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BC62 vs Wireworld Stratus 3 (DIY)

Reading some of the posts below got be concerned I was hamstring my BC3000-II with the BC62 (described below ... i.e. with some kind of in-line filter). In particular the memtion of a BC power cord (a 61 IIRC, which is like a 62 junior) being bettered by a DIY Wireworld Stratus concerned me, especially because I have one myself! My Stratus 3 uses a pretty cheesy wall plug (the hardware store wellow molded plastic type) but it's still a pretty decent cable ... it easily beats my JungSon JPOC-03 and edges out my Bolder Cable Company Nitro (actually it's the sort of thing were one may be more suitable than the other on a certain component,i.e. they're close).

Well for starters there is ground loop hum with the Stratus 3 (confirming I need to lift the ground in my setup) but it is mild and you need to be in the immediate proximity of a speaker to hear it. It's not something I'd want to live with on a permanet basis but I figured no problem for some quick comparisons.

Well my BC62 easily stood up to the challenge. Basically the sound was more open, individual lines (instruments, voices) were better defined and stood out from each other better. It wasn't an "OMG its so much better" thing but clearly it was the better cord.

That said the E2E Red power cords I use *are* a *lot* better than the cables mentioned above. This is why I suggested you experiment with your BC3000. If you find something that merely edges out the BC62 I'd suggest you can do better.

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