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REVIEW: ELF Custom Cables,Inc Reference Power Cord Cable

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Model: Reference Power Cord
Category: Cable
Suggested Retail Price: $350.00
Description: Pure copper cryogenically treated with Oyaide terminations
Manufacturer URL: Not Available

Review by vickgeo@live.com on March 15, 2008 at 14:59:07
IP Address: 76.204.19.48
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This is my fourth cable from ELF, the three previous having been a pair of speaker cables, and two pairs of interconnects, all made of OCC copper, as is the Reference Power Cord. Obviously, I have found Ernest's cables very good indeed, so when I saw a new ad in Audiogon I made an order.My intention was to install the new PC on my preamp, which I have done. It wasn't that the cable I was using (Ultimate Silver C4) wasn't satisfactory: it is better than good, and a real bargain. But, I have been on another upgrade binge, and I thought ELF's newest would lift things up yet another notch. It has done much more than that: oh, the sweetness, detail, and dynamics, not to mention instrumental timbre and venue presence now being presented by my treasured old Adcom 750 preamp.You might notice I make no mention of price. That's because I perceive this cable to be in the "cost no object" catagory. It is somewhat amazing that it is actually inexpensive enough that a very ordinary "bang for the buck" type audiophile, such as myself, can afford it.


Product Weakness: Somewhat stiff, but no more than most very high quality power cords.
Product Strengths: Smooth,sweet,very dynamic, detailed. Brings out the best in other equipment.


Associated Equipment for this Review:

Amplifier: PS Audio A100
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Adcom 750
Sources (CDP/Turntable): Marantz SA15-1
Speakers: NSM 10S, NSM EXP subs (2)
Cables/Interconnects: ELF ICs,spkr.vh & Signalcable &
Music Used (Genre/Selections): classical, jazz
Room Size (LxWxH): 13 x 11 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments: Roomtunes, Echo Busters
Time Period/Length of Audition: 60 hrs
Other (Power Conditioner etc.): BPT conditioner
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner




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