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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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I think that is a good idea because I believe the power cord does influence the sound of these units quite a bit. I find the unit just a tad too lit up for me. That is why I am putting the Furutech cord on mine. The particular cord I am using has nice warmth while not losing any of the detail.

 This is all subjective of course as the unit unmodified sounds absolutely tremendous. I'm just looking for that last little bit of warmth and body.  
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Correction on my last post. I need to install an ac inlet (not an IEC) in order to plug a power cord into the CPT 300.
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Ok finished the mod today. What I did is really not for a novice I think. Have it back in the system and will report back. I found a lot to do and we will see. I took lots of pictures and will post soon.

- constrained layer damping throughout the entire case. I used two layers with copper tape sandwiched in between
- nylon bolt, washers, nuts, and a round plastic top plate
- 1/4 inch of cork under the tranny....the cork is over the layers of CLD described above
- I replaced the power cord going from the 150 to the component. The female connector end. I used a wonderful Furutech cord. The cord I replaced is shielded as is the Furutech. The shield is connected at both ends of this female side of the balanced cord. That is it is hooked up inside the unit and the female IEC plug.
- wrapped internal tranny cables with ERS cloth 

I did not like all the rather flimsy Wago terminal blocks/splices used to make all the connections. They are made by Wago. They are fine, but I much prefer direct wire to wire connections. I discarded all these Wago connectors and soldered all connections directly. They were used because they are so easy to use and make for quick assembly. They will not sound as good as direct wire to wire however!
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Ok here is a link to the pics. Need to start from the end, page two, and go backwards for the right order. For some reason the site loaded the finished pics first?

The two wire soldered connections are obvious from the pics. You can see the old Wago connectors vs direct soldering. The shots that may confuse you are the shots of a nylon bolt clamping three separate O ring terminations. This is what I did to replace the six wires going into a large Wago block strip splicer. I have three O rings clamped tightly together using the nylon bolting system shown. I did not want to use a sound degrading metal bolt for this. Not even a thick copper bolt. Each O ring has two wires feeding it. These six wires originally went into the large Wago block splicer.

http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/grannyring1/library/CPT%20Model%20150%20mod?sort=3&page=1
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grannyring, thanks for the explanation and pictures. Looks like excellent workmanship as usual!
Please keep us posted on the progress and break in sound!
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