Had the Audition, power2 & power3 here for weeks. Started w/ the Audition after long burn in (well 10 days or so)then stuck it up against the competition: Shunyata Cobras, Omega Mikro w/ active shielding, & David Elrod EPS power cords. The Audition had BIG bass but lacked inner detail up top and did some strange things to vocals popping them WAY out in front of the SS? So I sent a few of these off to a local friend w/ large Solid State set up (mine is El-34 PP amp)and he had them quite a while too and found them not up to par w/ his Acoustic Zen cables or a BMI Eel I sent along for the ride. I will say this though, for $200 the Audition was very well put together and really rocked on my sub woofer. However, I just didn't find it to be the "giant killer" that I had heard it to be IN MY SYSTEM anyway. How Rick sells that one monster sized cord (power 3?)though for only $50 is beyond me and would be a good starter cord for someone on a budget!
Who has tried Virtual Dynamics cables?
I recently purchased the Signature line of Virtual Dynamics cables (power, speaker, and interconnects) to replace Transparent Reference speaker, Nordost Quatro Fil interconnects, and Shunyata Powersnake Viper V1 and V2 power cords. I found a significant improvement in clarity, detail, lower background noise, tighter bass, and a greater sense of being there. The improvements were so significant, I took my Shunyata Hydra out of the system. Obviously, I probably should have replaced one set of cables at a time so that I could evaluate one change at a time. However, Rick at Virtual Dynamics indicated the cables work together better and, of course, I couldn't wait to hear them. Has anyone tried them as a complete set?
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