Absolute Power Cords Whose heard them

I have also been wondering about the Absolute Power Cords and had been thinking about starting a thread myself. Thanks, Kurt, for the reference to the previous threads. I just read through them for a second time--read them a couple weeks back as well. Helpful information. Do you or anyone else have any further reflections on these and how they compare with other cords? Thanks. --Scott

Yes, They are great You might want to try one

It depends on what you are going to use it for. I bought one thinking I would use it on my Wadia, didn't work. The base became very boomy, and I lost the sound stage (front to back and width), remember this cord has no shielding and on digital it is important to use a good shielded cable. I was going to send it back, but then tried it on my Cary amp and there was a slight improvment from the stock cord. I will keep it, good luck......Bob

I have found the Absolute PC's to be as good as any of the other PC's that I have used (which retailed in the $150-$200 price range). The cord requires approx. 200 hours of run in for the bass to extend and tighten up (just like any other PC that I have used). I on the other hand have experienced no soundstage problems when using the cords on my player's and DAC, though I did not really listen to the PC's very much when they were breaking in as they were either in a second system or running the computer. I have broken in and use three to date. In the main system I use the BMI Whale Elites (a much better PC than the Absolutes) on the digital player and DAC, but I do use an Absolute PC on an Audion 300B SET amp in this setup. I also use them in a second bedroom system and on a CDR as well. I find them to be very smooth and open sounding and again hear no problems with the sound stage which is/was very deep and wide in both systems. What they do not offer up is the full bass response of better PC's (but neither did my old $200 ones) and they are not quite as quiet or detailed. Regardless of all the hype, I think that they are a cheap cord that just got lucky and happens to sound very good.

Dave puts it in good perspective, the original add by dealer was perhaps too "enthusiastic" in praise of this cable. I am even more impressed with Absolutes performance than Dekay, one reason perhaps is because I have
all solid state Musical Fidelity gear and Dekay has some tube gear. But I have used several of the top cables at the
$150-300 retail range (HT ProAC11, Shunyata Sidewinder, Silver Audio Powerburst etc) and the Absolutes were the best. The good news is for the price of one Sidewinder I could buy enough Absolute AC cords for booth systems!

Absolutes are tricky, kind of like Analysis plus products
they sound so smooth and relaxed you are first think they are dull and you are missing something. After further listening you realize what you are missing is the leaness and grain other AC cords can produce to make an exciting sound. In my system none of the above cords could match
the Absolutes which are smooth and musical. If you are looking for a cord to make a warm/lush system sound lean and exciting this is not for you.

As Dekay mentions if you want to spend $300 or more you can get even better sound. One other benefit is Absolutes are very light and extremely flexible, easy set-up and good for
use with bearing isolation systems. The monster size cords may sound good but can be hassle to install in a rack system. Because everyone has different system and musical tastes you will get different opinions, but I think these are great for nuetral SS systems!