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Excellent reference power cord made in Russia

I took a chance on a hi end power cord made in Russia named M.S.M Reference 1 sold on eBay. The cable is very thick and stiff but stays in shape when bent. I wasn't sure how it would fare against big name heavyweights in my system/collection (Elrod/Sablon/Verastarr/Vitus Audio/Jena Labs. I was astounded by the most coherent sound I've heard in my system to date. The M.S.M has everything: a bottom end that is jaw dropping, pristine highs with no glare whatsoever, vocals which are tonally correct, a glorious mid band and excellent transparency. These guys really know how to make a truly reference cable! The eBay listing states a current price promotion which makes this an incredible bargain. Highly recommended for any hi end system.
devaka
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chlim
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Devaka,

MSM Reference 1 sounds like a giant killer in your system. The fact that you use First Sound Presence Deluxe pre amp, I can assume you are nut about tonal purity. Could you share with me what are the rest electronics and speakers in your system?

There are many insanely priced cords, and it is hard to find a truly neutral cord. Forget about crappy stock cords, they are thrown in as bundled accessory, nothing more.
david99
1,467 posts
 
I searched eBay for MSM Reference 1, and all that showed was a cheap Franch coin, and organic sulfer.
czarivey
5,946 posts
 
Ozzy, did Putin make this powercord or Barry told not to deal with Russians to ya'll?

I found that propaganda is more truthful word than 'reviews' or 'rating' and that's what most of us know, want to know instead of real facts.

Home audio manufacturers assume you don't know jota about electrical parameters and choose not to waste the time measuring and documenting it on vast majority. Some of these specified parameters are simply cut and paste from other wires and it really doesn't matter who made it Putin or Obama or MikhailSergeevitchMedvedev. It really matters if it has marketing words such as REFERENCE, SPECIAL EDITION, SIGNATURE SERIES.
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