Cullen Crossover Power Cables

B_limo,
Thank You for letting me know about Pangea. They seem pretty reasonable.

I am not moving or have not moved.
My current setup is in a room on the main floor. But since kids are growing, I don't want to bother them when they go to bed. So I am moving to the basement. It is already finished. So I will be putting a fourth wall (and a bit of extension to the first wall), so that the new room would be roughly 15 X 19 X 8 feet. Also for this room I am going away from the drop-in ceiling to a regularly finished ceiling. I will be using double drywall (with GreenGlue) on the fourth wall and will also be using insulation in it and the ceiling. My contractor seems pretty reasonable. I have been reading a lot on dedicated rooms. Also got tips from audiogon and audiocircle members. Very helpful!

BTW, you need to update your system page :-)

I have 3 Cullen Crossover power cables in my system. They appear to be reasonably made. The connectors are good quality. I've not dissected a cable to take a look at the neatness of the work, but I have experienced zero issues and I have reason to believe the work is a thing but neat and clean.

How do they sound? Pretty much like nothing at all. And that's just what you want from any cable.

Based on the explanation of what the materials used are, plus seeing the terminations, techflex jacket, etc., the prices are reasonable as far as cables go. I am stating this from experience as I've made quite a few interconnects and a handful of power cords, and I have something of a handle on the costs of the raw materials. So no, it's not being sold at cost- the guy's got to eat too! But you aren't spending $1000 for a belden cable whose identity is hidden by a techflex jacket and a set of Wattgate terminations, and where the total cost of the raw materials to the average consumer is tops, $50.

I am very pleased with the Cullen Crossover, and I think they are superior to the Pangea, but the two lines occupy different price points. And as far as the Pangea 9, yes, they are thick and unwieldy.

Why do I prefer Cullen to Pangea? I think the presentation with the Cullen is cleaner top to bottoms. But it's not night and day, and in some applications I can see the Pangea outperforming the Cullen

Good to know Zavato. Thank you for pitching in.
I did purchase the Cullens way back in April and like you said - the sound like nothing at all. Basically I needed new power cords that were longer than the existing ones and wanted something that was flexible and not cost an arm and a leg. I am happy with the way these worked out in my system. The one I use for the power amp was custom built for Crossover series to 10AWG.

I now have 4 sets of Cullen Crossover power cords and remain very pleased. I used the Cullen's on my amp, preamp, CD player, and power distribution strip.

The other power cord I use is Supra. Not the easiest to find but it too is good stuff and us even cheaper than Cullen.

Finally, I've also made my own power cord using Belden 19364 which is shielded 14 awg cable. It's quite satisfying too

First, I'd like to thank those that shared their experience with Cullen Cables in this post. There is not a great deal out there about Cullen Cables and that's a shame. After deciding to replace my power cable  and months of reading/researching to determine what to replace it with, I decided to give Cullen a try. This OP was helpful in making that decision.

The fact that Cullen Cables and Patrick (Cullen) have an extensive background in the HiFi audio industry swayed me to ultimately go with them.

About four months ago I added their Avius power cable, a twelve gauge shielded cable. On Patrick's recommendation I had him use the Sonarquest bare copper plugs. Adding the Avius to my amplifier led to an immediate improvement in sound. It added an ease to my system. It was more dynamic, balanced and relaxed. The soundstage opened up and the sound filled the room better.

Having achieved such a satisfying result I ordered another Avius; this time terminated on one end with a C7 plug for my streamer. At that time I also ordered Cullen's Nitin digital coax cable. Adding these only made things better. My system became more quiet, relaxed. It became more dynamic and at the same time easier to listen to.

After letting the cables settle-in and listening to the system with them for a couple months, I decided to go all in. I ordered the Crossover ll power cable and the Crossover speaker cable. My system is now cabled with Cullen from the wall outlet to the speakers.

As I added Cullen Cables the improvements I heard were cumulative. Their cables sound neutral, balanced and absolutely quiet. I know that doesn't sound exciting but it really is. My systems soundstage has opened up considerably. Detail and resolution is excellent. The improvements in tone/timbre have been dramatic. My system and the music coming from it simply sounds right.

What's Cullen's secret? I don't know that the have a secret. I do know that they have lots of experience, that they use quality wire, proven geometries, excellent connectors and they are an outstanding value.

I'm just glad they are making cables. Check them out.

http://http//www.cullencable.com/

Cheers,

Scott