Analysis Plus Interconnects

Thanks for your input. How do you like the AP power cords? And what have you compared them to?

Oz

I compared the AP power cords to others in the same general price range ($200-$300 per four feet). Admittedly, I did this with the other AP cables already in my system, which certainly biased my conclusions.

I was basically at a point where I liked the AP I was already hearing a lot, so (a) the AP power cords enhanced that, and (b) I probably wanted to like the APs better since I was already so fond of their sound.

I certainly respect Audience cables, the most serious other contender, but to achieve the same synergy I would have probably had to rewire everything in the system to AU 24's. I wasn't too willing to do that, especially since there's no guarantee that Audience makes a superior product to AP...I'd say they're very close, and the preference for one or the other might come down to personal taste/"your gear your ear" phenomenon.

I use the AP solo oval crystal ICs with Oval 9 shotgun bi-wire and found them to sound great. I wish I could say that I've auditioned against a lot of other cables but they were recommended and I've never had a reason to doubt them. I know they do sound much better then the cables they replaced.

The Oval 8 will reach its optimal performance level after a minimum of about 300 hours.

Let's put this in very basic terms. You cannot go wrong with A+ wires. The Solo Crystal 8 are excellent offering detail, specificity and musical sound. The only way to improve on them is to shotgun them with a matching pair of A+ silver speaker wires. The Solo Crystal ICs are neutral, fast and specific. I have recently compared my A+ wires with Audience, Revelation, Shunyata. I cannot find enough reason to spend more money or any real reason to give up either the A+ Solo Crystal or Silver. There are definite trade offs, such as AU 24 quietness but they do not have the same high end. Or the inner harmonics of the Shunyata but with a loss of sounstage depth. Revelations have a lower noise floor and are more musical, but do not have the same amount of specificity. You pick your trade off. They are all wonderful wires. Pick a price and pick a sound. For me, I am staying put with my array of A+.