Audio envy - dang!

@lalitk

I’ve had my two Audio Envy power cords since 12/11/20. I have one M3 and one P2. I put the M3 on my power amp and after burn in it was a very amazing bump in sound quality. Put the "other" cord back in for a week and only just missed the M3. So the M3 is back in and not going anywhere. After allowing some days for the M3 to settle back into the system, I put the P2 in 12/26/20 and long story short, after a week of burn in, it was also better than the PC it replaced. Both of the replaced cords are many times more expensive, yet, as has been stated in this thread, the AE power cables are really a bargain, batting way above their pricing.

In the end, I like them so much I will be calling next week to purchase more power cords. After that I’ll work on interconnects and speaker cable.

@docroasty

Just wondering if you’ve received your TWL Obsession PC and how it compares to AE power cords and also if you received the Audiosensibilities power leads? Eager to hear your impressions.

Happy New Year all.

@pokey77,

That’s great to hear, happy for you man! 

@pokey77 

The AE pc was good. I have no complaints given the price, but I ended up preferring the TWL Obsession power cord which I felt sounded really clean and transparent, with really nice low end. 

I did try the AE coaxial cable too, from my singxer su-6 ddc to rockna wavelight dac. However, the coaxial connection didn't sound as good as my i2s connection; sounded muddy and veiled in comparison. It was easy to hear the difference as all I had to do was have both cables connected, and just select the appropriate connection on the dac. Hence, the coaxial cable went back into the packaging soon after.. Probably not an issue with the coaxial cable itself, but just differences in the connection modality. 

I didn't try the xlr interconnects or speaker cables. I wasn't sure if they would perform similarly to the other cables which I did try.. Anyways Im actually trying to sell the whole bunch of AE cables (coaxial, xlr, pc, speaker cables). 

@docroasty

I appreciate the update. I've been waiting to hear more about the TWL Obsession power cords. Seems I've never read a bad thing about them. May still try one someday.

FYI, the Audio Envy power cords needed around 4-5 days to burn in and open up in my system. They were OK just after insertion, but really needed time to show their best, especially the P2 power cord.

BTW, didn't you say you bought some Audiosensibilities power leads for your linear power supply? What did you think of those? 

@pokey77 

i enjoyed my first TWL obsession so much that i ended up ordering a second. however, i found out that it doesnt pair well with my dac; i was using a TWL Digital pc with my dac and i tried the Obsession with it and the sound i got was just a bit too bright and seemed congested up top. i had to swap back to the Digital pc.

yep i did get some silver statement audiosensibilities dc leads; these were from my farad super 3 lps to sotm streamer and switch. however, despite running with them for about 3 weeks, i ended up preferring the farad L2 silver dc cables, which sounded richer and fuller to me. so i sent the audiosensibility cables back for a refund. i think the farad L2 silver cables are really good. however, i did have a friend who preferred the copper over the silver in his system.