Do Pangea PC's really outperform standard PC's

I use Pangea cable on all my equipment, primarily because they are inexpensive, seem to be well built at there cost point, and have been recommended by many on this forum. That is not to say that there are not better ones available. There have been many posters on other threads who have declared so. Most of the ones declared as better were considerably more expensive.

What about some of the other offerings price competitive with Pangea?

My experience with the Pangea have been generally positive for their price points. I have both an AC14SE and an AC9SE.

The AC9SE really added bass extension and a nice top end detail as well. But ultimately the bass is noticeably more loose than that from better cords and the mids and highs, although better than a stock cord, were slightly diffuse compared to higher quality cords.

The large gauge of the AC9SE appears responsible for the increased bass response over standard cords, but I do NOT agree with the generalization that 'cords below a given gauge' don't make much difference.

Much more important than size/gauge is a cord's materials, construction, geometry/design, conductor type, metal purity, dielectrics, and plugs/connectors.

I wonder what happened to Elizabeth? Hope she is ok

Hi Jeff, Elizabeth did a post about a month and a half ago.
It would be nice to hear from her more often.

Yes , Elizabeth please come back . You had much to give here !