CH Acoustic X-20 PC vs Less Loss DEPC Reference PC

Larry,

I see that you now have a CH Acoustics X-20 cord listed in your system, along with several other heavy hitters from PAD, Stealth, High Fidelity and HiDiamond. Any comments on how it compares with these other heavyweights?

Cheers,
John

John,
I find them all to sound very good and I can't really choose one over the other. Sounds like I'm being vague and noncommittal but I'm not trying to. I truly believe it has something to do with my twin isolation transformers (5 KVA/each) in my power filtration system.

I received one CT-1 PC a few days ago. After doing some extended listening I have reached the following conclusions (this will be short and to the point)
In the past, I was not sure what I heard, but I'm now ready to commit:

1) The CT-1 PC outperforms the other power cords I own on my CDP and Preamp. I have not tried it yet on my amp.

2) The CT-1 Ultimate is better then the CT-1 PC.

3) The PC effect is even better when I have the CT-1U PC on my CDP and the CT-1 PC on my preamp.

4) I’m having a hard time coming up with the words to describe this so feel free to add your own personal thoughts but for me I think I hear is the HFC sound: all the music is more dynamic in a more natural sounding presentation.

5) One has to pay a lot to receive a tad bit more improvement, but I really like what I’m hearing ;-)!

Congrats on the HFC cords Larry!
Would you say that you notice a bigger difference on your front end over amps and conditioners?

As you know, I have a couple of CT-1U cords due in a couple of weeks. My initial plan was to try them on my power conditioner and integrated amp first, as this way they would both be in use when listening to either analog or digital.
Obviously, I can also try them on my CDP and phono stage too, and determine where they work best in my system.
I think that due to the nature of HFC cords and cables, I would be better served NOT switching one cord back and forth from my phono stage to CDP.
What do you think?

Cheers,
John

John,
I did notice greater improvement when using the HF power cords on the front end vs. my amp in my main system. With my integrated the improvement was greater.
I have read many comments from audiophiles that use the HF power cords and they have said to use the PC on your power conditioner first. My power filtration system works differently without a power cord so I can't say from personal experience.
I totally agree with your plan and I do find it difficult with HFC products trying to make a change to A/B test, even when leaving the HF product on the component for a week or more due to the residual magnetic effect or whatever it is that happens when the HFC comes off.