After wringing my hands over what cord to buy to power my Levinson 331 amp, I decided to audition the Wolff Gain cord. Why? There are so many choices and the ones that folks rave about are just too #@&* much money. The reviews, web site and Michaels audition policy convinced me to give it a try. Break in time was pretty long but about what I expected. Once things settled in I knew it was something special. To make sure of my impressions, I alternated in a couple of other cords and compared to the Gain cord, the sound was grainier and muddled with a noisier background. Oddly, the blacker, quieter background with the Gain cord
provided what at first "seemed" like a muted or less
dynamic presentation, but the notes, from top to bottom had a higly resolved purity that was hard to believe and very impressive. Listening became a more emotional experience and I found myself shaking my head and grinning alot. Another benefit is that it seems I can play and enjoy the music at a much higher level (not that it needs to be louder) without any fatigue factor. Because I like to tweak, I have a Bat tube preamp that is somewhat dark so I may experiment with tubes to see what subjective or real effect it has on overall presentation to see if it might add a bit more "sparkle" in the top registers and then decide what I ulitmately prefer.
Amazing what a cord can do.
Associated equipment:
Naim CDX cd player
BAT VK5i preamp
Levinson 331 Amp
Nordost SPM balanced IC
Alpha Core Serpent Silver/Copper cable
Apogee Stage Speakers with NorthCreek Music crossovers
Other cords I like but plan to sell: Synergistic Master Coupler. Analysis Plus.
provided what at first "seemed" like a muted or less
dynamic presentation, but the notes, from top to bottom had a higly resolved purity that was hard to believe and very impressive. Listening became a more emotional experience and I found myself shaking my head and grinning alot. Another benefit is that it seems I can play and enjoy the music at a much higher level (not that it needs to be louder) without any fatigue factor. Because I like to tweak, I have a Bat tube preamp that is somewhat dark so I may experiment with tubes to see what subjective or real effect it has on overall presentation to see if it might add a bit more "sparkle" in the top registers and then decide what I ulitmately prefer.
Amazing what a cord can do.
Associated equipment:
Naim CDX cd player
BAT VK5i preamp
Levinson 331 Amp
Nordost SPM balanced IC
Alpha Core Serpent Silver/Copper cable
Apogee Stage Speakers with NorthCreek Music crossovers
Other cords I like but plan to sell: Synergistic Master Coupler. Analysis Plus.