Review: CH Technologies X15 power cord Power cord


Category: Cables

CH Technologies is owned by Craig Hampel in Champaign, Illinois. I've known Craig for about four years. At the time, Craig was working for Geoff Poor in Geoff's audio shop. Geoff is a partner in BAT (Balanced Audio Technology).

I hadn't seen Craig for about a year when I sold my Wadia 581se CD Player to an Audiogoner also living in Champaign, Illinois. He told me that Craig had perfected his cable line and was now selling them. Dale's system sounded really good and Dale suggested that I try them. I was pretty busy and never got around to giving Craig a call.

Then about four months later, I sold my HRS SX rack to another Audiogoner in Champaign, Illinois. Tom has a Wadia 781i CD Player like I have, and he said that he was also using CH Technologies cables. He told me that I should call Craig and give them a try. This time I did.

Craig sent me two X15 power cords and one set of X10 interconnects and one set of X20 interconnects. They took me completely by surprise! After all of the power cords and interconnects I've had ranging from $1,500.00 to $5,000.00, none do what Craig's power cords and interconnects do in my system.

The CH Technologies power cords and interconnects are the closest cables I've ever heard that don't have a sound at all. I heard more of music than I've ever heard coming out of my system, and it flows in the most natural state I've ever heard. I hear more minute details because it's so quiet. Along with this, those details seem to make every instrument sound more authentic than I've ever heard it in my system.

If you're looking to get closer to your music than you ever have before, I'd strongly recommend sendng Craig an email. Here's the email address of CH Technologies: c.hampel@comcast.net


Chuck

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krell_man
6355,

Did you do your shoot out? Seems like both are dead in the water.

Nice review Chuck and would like to hear a AC cable for my ASR Emitter 1 amp.
Gary,

Natan6355 still has the X20's, but I don't know how the shootout is going.

Have a good holiday!
Chuck
Gary,

I replaced my Silent Source Music Reference power cords with the X15 (Crown Jewel) because they sounded much better in my system.

Try it and see what you think in your system. The X20 is even better, but the X15 will give you the idea of what you have.

The problem is that if you're using the Crown Jewel on you Dmitri now and swap it out with another power cord, that will affect what you're hearing putting the Crown Jewel on your Emitter. Unless you put another power cord on your Dmitri and get used to what you're hearing, then put the Crown Jewel on your Emitter so that you have a baseline.

Chuck
No more DMitri. Can get a Crown for 1K and A/B it with a Crystal Cable Ultra.