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(13-Mar-2015, 08:20)Voal Wrote: [ -> ]I have tried both Graditech Voima 1 Power Cord and Triode Wire Labs' Digital American on my Devialet 200.

Both power cords are great performers and provide solid evidence that good power cord is a must for Devialet.

What's clearly better is Triode Wire Labs' Digital American, where it edges out Graditech with much better imaging, wider sound staging and overall more compelling listening experience - it engages me much better across many different music genres. The best thing is that Triode Wire Labs is much cheaper than Graditech.

Hope my 2-cents is useful in selecting an 'affordable' power cord for your Devialet.


Voal

Thanks Voal. Helpful and useful for sure


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(28-May-2014, 18:58)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]Tweaker's corner indeed!!! Tongue See what you make of this! Wink

A couple of months ago I had my electrician fit a dedicated consumer unit with 8 circuits, with each one feeding a wall socket/outlet via standard 6mm T&E. 3 of those are US-style duplex Furutech GTX-D ® sockets with carbon faceplates.

The CU is connected directly to my Henley Block so it is completely separate from the house mains.

Over the past few weeks I've been experimenting with a range of power cables, primarily the Entreq range. I suppose you could say there's a nice synergy between the Entreq mains cables and my mains sockets since they all use similar high-end Furutech carbon fittings.

Anyway when I first heard the Challenger V3s (US fittings) I thought they were the best mains cables I had ever heard (and this was with the brand new Furutech wall outlets which had never been used!). Of course everything just got better and better as the sockets ran in.

Then a few weeks later I tried the Apollos (again US fittings). At first I didn't notice such a huge difference but that evening listening to some familiar tunes it hit me. Suddenly everything just made so much sense; effortless presentation with so much detail and power, and supremely musical! I've since tried going back to the Challenger V3s a couple of times however it feels like such a downgrade coming from the Apollos!

I'm now experimenting with the Atlantis power cables (also US) which have they own dedicated earth drain system and therefore connect to an Entreq grounding box (via Entreq ground cables). These mains cables are nothing short of breathtaking. They take everything to another level, you know the one you thought never existed! It's like the noise floor almost vanishes and you get incredible micro details yet oodles of power and texture.

I've tried a number of other mains cables in my system including Chord Sarum TA (which are excellent by the way!) and Sablon. I didn't try the Petit Coronas only the Grand and Quantum. For some reason these didn't sound good in my system, speaking to Mark at Sablon (a true gentleman by the way!) he suggested that this might be due to a clash with my Transparent XL digital cables (which connect my two units and also the MiND 180) due to their high copper content.

Guillaume

Hi Guillaume,

I am fishing out this relatively old post but i was about to start a new thread specifically on whether materials of different interconnects, cables and chords in one system may have any sort of compatibility/incompatibility or not?

some people claim that you have for example to go all copper or silver or else or else you run the risk of a clash as suggested by Mark of Sablon
(14-Mar-2015, 18:04)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Guillaume,

I am fishing out this relatively old post but i was about to start a new thread specifically on whether materials of different interconnects, cables and chords in one system may have any sort of compatibility/incompatibility or not?

some people claim that you have for example to go all copper or silver or else or else you run the risk of a clash as suggested by Mark of Sablon

Yes I had heard of this theory even before Mark mentioned it, no idea if it really holds true though! I suppose it's one reason why some like to stick to one brand of loom throughout their system. 

At the moment I'm using three brands in my system: Chord for the speaker cables, Transparent for the digital cables and Entreq for power and grounding. I'd say the balance is pretty good but to be honest and I never much worried about the materials used in each of these cables. One does hear of cable/equipment clashes though and I suppose the Sablon power cable experience was one of them. 

Just to change the subject though, there does seem to be a ridiculous amount of choice in affordable power cables. In hindsight I might have experimented a bit more. Having said that I am very happy with what I have.

Guillaume
(14-Mar-2015, 19:31)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]
(14-Mar-2015, 18:04)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Guillaume,

I am fishing out this relatively old post but i was about to start a new thread specifically on whether materials of different interconnects, cables and chords in one system may have any sort of compatibility/incompatibility or not?

some people claim that you have for example to go all copper or silver or else or else you run the risk of a clash as suggested by Mark of Sablon

Yes I had heard of this theory even before Mark mentioned it, no idea if it really holds true though! I suppose it's one reason why some like to stick to one brand of loom throughout their system. 

At the moment I'm using three brands in my system: Chord for the speaker cables, Transparent for the digital cables and Entreq for power and grounding. I'd say the balance is pretty good but to be honest and I never much worried about the materials used in each of these cables. One does hear of cable/equipment clashes though and I suppose the Sablon power cable experience was one of them. 

Just to change the subject though, there does seem to be a ridiculous amount of choice in affordable power cables. In hindsight I might have experimented a bit more. Having said that I am very happy with what I have.

Guillaume

More options are supposed to make our lives easier but apparently they make them more complicated.

But I guess it is part of the fun


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(14-Mar-2015, 19:51)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ]
(14-Mar-2015, 19:31)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]
(14-Mar-2015, 18:04)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Guillaume,

I am fishing out this relatively old post but i was about to start a new thread specifically on whether materials of different interconnects, cables and chords in one system may have any sort of compatibility/incompatibility or not?

some people claim that you have for example to go all copper or silver or else or else you run the risk of a clash as suggested by Mark of Sablon

Yes I had heard of this theory even before Mark mentioned it, no idea if it really holds true though! I suppose it's one reason why some like to stick to one brand of loom throughout their system. 

At the moment I'm using three brands in my system: Chord for the speaker cables, Transparent for the digital cables and Entreq for power and grounding. I'd say the balance is pretty good but to be honest and I never much worried about the materials used in each of these cables. One does hear of cable/equipment clashes though and I suppose the Sablon power cable experience was one of them. 

Just to change the subject though, there does seem to be a ridiculous amount of choice in affordable power cables. In hindsight I might have experimented a bit more. Having said that I am very happy with what I have.

Guillaume

More options are supposed to make our lives easier but apparently they make them more complicated.

But I guess it is part of the fun


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For instance if I were starting again I would probably want try a Shunyata ZPC-10 (Digital). Compared to a lot of other options it's not silly money and I know Caelin Gabriel developed it specifically for the Devialet (which he owns). Now of course there are many much cheaper ones out there but I would definitely have this one on my list.

Guillaume
(14-Mar-2015, 20:24)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]
(14-Mar-2015, 19:51)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ]
(14-Mar-2015, 19:31)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]
(14-Mar-2015, 18:04)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Guillaume,

I am fishing out this relatively old post but i was about to start a new thread specifically on whether materials of different interconnects, cables and chords in one system may have any sort of compatibility/incompatibility or not?

some people claim that you have for example to go all copper or silver or else or else you run the risk of a clash as suggested by Mark of Sablon

Yes I had heard of this theory even before Mark mentioned it, no idea if it really holds true though! I suppose it's one reason why some like to stick to one brand of loom throughout their system. 

At the moment I'm using three brands in my system: Chord for the speaker cables, Transparent for the digital cables and Entreq for power and grounding. I'd say the balance is pretty good but to be honest and I never much worried about the materials used in each of these cables. One does hear of cable/equipment clashes though and I suppose the Sablon power cable experience was one of them. 

Just to change the subject though, there does seem to be a ridiculous amount of choice in affordable power cables. In hindsight I might have experimented a bit more. Having said that I am very happy with what I have.

Guillaume

More options are supposed to make our lives easier but apparently they make them more complicated.

But I guess it is part of the fun


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For instance if I were starting again I would probably want try a Shunyata ZPC-10 (Digital). Compared to a lot of other options it's not silly money and I know Caelin Gabriel developed it specifically for the Devialet (which he owns). Now of course there are many much cheaper ones out there but I would definitely have this one on my list.

Guillaume

I will look it up. Thanks for the tip


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(14-Mar-2015, 20:24)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]For instance if I were starting again I would probably want try a Shunyata ZPC-10 (Digital). Compared to a lot of other options it's not silly money and I know Caelin Gabriel developed it specifically for the Devialet (which he owns). Now of course there are many much cheaper ones out there but I would definitely have this one on my list.

Guillaume

Also I meant to ask what is the price range we are talking about here? Thanks



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In a similar vein as Amabrok, if you were to pick a cable in the ~$500 range, which one would it be, Guillaume? It appears that the contenders are basically the Voima and Triode Wire Labs (although there's 7, 10 and 12 gauge, all priced very differently. Not to mention the variety in plugs).
(15-Mar-2015, 20:06)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ]
(14-Mar-2015, 20:24)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]For instance if I were starting again I would probably want try a Shunyata ZPC-10 (Digital). Compared to a lot of other options it's not silly money and I know Caelin Gabriel developed it specifically for the Devialet (which he owns). Now of course there are many much cheaper ones out there but I would definitely have this one on my list.

Guillaume

Also I meant to ask what is the price range we are talking about here? Thanks



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995 USD no idea what they sell for outside of the US I'm afraid.

Guillaume
(16-Mar-2015, 17:03)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]
(15-Mar-2015, 20:06)amabrok Wrote: [ -> ]
(14-Mar-2015, 20:24)GuillaumeB Wrote: [ -> ]For instance if I were starting again I would probably want try a Shunyata ZPC-10 (Digital). Compared to a lot of other options it's not silly money and I know Caelin Gabriel developed it specifically for the Devialet (which he owns). Now of course there are many much cheaper ones out there but I would definitely have this one on my list.

Guillaume

Also I meant to ask what is the price range we are talking about here? Thanks



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995 USD no idea what they sell for outside of the US I'm afraid.

Guillaume

Thanks!


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