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Pangea AC14 Review

I tried this power cable as an experiment with the Rega DAC. I allowed it over 100 hours of burn in time.
Compared to the stock cord from rega, the Pangea sounded brighter and perhaps a bit more open/air around instruments. But after even more burn-in time it remained too bright for my tastes and I returned to the stock cord. So in this case the budget cord had results, but not favorable ones.

Cheers,

Rob
robbob
bigkidz
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I agree.
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nasaman
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If you read my previous posts, I always supported Pangea cords AC-14 especially the SE version, but I agree with O.P. As I move them to my main system, the Pangeas show their weakness relatively as O.P described.
dopogue
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I have both AC-14 and AC-14SE cords and have experimented with reterminating them, though I think they're pretty good in stock form. All my AC-14s now have Furutech connecters (IEC and AC) on them and have moved up a couple of notches. The AC-14SEs, though, are almost as good as the reterminated AC-14s and are less expensive (I already had the Furutechs on some other PCs I had made).
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jedinite24
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Hi Robbob

What are the markings on the stock Rega DAC Power cord you used that sounded better than the Pangea AC-14? I'm just curious because I'm wondering latest Volex 17604 power cords are the ones being included with newer gear.
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