Power Cable Reviews
29 October 2023
Mad Scientist introduces two new ranges: Black Magic Ultra and Black Magic Gold. Reviewed are four cables: Black Magic Ultra speaker cables, Black Magic Gold balanced analog interlink, Black Magic Ultra Power cable, and Black Magic Gold USB cable.
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5 August 2023
Along with the Marten Parker Trio loudspeakers that I recently reviewed, I was also handed a trio of Jorma cables. As I found, these cables turned out not only to work superbly synergistically with the Parker Trios, but they also proved a smashing success overall. As such, I felt they deserved their own review.
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13 November 2022
A complete system change and newfound experiences warranted a revisit of the Final Touch Audio Elara power cable. Read on to find out how I like it now!
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29 October 2022
For this review, I will compare all three of GigaWatt's Power Strips using a range of GigaWatt power cables.
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25 October 2022
For this review, I am covering four GigaWatt power cables: three models from the new PowerSync range and one from the longer-standing EVO range. Read on to find out how they compare!
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5 May 2022
Here is an in-depth review of the Ansuz Mainz8 D2 and Mainz8 D-TC Power Distributors, enhanced with an assortment of Ansuz Mainz D2 power cables and Darkz T2 and T2 Supreme Resonance Control Footers.
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18 August 2020
The Nitro power cable replaces the NEO and NEO-OCC models and although it looks very similar to the older NEO, the internal differences have resulted in a much-improved performance.
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29 May 2020
The Substance Plus power cable honors its name by sounding quite substantial indeed. It has a sonorous delivery with very solid and full-bodied bass, a warm and liquid midrange and airy and super-refined, decidedly non-forward and very well-behaved treble.
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29 April 2019
The Vermouth Reference is not a typical high-end power cable and I mean that in the best of ways - it is not of the hyper-detailed and threadbare kind, rather the opposite.
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21 March 2019
As mentioned in the Ganymede XLR interlink review, in addition to the Callisto USB cable, there was one more Final Touch Audio cable under review: the Elara power cable.
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23 March 2018
Guest review by George Sallit
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29 July 2017
Black Rhodium Stream Power
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Power cables are often placed in one of two camps: warm and relaxed or fast and clean. The Stream manages to combine a silky smooth sound with excellent speed and transparency.
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28 May 2016
Updated versions for the famous Alpha 3 cable and FI25 and FI35 connectors
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27 February 2016
Legendary, super-solid cable with a powerful sound
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21 July 2015
Immaculately finished powercable capable of injecting a superbly luxurious feel of majestic smoothness into any audio component.
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28 February 2015
Fusion Audio Enchanter and Romance PC2 powercords. Perfectly balanced, superbly neutral and highly musical.
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29 November 2014
Mad Scientist Neo uses OCC (Ultra Pure Ohno Continuous Cast) copper wire for an even more musical result
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16 August 2014
Harmonic Technology powercords
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Very silky and open treble, airier than the truthlink but the bass is still very relaxed and the cable still lacks attack and enthusiasm.
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16 August 2014
Must-hear powercords
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3 February 2013
For quite some there has been a steady stream of positive reviews as well as recommendations by several readers of this site.
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29 January 2013
The DFPC is a very seductive cable at moderate cost
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18 March 2012
Furutech FI25G, FI25R, FI15G, FI15R and IeGO 8085 Gold
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25 February 2012
This cable was purchased after repeated endorsements of readers of this site. Personally, I always figured that it was simply a Lapp cable with a colored sleeve instead of transparent, with custom printing. But this was just a hunch, and hunches have to be proven. So, finally, I decided to make a comparison between the Isotek and […]
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25 February 2012
This is a very neat looking cable: sturdy, heavy, a bit stiff, but still supple enough to use easily. Soundwise, connected to a Wadia 861 CD player, the Kemp initially impresses with a very clean and open, yet fluid midrange and a high level of transparency and detail. Thankfully, all this resolution does not come […]
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25 February 2012
This is a cable with an interesting build: thick but very supple and also a lot lighter than it appears to be. The conductors are braided in a counter-rotating geometry, around what seems to be an air tube core, then surrounded by what seems to be light rubber, most likely for damping purposes. It does […]
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23 January 2012
Obsession Balanced Interlinks, Obsession Powercord, Obsession Signature Powercord and Passion LS Cable.
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26 December 2011
Finding out to what extent connectors are responsible for a power cable's sound
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12 December 2011
I always like to discover patterns in sound behaviour, with cables as well as with accessories such as connectors.
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2 December 2011
Same brand, different sound characteristics
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4 June 2010
Reference: a benchmark against which other manufacturers can judge the quality of their extensionblocks.
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28 April 2010
Changing the standard Yarbo connectors to IeGO 24k Gold cryo connectors
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29 November 2009
Belden powercable compared
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Two types of Belden powercable compared: 2,1mm and the much thicker 4mm
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18 July 2009
Changing the standard Yarbo connectors to IeGO 24k Gold cryo connectors
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17 February 2009
Two very different filters, tested under identical circumstances
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