Looking at sub $200 power cables.

+ 1 for Straight Wire, surprising good and cheap used 'cuz ain't a fad .

I had Shunyata stuff and it plain old sucked...everything sounded grey and dampened!  Using the Pangea loom and outlet now for trial and I gotta say, it is some of the best cabling I have ever owned...in some ways better.  I’ve had $4k PC’s that weren’t demonstrably better than the Pangea AC9 MKIISE!  Warm, big boned, dynamic with huge soundstage and oodles of  unexaggerated detail.  Orchestral works sound remarkably closer to the way music sounds in the Hall, that being The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia for me.  Strings sound so natural and silky! Love whatever their doing....hours of fatigue free listening being had.  The price is simply insane compared to the near or at reference sound you can get using Pangea.  

I would definitely check out Zu Mission or Event power cords (Mk I versions) which are available on eBay for great prices direct from Zu. Expect to pay $50 For Mission and around $150 For Event. Original retail prices were much higher.

Dave, all that proves is that the Shunyata stuff(you seem to suggest that you tried every single power cord model they make, or at least paint them all with the same result you got from the single model you tried) doesn't work well with YOUR SYSTEM.  

I don't happen to own Shunyata, but many owners report that they are excellent cables.  I own a Pangea 14 SE and it didn't really do anything for my cd player, but I'm glad they rock in your system.

+1 @corepowertech 

I really like the Super Stroke Cable from CPT. Nice extension top to bottom. detailed sound without being harsh. Better than the Audience SEi Power Cord I compared.