I have owned Synergistic Research AC Master Coupler, Absolute Reference AC, Shunyata Taipan, Audience AU24 AC, Harmonix X-DC Studio Masters, Electraglide Fatman, Electraglide Mini Khan Plus, Electraglide Ultra Khan II. All of which are (mostly) much lower price point than the Epiphany's.
I now run all Epiphanys. I had the unfortunate experience of a friend bringing over an Epiphany and swapping it out with my Ultra Khan II (Electraglide) and I thought "how much difference could it possibly make?" Then began the exodus of other power cords as another and another Epiphany made it into my system.
I have just recently gotten two Epiphany X's which I am told are to be designed for higher current applications. They also sell for more, thus should be an upgrade. They are breaking in on my new speakers. I will also be trying the Epiphany X versus the regular Epiphany soon. If they are superior, I would imagine I will be putting some Epiphany's up for sale. The Epiphany hands down beat all other power cords I have tried. They have the speed and dynamics of the best, without losing some of the "organic" nature that most do when they have the speed and transparency. If the X improves upon that a bit, I would consider it an upgrade. However, looking at the used market, if the X is 10% better (no idea just a figure) and sells for a few hundred dollars more, it depends on what it is worth to the buyer.
I am thinking I may end up with a mix of both Epiphany and Epiphany X's.
Again, everything is very system dependant. From my experience new Epiphany's take about 2 full weeks to fully flesh out. Most of the frequency range is there in a few days. Again for the midrange to "flesh out" and become liquid in my system took about 2 weeks of play.
Feel free to ask or email me in a couple of weeks, I am sure I will have done some A/B between the two by that time.
I now run all Epiphanys. I had the unfortunate experience of a friend bringing over an Epiphany and swapping it out with my Ultra Khan II (Electraglide) and I thought "how much difference could it possibly make?" Then began the exodus of other power cords as another and another Epiphany made it into my system.
I have just recently gotten two Epiphany X's which I am told are to be designed for higher current applications. They also sell for more, thus should be an upgrade. They are breaking in on my new speakers. I will also be trying the Epiphany X versus the regular Epiphany soon. If they are superior, I would imagine I will be putting some Epiphany's up for sale. The Epiphany hands down beat all other power cords I have tried. They have the speed and dynamics of the best, without losing some of the "organic" nature that most do when they have the speed and transparency. If the X improves upon that a bit, I would consider it an upgrade. However, looking at the used market, if the X is 10% better (no idea just a figure) and sells for a few hundred dollars more, it depends on what it is worth to the buyer.
I am thinking I may end up with a mix of both Epiphany and Epiphany X's.
Again, everything is very system dependant. From my experience new Epiphany's take about 2 full weeks to fully flesh out. Most of the frequency range is there in a few days. Again for the midrange to "flesh out" and become liquid in my system took about 2 weeks of play.
Feel free to ask or email me in a couple of weeks, I am sure I will have done some A/B between the two by that time.