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Power Cable Break In - Such a Change!
I installed a new AudioQuest Dragon Source power cord from my Lumin X1 to my Niagara 7000. The power cord from the wall to the Niagara 7000 is also a Dragon but the High Current version. I bought that cord used.
So, when I first started using the new power cord everything sounded great. However, after a couple of days I started hearing a strident sound. Especially in the upper mid/ treble region. The bass was also constricted. I started blaming the sound change on another piece of equipment that was installed concurrently.
Now, I was under the impression that the Dragon power cord with its DBS system required no break in. But I did inquire about it to AudioQuest who responded that it would still need about 150 hours to break in. It's been close to that now and sure enough yesterday I started hearing the glorious sound that I heard from day one with the power cord only perhaps better.
I must say the difference during break in and now is quite remarkable, I don't remember any other power cord going through this amount of dramatic change.
ozzy
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Most power cords I've had in my system burned in within a week. I remember one specific PC, a Nordost Frey 2. I borrowed one from my dealer to audition and it was long ago burned in, so when I put it in my system, it took probably less than a day to reach optimum sound; I asked my dealer if I could just keep it and pay him and he agreed. I discovered that week that it was a "demo" cable and so I asked my dealer to get me a new one. I put the new one in my system and it sounded horrible. But after four days it opened up and sounded like the "demo" cable. I really wish there were no burnin required, but I can honestly say that with every component or wire change, there was some amount of burnin before the item reached best sound quality.
Except for the usual naysayers @ozzy, I'm enjoying your thread. |
Thanks for your comments. As you say, in your system. I am buying a Hurricane… it seems to perfectly balance the warmth and detail. I’ll see if my dealer wants to get a Dragon for me to try… we are friends, I am sure he will. I’ll give it a try… I’m betting on my intuition on this… but I always try to verify… somethimes I’m right, sometimes not. We will see. |
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