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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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dvdboulet
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BS? You mean the stuff with delayed shipping?

I’m in no rush so I can handle some extra time.

What I’m interested in is a power conditioner that will let mynew gear sound as it’s meant to sound and without constricting the dynamics of my amp.

I joined the forum today because I wanted to ask a question. Look me up at HTF or bluray.com forums and you’ll see I’ve been around a while (ie, not a product placement poster ;-) ).

What’s "new" is me getting back into 2-channel :)

Or to be more specific, the fact that 3 days ago my partner gave me "permission" to put a stereo system in our upstairs den where the acoustics are great :)

Sigh... so after a decade of trying to get good music sound out of my home theater with frustrating results, I’m finally going to just let my HT system optimize for movies and build a dedicated 2-channel system.

In any case, the 1800 is the first power conditioner in all my googling that seems to be unanimously praised both for line-level gear and amplifiers, and is not out of reach cost-wise. Hence, 2-days of google research and reading reviews finally led me to post here and ask this question.

dave :)


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lak
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Welcome aboard dvdboulet, feel free to ask any questions you might have.
The Deep Core is a new product that none of the regular viewers in this forum have had the opportunity to listen to yet, because it has not been released, although we have been told on several occasions that it would ship. We have been waiting for quite a while now for it to be shipped, some of us more patiently than others which is why you might pick up on some friction within this forum.
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@dvdboulet I think the 1800 is a great place to start in building a two channel system as it will help let you hear each component you add at its optimal level with good power delivery. It's amazing what good power conditioning can do for a stereo system and the 1800 for the money is excellent in giving a more natural organic sound without losing dynamics or pace/rhythm. 

In regards to the Deep Core lak is correct we can only speculate what it can or can't do as none of us have heard it and as we enter the worst time of year to ship a package I'm almost willing to wait until after the holidays. But...I'll take what I can get! :)
dvdboulet
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Thanks guys,

I’ll take the plunge and order the 1800.

my amp is on the way from ebay (got a good deal on a nice Hegel amplifier) and my dac (also Hegel) should be ready to pick up from my local AV dealer (command performance in fairfax va) late this week... so by the weekend I should have a decent 2-channel system and for now I’ll haul up my AVS Rocket RS 760s to use as speakers in my new 2-channel rig until I can afford to get real high-end speakers worthy of the gear. I’m actually looking forward to hearing what the rocket 760s sound like with high end amplification and dac upstream :)

FYI I was’t going to get a dac... my plan was just to get a decent integrated with build in d/a and streaming (like the hegel 360). but when auditioning the gear, out of curiosity I asked if we could hook up the outboard hegal dac to see the difference versus the one built into the 360. And there was no going back...

Anyway... by this weekend I should be pumping 2 channel music in my den, celebrating good sound, and hopefully not far behind the 1800 can arrive and join the party.

thanks all!

p.s. do you guy recommend using their power cables from the 1800 to each device?
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@dvdboulet, Although the Equi=Core 50, 150 and 300 are good stand-alone power cords I don't recommend using them with the 1200 or 1800.
On the 1200 or 1800, I would recommend the power cord of your choice that's made for a power conditioner or large watt product.
At the end of this review: http://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2017/6/4/core-power-technologies-equicore-1800-power-conditioner there is mention of a red and black power cord that came with the reviewers 1800 unit. I don't know if that power cord still comes with the 1800, however, I do have two of them that came with a Deep Core that I was supposed to beta test but UPS delivered the unit damaged. I can attest that in my opinion they are good power cords and compete with power cords costing $1000. Mark does sell those power cords at a very reasonable price, however, I can't locate that information at the present time but it would not surprise me if someone else can post a link for you.
If you or anyone else reading this is interested in a spacific power cord to use for the 1200 or 1800 or from the balanced power unit to your compoients fell free to send me a PM and be sure to let me know a price range. I've tesred many power cords.
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