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Musical Fidelity A5 CD-Player Powercord proposal

Hello!

I have a Musical Fidelity A5 CDP and need recommendations on a Powercord! I have Great Success useing a Synergistic Research AC Master coupler Active on my Musical Fidelity A5 Amp.

So it the CDP lefth then, so any recommendations??

I was thinking about SR Resolution Reference AC coupler.
But it´s hard, no dealer where I live in Sweden.

So come on Brainstorm som recommendations!!

Best Regards

Fredrik
mr_dingo
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
i owned a musical fidelity a5 and i also owned and later sold a jps digital ac. both were sold and neither had a warm presentation.

i tried many cords to reduce the emphasis upon the lower treble and couldn't find any. perhaps a dcaa audio ref 1 or source line cord.

i currently have them but no longer have the musical fidelity.
newbee
4,767 posts
 
Mr Tennis, for the record, in your remarks "...neither had a warm presentation" are your impressions based on your peculiar requirements of a very rolled off upper mid range and highs (as you have in previous post indicated that you prefer) or is this comment meant in an absolute sense in comparison to other CDP's you have listened to in the same system?
mr_dingo OP
18 posts
 
Hello boys!

Thanks for all the answers!

The JPS Digital Ac seems like it´s worth trying I have a Dealer here in Sweden who got it!

Anyone who has anything to say about Synergistic Resolution Reference AC coupler? I am wery interesded in this cable because I had such A Improvment on the Amp with SR cabels!

Kind Regards
Fredrik
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
my comments about the jps and musical fidelity and all other components i mention are independent of my preferences.

i believe i am honest in my appraisals, based exclusively on my perceptions.

in the case of both products, i have corroborating evidence from another serious listener.
hartwerger
105 posts
 
For power cords, I have tried a Harmonic Tech Pro AC-11, a VH Audio Flavor 2 (yeah, I know its not recommended for digital), and a Van DenHul Mainstream Hybrid. The Van denHul was the best of the lot, but still not quite satisfying. As an experiment, I switched the Cardas Golden Reference the I had on my amp to the A5 and put the Mainstream on my amp. Bingo. Everything clicked and sounds very very nice. Weird how these combinations can have an unusual synergy.

By the way, Mrtennis is correct; the A5 is not a warm player. It is a very smooth but tonally neutral player. Although it may not have the warm sound that one would expect from a tube CD player, there are moments when I find myself amazed at how natural this player can sound.
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