Acrolink in-wall cabling?

Unfortunately, or may I add possibly fortunately I do not have an unlimited source of $$'s. If we all did It may have a tendency to get us into trouble. I might add that we would have some awesome equipment. Since the Acrolink is that expensive, I have not nor will be purchasing it. Just wondering if there is a better solution than just Romex at a blue collar dollar. Thanks again...Joe

Joe....the Romex and/or Handiwire can be cryo-treated (I perform a double-treatment on cabling, wall receptacles, and other electrical parts....of course, this methodology is for another discussion), which will greatly increase the performance of either less-expensive choice for in-wall wiring. That will work out to between $1.50 and $2.40 per foot (for either a single or double treatment), far less than the Acrolink solution. Proper cryo-treatment is a cost-effective and permanent enhancement, and certainly a good choice over stock wiring.

With the number of used plants available on Audiogon, the power plant option is a very viable solution and improvement.
What I have done with both my P-500 and P-600 is to open them up and remove the ferrite rings which were installed by the factory. Then replace the PS Audio ports on the back with the flavour of Oyaide outet I wish to substitute. I liked both the SWO-DX and SWO-GX (Rhodium over silver and palladium over Gold)
This slight mod which is so easy to do, seems to improve the performance of the PS plant units.

Alan:

I appreciate your enthusiasm for the Acrolink wiring. On paper, it looks like very nice stuff. I actually just spoke to someone who uses the Acrolink in-wall cable, and he said that the improvement in performance was minimal at best over 10-gauge solid-core Romex in his system. But he uses a lot of power filtration, which he (and many others, including a very well-known cable designer I know personally) seem to feel minimizes the benefits of an expensive in-wall like the Acrolink. It certainly has had that effect with the JPS in-wall that a few friends of mine own. I'm sure the stuff works very well, but there are other variables that may affect its performance in particular systems. I, for one, am very happy with Romex, and I trust the opinions of those who know a lot more about this subject than I. By the way, if you are a dealer of Acrolink products--and it seems you are--you should make that patently obvious before talking up your product. Take care.

I appreciate and agree with several of the posts in this thread, particularly those by Hooper and Michaelhwolff. We're all after the best sound we can get to suit our tastes and budgets, and even when the budget is unlimited one has to ask himself whether the difference is perceived or imaginary. I don't fault someone for buying something simply because he can afford it, but the ethics of someone who praises what he is selling but doesn't reveal that fact are suspect.
Brian