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Power cord with warm treble + very solid bass ?

This is for a very good tube preamp.
I'm looking for a power cord that has a warm treble and upper midrange (that won't make me wince) but also has a solid, controlled detailed bass. And I would also like an overall "refined" sound that I hear in the higher end power cords.

Shunyata Anaconda CX and Stealth Dream have all the bass definition/control I want, but are a bit to raw/forward up top. The Anaconda CX comes very close but just seems to have a little fatigue-factor in the highs that is a problem in my system.

Older generation Anacondas have the mellow highs I am looking for but the bass is softer than I would like,
mainly when I use the preamp with headphones.

So is there some cord out there that is the best of both worlds?
rgs92
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mapman
22,222 posts
 
No such thing.

If your rig is capable of doing what you want, a good power cord might help it do it better, but a power cord alone has no inherent sound characteristics.
nineballg
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i find the verastarr Grand illusion will definitely give you the upper treble and upper midrange your looking for. the bass is detailed and controlled also. i switched to ps audio premier PC (which has some silver in it) because my room is fully treated for my home theater (too much absorption for 2 ch.), that i needed to brighten up the sound a bit for 2 ch.

the ps audio has better bass but sounds a bit thinner/colder in the upper mid/upper treble compared to the verastarr. even tho i am currently selling the verastarrs, im not sugar coating anything hear. the warm treble and midrange presence is really where the verastarr shines.
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rok2id
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what do the cable makers do to get all these varied results? how do the cables differ say bass vs upper range?
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