DH Labs power cables


Several months ago I decided to make a final adjustment to my system by upgrading the power cables.  I’d been using Pangea cables.  After upgrading I noticed an immediate improvement in micro details, sound stage and bass control.  Those qualities only improved as the cables burned in.

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Pangea AC14 SE->DH Labs Power Plus

-Phono preamp, DAC, CD transport and streamer.

 

Pangea AC9 SE-> DH Labs Red Wave

-Preamplifier and amplifier

 

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Auralic Aries G1

PS Audio Perfectwave CD transport

Denafrips Hermes and Terminator 2

Technics SL-1600 MK1

Dynavector 10x5 Mk2

Parasound JC3+

Rogue RP7

Pass Labs XA25

Tekton Design Nebos with ultimate upgrade

 

pino22

I’ve been a fan of DH Labs since I started in this hobby and am now an authorized dealer for their cables. I’ve experimented with many manufacturers’ cables, and nobody can touch DH Labs from a performance-to-cost ratio. I pretty much personally owned every single cable they’ve made even before I became a dealer. for anyone who is interested, my favorites of theirs are:

Power Cable - The Corona Cryo is better than the original Corona - less fatiguing, more dynamic ans effortless, and more resolving than the Red Wave. I’ve demoed the Corona Cryo against a handful of reputable cables in the $2500-3000 range and the Corona Cryo was up there with them. I even preferred the Corona Cryo more than a few of them.

Interconnects - I prefer the newer Air Matrix Cryo over the Revelation. The Air Matrix Cryo is smoother and more effortless, more natural sounding the original Air Matrix, and I prefer the tonal balance of it compared to the Revelation, which can sound lean to me at times. 

Digital Cables - They don’t get enough credit in this arena. The Reunion Ethernet is probably the best and most revealing Ethernet cable south of $1000. The new D-100 Silver Reference is an AES cable with a stunning level of transparency for its price and made me switching from my reference AES which retailed five times more. The Mirage USB is still one of the best USB cables I’ve tried, even compared to some others almost 10x its price. Their Glass Master Toslink is one of the best quality on the market, hands down, with its 300 individual real glass fibers, but I’m not a huge fan of Toslink myself. 

Speaker Cables - I’ve owned both the TOTL Deity and the discontinued Revelation SP pure silver speaker cables, and while both were better than the Q-10, I have to award the Q-10 for its performance for a sub $500 pair of speaker cables. Q-10 can be considered endgame for many as it has an incredibly neutral presentation, natural dynamics and very good level of clarity. 

You will also not find better service than talking with Greg if you have questions or run into issues with your order (very rare). Their order fulfillment is almost as good as Amazon Prime.

@fthompson251 You might want to share your recent service experience you had for others to hear. 

I’m always happy to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their individual cables if anyone has questions, either through this thread or via PM. 

blisshifi: regarding the Corona Cryo vs standard Corona, are there more differences than the plugs and the cryo treatment?  Can the standard cable be cryo treated to improve the sound?  Thanks!

I have used their bulk cable to make interconnects and power cords and they are excellent!