Quicky review of Vr3 PWR Cables
Geoff4rfc
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Do power cables really matter?? Lets see what I found out....
Components: Emotiva ERC3 CDP, Marantz 8802A AVP, Emotiva XPA-DR3 Amp, all three connected with AudioQuest McKenzie XLRs.
Existing power cables: Pangea AC-SE14 MKII X 2, AC-SE9 MKII
Speakers: Focal Kanta No2
Music used: Beetles Let it be, George Benson Masquerade, Al Stewart Year of the Cat, Atlanta Rhythm Section Spooky.
Now given the lack of high-end equipment I have, I wasn't expecting much if anything.
I ran all four songs on the existing set up, then changed out the power cords, using the component cable on the CDP, the filtered cable on the AVP and cable with the funky ring in the middle (sorry @VR3), and ran all four again, then went back to my cables and ran them again.
The volume was set at 64 on the dial for all runs. The music I chose has a lot of instrumental, some percussion, lots of strings, keys, horns and various guitars.
The Vr3 power cords did this, cleaned up the spaces between the music, added volume to two of the songs; Masquerade and Year of the cat. The piano was cleaner and more prominent in both songs. Year of the cat had the most bass of all the songs chosen and was marginally tighter with the Vr3 cables.
So, to answer my opening question, YES, in my setup, power cables definitely matter...dammit!!!!
@VR3, nicely done man, very nice job on making some very decent cables!!!
Components: Emotiva ERC3 CDP, Marantz 8802A AVP, Emotiva XPA-DR3 Amp, all three connected with AudioQuest McKenzie XLRs.
Existing power cables: Pangea AC-SE14 MKII X 2, AC-SE9 MKII
Speakers: Focal Kanta No2
Music used: Beetles Let it be, George Benson Masquerade, Al Stewart Year of the Cat, Atlanta Rhythm Section Spooky.
Now given the lack of high-end equipment I have, I wasn't expecting much if anything.
I ran all four songs on the existing set up, then changed out the power cords, using the component cable on the CDP, the filtered cable on the AVP and cable with the funky ring in the middle (sorry @VR3), and ran all four again, then went back to my cables and ran them again.
The volume was set at 64 on the dial for all runs. The music I chose has a lot of instrumental, some percussion, lots of strings, keys, horns and various guitars.
The Vr3 power cords did this, cleaned up the spaces between the music, added volume to two of the songs; Masquerade and Year of the cat. The piano was cleaner and more prominent in both songs. Year of the cat had the most bass of all the songs chosen and was marginally tighter with the Vr3 cables.
So, to answer my opening question, YES, in my setup, power cables definitely matter...dammit!!!!
@VR3, nicely done man, very nice job on making some very decent cables!!!
Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
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Thanks for your review.
Love that song.Atlanta Rhythm Section SpookyPolitical Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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Thank you for the write up! Glad they performed well for you!- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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I’ve got Audio Quest McKenzie XLR between my SA-10 and PM-10 and AQ Rocket 33 to the speakers. All still using stock Marantz power cables and one of my favorite sounding systems.
- Living Room Music-2.1 Polk Legend L800 | SVS SB1000Pro | McIntosh C70 | McIntosh MA5200 (Treble) | McIntosh MC452 (Bass) | Sublimeacoustic K231 Active xover | Denon DP-2500A | Denafrips Ares II | Marantz HD-CD1 | Belkin Soundform Connect | iPad Pro USB to DAC
- Home Theater-9.7.6/15.1 (Atmos/Auro-3D) Polk LSiM707, LSiM706c, LSiM702 F/X [x6], Height LSiM703 [x6], HSU ULS-15Mk2x4, VTF-15HMk2x2, VTF-TN1 | Trinnov Altitude 16+4 (2024) | Rotel RB-1590 (L/R) | Appollon NC500 11ch | Martin Logan MP500x2 | Topping DX7s, E50 | AppleTV 4K | Zidoo Z9X | JVC RS2100 | 150” Elite Screen Acoustic Pro UHD
- Game Room-5.1 Polk LSi25, LSiC, LSiF/X | Marantz SR7009 | AppleTV 4K | Sony UBP-X800 | Xbox One S | Sony PS2, PS3 | Nintendo Wii | Gaming PC | Sony 75" LCD
- Master Bedroom Music-2.0 Totem Hawk | Marantz PM-10 | Marantz SA-10 | SONY PS-HX500
- Office-2.1 B&W Formation Duo and Bass
- Orphans Ascend Acoustics Sierra LX | DSW microPRO3000x2 | Rotel RA-1570 | Marantz AV8805A
- Daughter's Bedroom 1-2.0 TBD Martin Logan Forte | Roku TV
- Guest Room 2-2.0 Klipsch RP-600M | SMSL DO100 Pro 2 | Pass ACA v1.6 Monoblocks
- Guest Room 3-3.0 Martin Logan Motion 40, 50XT | Onkyo TX-SR705 | Apple TV | Samsung 55" TV
- Guest Room 4-2.0 QAcoustics 3030i | Sansui AU-6900 | Sansui FR-1080 | Fire TV
- Maintenance: Pro-Ject VC-S Record Cleaning Machine
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@VR3 when will you have more cables ready and for sale? Do you have any that are shielded? Would you consider building a power distribution box?Sources: Technics SL1200MKII | SME3009 Tonearm | Monster Alpha 1 MC cartridge | Oppo UDP203 disk player | Nikko NT-790 analog tuner | Musical Fidelity Trivista 21 DAC | Preamp: Threshold SL-10 | Amplifier: Threshold Stasis 2 | Speakers: Snell Acoustics C/V | Kimber 12-TC bi wire speakers | Analysis plus Oval 1 preamp to amp | Wireworld Eclipse 7 DAC to Preamp | Wireworld eclipse digital IC Oppo to DAC | Audioquest Quartz tuner to preamp |
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So Geoff decided to buy his set so i am making a new set soon to send to Joey. Once we reach the end of the demo I will assess what this venture looks like for me and will update!- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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So Geoff decided to buy his set
Ironically, I've been window shopping pwr cables for awhile now, and taking a close look at Viborg cables which I believe are components made up in the Vr3 cables, and for the gains my system took on with these three, I decided, "why look anywhere else?"
Sorry @Joey_V , these cables are mine
Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)
EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman -
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