Who has tried Virtual Dynamics cables?

I have used Reference PC/IC/digital/speaker cable and Power one PCs throughout my system since August, 2001.
I found out what those cables do is to make all components
more efficent. I am very happy about the result those cables
brought to my system.To hear is to believe.

I had three VD power cords sent here from a friend who lives overseas. We send each other cables at times to try and since VD was on this continent he asked if I would want to try them and then send them off to him. I thought that would be cool. The cords were The Audition, the Power 2 & the Power 3. I already had great cords here. I had the incredible David Elrod EPS Ribbon cable on the amp, the Shunyata Cobra on the Transport, Black Mamba on the DAC, & BMI Whale on the pre amp. I would LOVE to find a cheap cord like the $200 Audition and sell off my cords for a few grand any day.
Well they arrived and first thing I did was unplug the BMI Whale and stick the Audition on the pre amp. Thought that since bothof these cords are made by small direct sales companies that promise to give sensational bang for the buck it would be a great place to start. Plus, the Whale delivers a pretty good sound at the $400 price point. Bass was phenomenal! Very punchy and BIG! That was an immediate in-your-face hook. However, after a few minutes I noticed that now the vocals were pushed WAY out front. Then I noticed that the delicacy of the bells, triangles, and such were just plane veiled in comparison to the Whale. I know about burn in so I took it down to the "B" system in the basement and plugged it on my subwoofer for a couple weeks where it would get lots of use. Bringing it back into the main rig was still not on par w/ what I had here already. I tried it everywhere. It never fell flat on its face, but the concept that this was going to be a giant killer that would beat down $1,000 power cords was just not coming true IN MY SYSTEMS. Dynamics were just not as impactful throughout. Vocals were sort of unnatural in comparison to the cbales mentioned, & the details were just not as well delineated as the other cables. Transients were good, but not lightening fast like I have been experiencing before the VD went in.
One thing is I know that it can be cost effective to use three single solid core 10 awg cables to make a power cord. Lot less labor than hand twisting all those individual strands of copper, silver, and such. Still, most companies learned long time ago the faults of this large single solid core design. That being said, I DID like the Audition better than the PS Audio Mini Lab cable. So at it's $200 price point the VD Audition is a viable alternative that will yield INCREDIBLE results compared to those nasty stock cords manufacturers send w/ their gear. However, I am leaning that most of the time you get what you pay for.
FWIW, I have since replaced the BMI Whale on my pre amp w/ the Mikro Omega power Cord w/ Active Shielding. IMS this PC beat the Whale just about as badly as the Whale beat the Audition. W/ the OM on the system instead of the Whale I actually got BETTER bass, more detail on all frequency ranges, and the wamrest most natural vocals you can imagine. One note here is my Pre is a tube design & many times I hear how tubes take to ribbons like a duck to water. YMMV!!
So is the OM the "best" cord I have heard? NO! The David Elrod EPS line of ribbon power cords is the most transparent & dynamic cable I have ever heard IMS & that INCLUDES interconnects, digital , & speaker cables. It made that kind of a difference. Then again, you certainly can't get one of those for the price of an Audition, Whale, Omega Mikro, or even Cobra. So the VD is a great place to start one's path up the foodchain of PCs. The truely amazing thing though is how does VD sell their one monster cable for $50, the power three I think? That thing is bult like a tank!

Blazter, thanks for the review. I am contemplating on upgrading from Power 3 to Audition. Your review has given me lots of food for thought. Finally, someone on this website isn't telling others to "just do it."

Part 5 Moving P3 cord into Dac

Previously
-P3 cord from wall to juicebar
-Lat Int. AC2 from juicebar to Dac
Now
-Lat from wall to juicebar
-P3 from juicebar to dac

Comment: There is tremendously more air at the lost of lower frequency oomph. I have 3 individual theories, althought they can be construed as one:
1) Because the Lat cord is connected to the juicebar, and the Lat does have an airy sonic signature, the rest of my system's signal production has become airier, especially the amp since its getting a double dose of Lat cord's effects now.
2) Since my dac uses tubes, the P3,being directly connected to it, is revealing more of its characteristics.
3) Since the amp is no longer getting the benefits of dynamic filtering, it might have lost some of its lower current abilities.

Conclusion:
I love the added airy quality to my system; 3 dimensionality has improved along with better better ability to recognize subtle details; it almost sounds like an all tube system. I would like some of the lower frequency to come back. I might have to go back to bi-wiring. I assume I will lose some cohereny in the midrange if I do that.
An obvious solution, one might think, is to add another VD cable to either the juicebar, the amp, or both. I am sort of quagmired; would adding another vd power cord improve the current sound or merely alter it, trading in air for dynamics. Also, since money is tight, assuming I am to get more VD cords, should I get (2) more P3 or should I get (1) P3 and (1) Audition. I am under the assumption that my trans will harness more audible improvements by using Audition instead of P3. Wishful thinking?
I shall continue another night. I am pooped.

Looks like I killed this room. Viggen, 239482; room, Zero!

Part 6--aspects of power 3

No change in cable configuration since part 5.

Since I last plugged the pair of Power 3 cords into my trans/dac, I've mentioned that the system garnered a huge sense of air and space. However, my soundstage sounded a little confused.

Keep in mind, I live in an apartment complex, so my late nigth listening levels are very low. I turned up the volume to my usual listening level this afternoon, and I am sort of dissapointed.

The tube-ish air quality is there in the highs, and the bass is taught; however, there is something missing in the middle of the soundstage that wasn't missing before I put both the P3 cords on my trans/dac.

My assumptions are many:

1) Inferior quality power cords from wall to juicebar and from juicebar to amp, which are both Lat Internationals.

2) Inferior quality power cord from juicebar to Meridian 518, used as a preamp.

3) P3 cord adds musicality but lessens resolution (need higher gauge cord for digital?)

4) My interconnects and speakercable doesn't have synergy with VD cables, which are both Audiotruth.

5) AQ Emeralds might not have enough resolution, and it is known to round off the top.

Remedies:

1) I am planning to invest in a new interconnect, thinking the AQ Python. I just love the way AQ sounds. I think this is the weak link.

2) I am contemplating on splurging on the VD Reference power cords, to increase the gauge and dynamic filtering factor so to increase my dac/trans' resolution.

Comments: I've contemplated on getting the Audition package but I don't want to part with my AQ argent speaker cables, and I don't want to part with $1000.... The search goes on...