Finding a Power Cord that sounds great

I have reviewed the wonderful Furutech Flux power cords on PFO. You'll find my observations at:
http://positive-feedback.com/Issue47/furutech.htm

The PCs that I have enjoyed the most are the ones I am using right now. . . Shunyata King Cobra CX. I have applied them to my Esoteric X-01 Limited player, as well as to my Rowland Model 312 amp. The PC appears to be a complete generalist and can be happily used for both high and low power applications. It is the most coherent cord that I have used this far. Very broad frequency rendering, without hot spots or dips that I can discern. Extremely large stage in 3 dimensions. . . thank goodness the background is not 'black'. . . it's transparent and alive with low level information. Fact is KC may be the most revealing power cord I have tried this far, without delivering unwanted artifacts. While previous incarnations of Shunyata cords could be accused of slightly reducing dynamics, the CX series appears to be delivering an impressive dynamic range, from broad macro dynamics to very minute microdynamics.
Is this wire for everyone? Probably not. . . If someone seekd the ultimate (and to me excessive) energetic sparkle, or a pleasing euphonic warmth, I suspect the Shunyata CX series may not be for them. rather, King Cobra CX seems to be delivering the ultimate Goldilockian sound. . . not an excess of 'this', neither an excess of 'that'. . . just an extreme 'rightness' of all.
Unfortunately, I had the pleasure of inserting into my system also the matching Shunyata Aurora ICs and speaker wires. . . very consistent with King Cobra CX. . . they seem to extend all sonic and musical parameters even significantly further toward my ideal.

G.

I bought a used Elrod EPS-2 off Audiogon for a few hundred. It made such a big difference in my Sony 5400ES player I had to buy 4 more Elrod power cables. The other 4 are on there way. The sound from the Sony was much fuller and richer. The bass was better also.

G., do you like the Shunyata King Cobra CX better than the Furutech Powerflux Power Cord? And if so, why?
I will tell you that it is true the Furutech FI50 connectors take awhile to shine. Break in is slow. But when they do it is a very very nice listening experience.

JRN, I agree completely that Flux take an inordinate amount of time to break-in. Anyone who shortshrifts these wires because of what the do (or do not do) during the first few hundred hours of operation, will waste their time and their money. Flux deserve a lot of patience to give their best. I have used the completeFurutech Flux suite for perhaps 1500 hours. My findings about this remarkable series are in my PFO article at:
http://positive-feedback.com/Issue47/furutech.htm
I have continued to use them after the end of the review process for several weeks , and the wires still blossom further for an additional couple hundred hours.

However, after inserting the Shunyata King Cobra CX + Auroras in the system, and breaking them in for approx 300 hours, until they stabilized, this Shunyata suite as a whole has become my reference cabling. As wonderful as the Flux series is, I found the Shunyata King Cobra CX cords, particularly when fielded in synergy with the Shunyata Aeros Aurora ICs and speaker wires, to be significantly and comfortably preferable in most aspects of my application, for the reasons discussed in my previous post. While Flux cords may be slightly more energetic than KC, which may undoubtedly tip some user's preference toward Flux, the overall sonic and musical parameters I discussed in my previous post have easily caused my preference to fall for the Shunyata KC+SAurora combination.

The single exception is a position where unfortunately I have not yet been able to isolate variables to my satisfaction:
I found the musically and sonically most desirable solution from the Furutech ETR-303 Daytona conditioner to the AC grid is currently a 12ft Furutech Flux that reaches a rather far isolated 20A outlet. Unfortunately my KC is only 2 meter long, and reaches only a standard non-isolated 15A circuit outlet.
Using the KC to power the conditioner through a regular outlet within its reach instead, the system yields a sonic environment that is slightly subpar in grain-free musicality and resolution, compared to powering the conditioner with the Flux fed by the outlet on the 20A isolated circuit.

It is worth pointing out that an isolated circuit can have a very significant effect on the overall sound. Hence, in the next several weeks, I might enroll the assistance of a friend of mine to move the isolated circuit to be in reach of the Shunyata King Cobra CX, so to eliminate the effect of the last uncontrolled variable, and perform an even more valid performance determination.

Regards, G.

I see the Shunyata King Cobra CX costs $3500 new . Yikes!
It should sound darn good for that kind if money. I can get
4 BPT L9c cords with Furutech FI50 connectors for that
and have some change left over. Ha! The most I spent on a cord
is about a grand.
So much of this is system dependent in what one prefers.
Plus each person has their own personel taste is how they like their
music to sound. I have enjoyed hearing about everyones
experience with the power cords they have purchased.
Hope a few more throw their 2 cents worth in also.