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Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord?

   Considering the many, many brands of power cords I've tried in my very well accomplished high-end system, I have never been so impacted by these Core Power Technology power cords. Within a very short period(15-20) minutes my system literally came alive. Soundstage opened wider and deeper. The background became dead silent, space between instruments and stage members were more focused and everything sounded cleaner and musical than ever. My highs had a glorious crispness and symbols shimmered. Midrange through my 2" horn became more dynamic and punchy. My 15" bass driver tightened and dug low with great control. My Rel G1 which is a fabulous sub on its own but with a CPT 150 on it is another story. Running high pass from my sub to my Audiozen Noah amplifier, music depth is just stunning. Lower end bass is authoritative and clean with solid grip and impact. 
   My experience with these power cords is truly magical. The scary part of the above is I only have one 150 on my sub and one 300 from my wall to my 6 outlet bar. I still need 3 more to complete my system. I could just imagine the level after that...In closing, I cannot emphasize enough to try one of these in your system. I CANNOT and WIIL NOT take these out as they are that good. But hold your jaw, cuz what you've been listening to will just become real after Core Power Technologies. 

Cheers....and let the tapping begin.......



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verafiaudio
744 posts
 
Hello All,

@benzman - thanks for your enquiry. New Metal is in the house for 1800's and 1200's - we are making 1200's from back orders now - and 1800's will be ready to go next week. 

One nice surprise is you'll note that the front panels are now Laser Engraved. The "blind" engraving is very beautiful and quite understated. That said - some folks wanted to "see" the Name and Model Number even better. Our Metal Fabricator made us a sample of the Laser Engraving and it's really quite nice. 

Bottom Line - all products shipping next week - good stock until the end of the year. 

@ozzy 

Yes indeed - word is starting to get out to the Projector Crowd as well - our Balanced Power Topology is really perfect for that purpose. I'm amazed and what I see and others are amazed at what they are measuring... :)

@sadono - thanks for your info. I'm excited to try these enhancements. 

Best wishes to all...

Mark
sadono
97 posts
 
ozzy,

Were you using the DarbeeVision DVP-5000S? I've heard the older models introduced artifacts.

Also, what percentage and mode were you using?

All of that aside, if using a 4K TV, you're still at the mercy of the video processing and upsampling of your TV. This means every display will handle things differently. Plus, Darbee should be introducing their 4K processors this coming year.


As to the Redmere active HDMI cables, many people have had problems using them with true 4K sources. They do not seem to have the signal transmission capability of thicker gauge analog cables, despite their claims.

While the Redmere cables do lower the noise-floor, it is achieved through processing, equalization, and altering the source. To get an idea of what you are doing to your video and audio signals, look here:

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/US7936197B2/US07936197-20110503-D00001.png

"FIGS. 1A-1C illustrate the effect of the limited bandwidth of a cable on the transmitted signals. FIG. 1A illustrates a high-speed signal to be transmitted through a high-speed cable, FIG. 1B shows a distorted bandwidth-limited signal received at the receiver end of the cable (before equalization), and FIG. 1C shows the received signal at the receiver end after equalization. As seen from FIG. 1B, the signal edges are slowed and short pulses are narrowed, not reaching the full transmitted amplitude."

Personally, I prefer thicker gauge HDMI cables with silver.
sadono
97 posts
 
Mark,

You're welcome.

I'll just request what others will want, pics of the new front panels! 😁
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kclone
680 posts
 
I have had the 1800 for a few weeks now.  This unit is the real deal, at least for my system.  For the most part, I thought it sounded pretty good before putting it in.  But now, on most recordings there is more air, space, and separation.  There is another level of liveliness.  Even dull, hard recordings sound a bit better.  You can increase the volume on them without hurting your ears to much.  
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ozzy
7,492 posts
 

sadono,

Thanks for the info. The Darbeevision I had was the first version so I’m not sure if it was the 5000s. It worked real good until I got the Samsung 4k UHD 85" ($10,000) TV. It actually then degraded the picture. I will check it out again when they come out with a 4K version.

The best I can comment on the Redmere Active 18gbs cables is, please try them and then comment. They go for around $20 depending on the length. I bet you will be impressed. BTW. Previously before the Redmere's I used the WireWorld Platinum Silver Starlight 7.

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