Both of these PC's improved the perceived power output ability, slam, speed and resolution, and overall tonality of the REL subs in ways that I didn't think possible, because as you know - they're both excellent speakers in "stock" form. I think I'll end up with the Mana Gold on my pre-amp, and the Dragon on the REL.

I haven't done anything different as far as the stock 20' Neutrix input cable. I've been told that there may be some aftermarket designs out there to fit the ST-series REL's, for example from Tara Labs. I hadn't heard of any from XLO, but now I'm curious to investigate that possibility. Also, my REL dealer said that he has some bulk AudioQuest silver cable left over from a HT installation that he can custom-terminate for me if I want it, with a Neutrix on the sub end, of course.

I'm just wondering if there would be enough (any) improvement with a "better" version of the Neutrix cable to justify the outlay. But, having been very skeptical about the voracity of using audiophile-type PC's on my equipment, and having found that there IS a noticeable improvement with the PC's - I tend to think that a well-designed input cable on the REL's would be a positive step.

BTW - if you do investigate the Voodoo's, I can tell you that Bruce there is easy and efficient to deal with. You can order direct from him through the website. (The link is below).

Happy hunting!

-LP

http://www.voodoopowercords.com (Open in New Window)