Synergistic Research Euphoria HC power cord.


Anyone have any thoughts on this power cord?  I would be using on McIntosh  611’s.

128x128bwguy

Sorry @soix I have to disagree. Speaking of dark sounding cables - Krakatoa and even more so Gargantua. Owned a few of each with different components running different speakers over a period of about a year and always the same effect. Fat, slow and sounds like a bowl of overcooked oatmeal.
I’m a huge fan of AZ interconnects though (Matrix Ref Mk2, Silver Ref Mk2, Absolute Copper and Absolute Silver) but just can’t recommend their power cords. 

I’d stick with the top players in the pc game - AQ, Shunyata, SR, Audience. Add Transparent to the list. Try and buy whatever sounds best. 
 

Funny when I spoke to Jason a while back he had the same recommendation. I think maybe these places get a SPIF or something for selling those brands?

Whatever you get please write back as I would love to know what you hear. I won a power cord from TMR and heard no difference from stock power cords. I have it plugged into the Streamer figuring best to have any improvement at the beginning of the sound chain.

Best. JH

Thanks everyone. Quite an informative conversation. I will search out the Cable Company and compare a few after I get my GIK art panels in about 4 weeks. @Johna5, I sometimes wonder the same thing about having financial incentives to recommend a particular brand.

By the way, I am curious if any thoughts on my current Kimber pK 10’s. Are these decent? I think they were on Stereophile magazines recommended list several years ago.

I did comparison between AQ Robin Hood Speaker cables and a no name brand. I heard a diff in the highs and had a friend listen who heard the same difference.  I didn't tell him what I hear first.  Anyway there is a diff in sound but subtle. 

What sound do you prefer (hyper detailed or warm leaning).  What are the other components and to your ear are you hearing more warmth or more detail and which way to you want to go.  That will help you a lot in narrowing choices

 

Hard for me to articulate, but I like a lot of detail, but prefer a warmer overall sound. I feel my Mac’s help out with my B&W 802d3’s, as at times the highs can sound sharp on some recordings. However, the B&W’s are also very detailed. I also use a Lumin x1 for streaming, which is also super detailed and dynamic.