With the plethora of fake cables, what's a good source of the Oyaide Black Mamba Sigma V2 that is reliable, safe and a good price?
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Organic Power Cord with Micro-Detail
Is it possible to have both good micro detail and an organic warm sounding power cable?
I’ve got an Audio Research Ls25 mk1 preamp; switching between a BMI Whale Elite and a Nordost Brahma power cords. Love all the micro detail the Brahma brings out, but wish it was warmer and not as fast. Piano sounds amazing and real with the Brahma, but it kills some of the soul and intimacy when listening to Sade. The BMI adds greatly to the soundstage, bass, punch, and warmth, but there’s also some detail loss and raises the noise floor I’ve found.
Just added a Shunyata Black Mamba CX to my phono preamp (allnic h1200) which dropped the noise floor significantly, added control, and some sweetness. Worked well on the LS25 as well but not quite what I want.
DCCA Ref One power cord on Audioprism Debut tubed amp, really like what it does. DCCA added detail, amazing clarity to vocals, and a bit of forwardness. Wonder if combining multiple DCCA cords will overly emphasize their house sound. I like having multiple flavors in my system. Variety’s the spice of life.
I’ve heard great things about ribbon power cords, Electraglide and Elrod. Would these steer me in the right direction? Looking to keep it under 500.00 if possible.
Sources are 80% vinyl and 20% Bluetooth streaming.
I’ve got an Audio Research Ls25 mk1 preamp; switching between a BMI Whale Elite and a Nordost Brahma power cords. Love all the micro detail the Brahma brings out, but wish it was warmer and not as fast. Piano sounds amazing and real with the Brahma, but it kills some of the soul and intimacy when listening to Sade. The BMI adds greatly to the soundstage, bass, punch, and warmth, but there’s also some detail loss and raises the noise floor I’ve found.
Just added a Shunyata Black Mamba CX to my phono preamp (allnic h1200) which dropped the noise floor significantly, added control, and some sweetness. Worked well on the LS25 as well but not quite what I want.
DCCA Ref One power cord on Audioprism Debut tubed amp, really like what it does. DCCA added detail, amazing clarity to vocals, and a bit of forwardness. Wonder if combining multiple DCCA cords will overly emphasize their house sound. I like having multiple flavors in my system. Variety’s the spice of life.
I’ve heard great things about ribbon power cords, Electraglide and Elrod. Would these steer me in the right direction? Looking to keep it under 500.00 if possible.
Sources are 80% vinyl and 20% Bluetooth streaming.
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I ordered my Oyaide power cords and speaker cable wire off of eBay from an audio store that has a large number of 99.5% rating or higher. The orders probably went to three different sellers over a two month period. All items I received were 100% with authentic paperwork, packaging, etc. Do a search on eBay and find the best place and price to buy from. |
@btw22 @electroslacker I would avoid buying cables from a seller based in China. These cables are made in Japan. So my advice would follow along with what Lak has mentioned to buy on ebay from Japan. The cables come with papers, manual and a nice box. Buy from someone with a 99% or better rating. These cables are really good. When in doubt buy from here: https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/chuya-online/item/92479/ |
Triode Wire Labs PCs get lots of positive comments and offer a good trial period I believe, so could be worth a shot. Also considering making my own Black Mambas so I'd be interested in what OP thinks of them. Not to hijack this thread, but I'm interested in the same PC characteristics as the OP and occasionally I bookmark offbeat cables I happen to find that look a little different and intriguing. I dug through my bookmarks and unearthed these two that I know nothing about but wondering if anyone here has experience with them and if they are worth exploring for purposes of this thread. Mad Scientist Audio Darwin Cable Company Thanks! |
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