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I looking into getting a pair of power cords for my Atma-sphere M60 OTL monoblocks and was wondering what peoples' experience had been in that regard. D0 the M60s improve meaningfully with higher grade power cords? What are the nature of the improvements. What powercords have you realized the greatest success with (I've heard good things in general about pairing amps with Acoustic Zen Krakatoas)? Which ones would you stay away from? I realize the final choice of a cord will be dependent on overall system as much as anything else, but I'd like to compile some sort of a shortlist to get me on my way.FWIW, my system consists of the following
Mapleshade power strip (all component power cables are stock)
Meridian 500 Transport (on Mapleshade ultimate triplepoints)
Mapleshade ultrathin digital interconnect
EVS Millennium DAC 2 ((on Mapleshade ultimate triplepoints)
Mapleshade Excalibur Plus Analogue ultrathin interconnects
EVS Ultimate Attenuators (passive volume control)
M60 MkII.2 OTL monoblocks
Mapleshade double golden helix speaker cables
Quad ESL 63s mounted on Arcici stands
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I liken their effect to that of a good amp/speaker match. There just seems to be this "I've got the situation under control" aspect to their performance. I haven't tried a lot of cords because these simply get the job done and I am quite satisfied. I am using an older version and can't tell you much about the new version other than that it is more expensive and probably better knowing the efforts the designer goes to.
While I easily hear differences between and among power cords, I have never felt that a power cord can make or break my version of sonic happiness, so I would not get that worked up over the decision. I personally like ribbon-type interconnects and power cords, so the Mikro-Omega's might be a nice choice. But if they are too expensive, why not go with the lower echelon Maple Shade ones? Pierre Sprey knows what he is doing. I made my own power cords for my Atma MA240s, using Goertz copper speaker wires.
I'm sorry Lew, can you, will you explain to me how a power cord can make a difference? Rather than take up space here you can e-mail me.Thanks...Tre'
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Tre', Apart from the obvious, like the fact that one power cord may be more susceptible to RF than another, etc, I have no freakin' idea why one power cord sounds different from another. I have a suspicion that some boutique designs sound "different" because they are actually somewhat resistive to the big gobs of current that some amplifiers demand. I do know that I once spent several days listening to 4 or 5 different cords on my Atma-sphere amplifiers. The ones I tried cost up to about $600 each retail. I thought I heard differences. Cost had little to do with "goodness". Two fairly expensive AC cords were actually worse than the factory-supplied cords. Two were better, but we are talking slightly better, not earth-shatteringly better. One of those latter was a ribbon-type design, so I made my own cords using Goertz copper ribbon speaker wire that was lying around my basement. As I tried to imply, I am not a big believer in super-expensive power cords, so I would not care to take the position that they are critical determinants of audio Nirvana. You are welcome to contact me if you want to discuss the issue further.
Lew,Thanks for the feedback. I quite like the stuff from Mapleshade I have heir interconnects and a power strip). I'm concerned however with using their power cables from a safety perspective. Unfortunately my cat seems irresistably drawn to those plastic sleeves, as I fear will children, which is why I'm looking into alternatives. I've managed to get away withthe power strip thus far because I have it elevated on a makeshift platform, and blocked off by a couple of cardboard boxes, putting it out of reaching of prying hands (or paws in this case).
If your cat can eat through the plastic tubes on the Mapleshade power cords, he or she should be in a zoo.
Hah! Not sure if she can penetrate the plastic but she certainly tries. Its that long stingy clear plastic that's irresistable to both cats and dogs.
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