Power Cables

[GuillaumeB]

Perhaps it would be worth trying a Walmart version of the entire length, and putting an IEC on one end if it?  Since having it in the chain provided the best results, might be worth a try and might save you a lot of cash at the same time....

Well quite!

I must say this is the first time I've heard of an Alpha HC sounding "veiled in the HF" And "lacking texture and detail in the bass". In my systems it is quite the opposite! And my reference points are cables like the Entreq Atlantis and the Echole Omnia (which has a huge following in über high end circles). I've also tested the new Transparent Opus over a period of a few weeks. The Alpha HC definitely holds its own in such company. 

It's all the more intriguing that the much cheaper Wireworld with extension cord beats it. Granted the Wireworld might be amazing (I haven't tested it after all) but in my experience an extension cord in the chain can really kill the dynamics by simple virtue of adding so many more contacts and conductors not to mention the distortion they can add to the powerline.

I am not saying that your observations are wrong! Just saying that they don't tally with my experience of the Alpha cables (particularly the HC) with the Devialet. Were the cables definitely run in properly? If new they can need up to 200 hours to settle due to the extra large conductors and use of pure copper in the connectors. They can sound pretty awful during the initial burning in phase.

Guillaume