Oh yeah, I am fully aware of the fact that there was some new cable burn-in time in play.
Audioquest Hurricane High Current Power Cable on my DAC. That's right!!!
While listening to my audio system, although the music reproduction was very nice overall, somehow, I kept getting this uneasy feeling that the music just wasn’t flowing the way I expected it to. Something just wasn’t right. The music was sounding a bit bass heavy, sterile, and even somewhat uninvolving. Now, I just recently upgraded all cabling in my system except for my speaker and ethernet cables, which I determined to be keepers, so they remained with no regrets. After further listening and evaluation, I decided that the first step in attempting to make my system sound more involving would be to do a little experimentation with my power cables, just to see what effect the changes would have on it. As mentioned, I just recently upgraded most of the cables in my system which included two Audioquest Hurricane High Current PCs, one for my integrated amp, and one for my power conditioner (as recommended). However, I have heard of others (rarely) who used an Audioquest Hurricane High Current PC on their DACs (not recommended), so I thought, what the hell, let’s give it a shot. So, I took the incredible JPS Labs Aluminata PC off my DAC and exchanged it with the Audioquest Hurricane HC (I plugged the Hurricane into a source outlet on my Audioquest Niagara 3000), and then put the JPS Labs Aluminata on my amp (I plugged the Aluminata into a high current outlet on my Audioquest Niagara 3000), and wow!!! With the Hurricane on my DAC (Ayre Acoustics QX-5 Twenty) everything suddenly came together beautifully. The sound was just as detailed but more organic, natural, lush, musical and involving. The soundstage was jsut as deep, tall and wide. The bass also got tighter and more coherent as well. Turns out that the JPS Labs Aluminata happened work better the amp in my system. The change in placement of the cables in my system created a different dichotomy and synergy between them, that, fortunately for me, worked out just beautifully for me and my system!!! So, I just wanted to share my experience with others in regards to my extremely positive experience using an amazing Audioquest Hurricane High Current Power Cable as a source power cable, on a DAC. Happy listening.
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@kennymacc you can use the hurricane hc on source components. I have. I’m currently using Tornado HC on my streamer and it’s awesome. Also, just from my experience, the Hurricane is an amazing cable but it’s bottom heavy. The bass I had in my system with the Hurricane on my Pass amp was something else. Unfortunately it also resulted in muddied up mids and highs. It’s all system dependent but what you’re hearing is the sonic attribute of the AQ H. |
@ auphile1. The Hurricane HC pc had a very different effect when used on my DAC than it did on my integrated amp. The Hurricane HC on my DAC, the bass tightened up beautifully, and it didn’t suppress detail or muddy up anything. The Hurricane seems to have supercharged my DAC in a marvelous way, allowing the music to just pour out, so smoothly with a combination of lushness, detail and authority. Yes, the Hurricane HC can be a very detailed and transparent PC depending on where you us it. I’m hearing something very special to my ears with the Hurricane HC on my DAC. The Hurricane HC on my DAC gave me the spaciousness, detail, transparency and soundstage that just knocked my socks off. The music now just flows and breaths more beautifully. The Hurricane on my DAC also created a more "in the room," organic effect, as well. What a wonderful discovery. Yes, I’ll be leaving the Hurricane HC on my DAC for the foreseeable future. At this point, I do believe I’ve got everything figured out in my system, and I am now satisfied and all done spending $$$ on audio for the foreseeable future. Happy listening. |
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