Prices: $4200 with powerChord e; $5650 with Au24 powerChord
Website: www.audience-av.com
Peter said: That the aR2-T also provides surge protection, significant suppression of power-line noise, and maximal power flow, thus enabling high-current amplifiers to perform at their absolute best, makes it easy for me to recommend it without reservation.
The gist: The power of Teflon comes to your audio system.
Price: $385 per 1m cable
Website: www.crystalcable.com
Colin said: The Crystal Cable Piccolo family represents a benchmark in excellent cable performance at reasonable prices, and provides all the high technology any forward-thinking audiophile could want in an attractive, reasonably sized package.
The gist: Not a big ugly audiophile power cord.
Prices: $4995 (Hydra V-Ray Version II), $2995 (Hydra Model-8 Version II)
Website: www.shunyata.com
Tim said: . . . I was awestruck at how much more enjoyment I got from my stereo using this latest combination of Shunyata . . . conditioners. High-end audio is a threshold of moving expectations. As of now, Shunyata Research has redefined the state of the art of audio power and signal delivery.
The gist: Shunyata marches toward ever-cleaner power delivery.
Prices: $1095 per 2m cord (Python CX), $3495 per 2m cord (King Cobra CX), $1995 per 2m cord (Anaconda CX)
Website: www.shunyata.com
Tim said: Technology aside, I was awestruck at how much more enjoyment I got from my stereo using this latest combination of Shunyata cords, cables, interconnects . . . High-end audio is a threshold of moving expectations. As of now, Shunyata Research has redefined the state of the art of audio power and signal delivery.
The gist: Shunyata’s snakes strike again!
Price: $699.95 per 2m
Website: www.wireworldcable.com
Howard said: They sound and look great, and they’re as close to plug-and-play as any set of cables I’ve auditioned.
Read the Home Theater & Sound review.
The gist: Flat cord for dimensional sound.