Synergistic Research Galileo SX Power cord. (Opinions on sound quality appreciated).

Ozzy yes, the ground does need to go to the same dedicated line. It must not however get plugged into the conditioner. Direct to the wall. The soundstage will improve as it remains grounded, this too must settle in.

Ted Denney
Lead Designer, Synergistic Research Inc.

ted_denney,
Whomever answered the phone when I called checking on when the cables would be shipped reminded me that they were being burned in for 5 days so that they sound ready to go when I receive them.
Sounds like a disconnect between you and your employees. No big deal though, my past experience has always been cables needs some settling in time. Approx. 200 hours+. I'm just happy they have come around, quite a bit I must add from first listen.

Thank you for adding your response.

ozzy

That’s a misunderstanding. It always takes at least 200 hours for a cable to settle into a system. In the past, with our old conditioning process, the break in process was like a roller coaster, and the cables would sound much worse in the beginning. Relatively speaking they sound better now younger or sooner in the system. The five day burn in does not eliminate break in. There is absolutely no such thing as a cable that is broken in once and for all. A cable must settle into the system it will live in so to speak. The conditioning process is like aging wine, the break in process is like allowing a newly opened bottle of wine to breathe.

Ted Denney
Lead designer, Synergistic Research Inc.

ted_denney,
At this point I can honestly say that connecting up the little grounding pig tail to the wall outlet does constrict the soundstage.

In my system, I am using an Entreq Silver Tellus grounding station. My Lumin X1 is grounded to it via an RCA. I think the additional grounding wire from the SX power cord in this case is not needed.

ozzy

I am curious, this is a $6000 power cord. Ozzy you have tried many cords before and build your own. What does this cord provide extra to justify the cost over a up to $2k cord?