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Power Cord Review

I'm going to be performing power cord review for www.stereotimes.com. First review will be Power Cord shoot-out for power cords under $600. Power cords to be reviewed in initial article are following.
Harmonic Tech. PRO AC 11
Audio Magic Sorcerer
VooDoo Mana
Shunyata Sidewinder
DELTA LABS REDLINE POWERMASTER
ZuCable Birth
Acoustic Zen Krakatoa(over $600 but will be used as reference)
Acoustic Zen Tsunami
Custom Power Cord Co Model 11

I also was thinking about reviewing BMI Black Eel and Whale Elite(considering affordable price of Whale on Audiogon) and
"Absolute Power Cord" considering amount of controversy surrounding later cord on Audiogon discussions.

I was wondering should I exclude any of above cords from review(not enough interest for them, or they do not belong in the budget group) and did I miss any good contenders in that group. Any feedback will be highly appreciated and lead to the more usefull review.
Leon Rivkin
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megasam
798 posts
 
Leon, good list of cords for review. I would include BMI
cord eel/whale since they are quite popular and highly regarded. Also please do include Absolute cord which retails for $49, it will compete with cords you have in your list, time for some price reality in audiophile cords.
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dekay
5,661 posts
 
Ps: I also use the Absolute cords and have either owned and/or used the HT Pro 11 and the Sidewinder (on your list).
doclb
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I support Jvogt's idea of including an inexpensive cable from Belden. I don't know your criteria or review methods but a cord such as a Belden is universally availabe and would make a good comparison baseline.
sutts
701 posts
 
Ensemble Mega Powerflux (just under your $600 max criteria), and YES- definitely the Whale Elite (been waiting a long time for a good comparison review on that cord...).
sutts
701 posts
 
Almost forgot- how about adding in the Coincident power cord? (~ $400??). All other Coincident cables are exellent.
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