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Audience Au24 SE power cord Upgrade

Has anyone tried Furutech FI-28(R) connectors on this amazing power cord?

Well, prepare yourself to be blown away!!!!!!

In my humble opinion, I heard higher resolution, smoother midrange and a very tight bass. And yes, I have tried the SE Cardas upgrade as well. While they are certainly better than the mediocre wattgate connectors, Cardas 'sound' was nowhere near the grand soundstage presented by Furutech. And how about Furutech's superb craftsmanship, fit and finish.

To put things in perspective, think about the leap you experienced when you upgraded from aR6-TS to aR6-TSSD. Reluctant at first, I got sold on IC's SE upgrade instantly. Both RCA and XLR's greatly benefits from the new connectors. I have not tried SE upgrade on speaker cables yet. I honestly feel, Cardas power connectors leaves room for further improvement.

My system consist of Classe Delta series, B&W 800 series, Raysonic, Marantz, Core Audio, REL B1's, Audience Au24 power cords, IC's, and a pair of aR2-TSSD's / aR6-TSSD.

The A/B comparison was conducted with 6 power cords between pre-amp, CD player, amp, subs and aR6-TSSD.

PS: No offense Mr. McDonald. You will always enjoy my utmost respect and appreciation. I hope to enjoy Audience superb products for many more years until my hearing totally gives up!
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lalitk OP
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Just want to reiterate, there is no denying that $220 SE upgrade through Audience is a heck of a deal. The whole point of bringing this conversation is about achieving sonic nirvana and best bang for our bucks. If you're considering SE upgrade for powercord, even at $280.00 retail Furutech's plugs begs for your consideration.

For the record, I got no special consideration for promoting Furutech's :)

In my system, Furutech upgrade delivered the top-end with a beautiful balance. They were open, a bit relaxed in their presentation and totally lacking any harshness or grain. I can best describe their sound as silky smooth and very musical.

Audience deserve big props on continue improving their products at reasonable prices. That's one of the reason they are my No. 1 preference for cables and power conditioners.

Let the music flow!!!
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jazzonthehudson
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I went from Cardas to Audience and other brands for power cords a long time ago. Never tried upgrading the plugs of Audience power cords as their power cords are very thick wires that aren't easy to work with.

Furutech FI-28(R) got overall good comments, not the case with the FI-50 (R) that I am eyeing. Anyone wants to chime in on the latter?

/Jafant: great idea and hopefully not just cords/cables. Maybe he will use Furutech's sockets in the adeptResponse series. I once had an Ueberbuss so swapped the standard ones with different sockets (TeslaSE, Maestro, Furutech) to see which ones I liked (more info on my systems page).
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jafant
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Right On! Jazz-

I was hoping that this thread would not die off.
I think that Keith (Audiolabrynth) over on the Tara Labs Cable thread recently switched over to Furutech and now heartily endorses the plugs and sockets.

To my taste and ears, Cardas, is too rolled-off. I realize that most audiophiles enjoy the type of "sound".

Keep me posted and Happy Listening!
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lalitk OP
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Guys,

Audience now offers Furutech receptacles and plugs as an option for a reasonable up charge. I have recently purchased aR12-TSSOX with Furutech GTX-D (R) receptcles and after two months of listening, I can say this the best line conditioner to date.

In comparison with Hubble duplexes, the overall sound is smoother with better control over peak frequencies without any hint of blurriness. The vocals are silky in texture, percussions are laser sharp, no bloating or veil over the musical soundscape. The true sense of PRAT, it's all here.

If you already own Audience power cords or line conditioner, the Furutech rhodium plated receptacles and plugs are pretty much no brainer and a small price to pay in big scheme of things.
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jazzonthehudson
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Happy listening Lalitk! Must sound excellent. Did you try other types of power conditioning before making such an investment? Straight from the dedicated line or do you have something like a balanced transformer before the aR?

I am thinking upgrading one of my many adeptResponse units (I have three in total) to GTX-D (r), all my wall sockets for my systems have been upgraded to the GTX-D (r). As of late, I have been upgrading the plug and IEC of my power cables to Furutech FI28 (r) or FI50 (r), the latter takes at least 200 hours to break in. I advice only one or two power cords per system as too many of the same may homogenize the character of the overall sound (similar to tube complementing if you have different tube units in the system).
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