Has anyone tried the Audience Forte F3 power cord?

taww - I tried one and my observations are similar to yours.  I am running it in some more and will give it another try.

The brightness may be due to the unplated brass used in the connectors.

I also wonder which $1200 power cord in the above review the f3 was " ... better [than] in nearly every category right out of the box ...".

@maxima95 who knows about the $1200 cord, but I don’t think it matters all that much. Price-quality correlation is largely a crapshoot with these things. :) If it’s a highly-regarded cable that many people can vouch for, that’s a different matter.

Good call about the brass. My friend is playing with different connectors and was shocked how different they sound, e.g. Wattgate vs. Cardas copper/rhodium, with the same wire.

And apologies to JOHN McDonald for getting his name wrong... it’s been a long week at work. :)

BTW the "brightness" of the Forte is relative to the ultra-smooth powerChord, or a Cardas cord. It's definitely much less bright than the Pangea. 

taww
I had it on a Hagerman Fry Corder for a few (more) days and tried it with a tube preamp.  Better than the first trial on a solid state DAC.  Still a slight "brightness" or something like that - but not objectionable or attention grabbing in a negative way.

I'll leave it in for a while; it has some potential.

taww

Have you been able to log some hours with the f3 and form any conclusions yet?