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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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kedoades, the upper end of Purist Audio power cords are very good. The CPT power cords are a different creature because now you are using balanced power (the box) which cleans the gunk from the AC and allows you to hear more details.
I believe that you would have to demo them side by side to determine which you like better. As far as musical ability and dollars spent, I think the CPT would be the winner.
If you don't have any power conditioning in your system you might want to keep the power cords you currently are using and purchase a 1200 or 1800 which most likely could be used with your entire system.
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@kedoades , throw me a private message at pspeziale@hotmail.com to insight me on the cords you have now.....thx..
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Well I placed a DC blocker circuit inside both my 150 and 300 to tame the hum/buzz in my 300 and remove the hum/buzz in my amplifier transformers. It worked like a charm. The 300 as well as my amplifier are dead quiet! Awesome.

The DC blocker is very simple folks. Here are some pics.

- one bridge rectifier - 8amp. 600 volt
- one .47 uf film cap - I used a nice Audio Cap Theta
- two 15,000 uf. 35 vdc caps - I used Nichicon
- one 33 ohm resistor. - I used Mills MRA12

The unpopulated board came from here;

http://www.atlhifi.com/shop/bare-pcb/pcb-for-dc-trap-blocker-filter-for-toroidal-transformers-toroid...

While I I did not expect improved sound quality, who knows? We will see.

http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/grannyring1/library/DC%20blocker?sort=3&page=1
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grannyring, good idea, please keep us posted on progress and sound quality.
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The circuit needs to break in before I know if it has any impact on the sound quality. Right now I would say I am hearing a slight improvement in air and Micro details.  Could all be in my head 😁

However, all my toroidal transformers are dead quiet now. It costs about $50 to build one of these and place in your balanced transformer, AC distribution outlet box, or amp etc... 
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