After
5 years of using combinations of Shunyata and Elrod power cords, which
after having auditioned a plethora of other cords I had settled on, I
have jumped ship. The Shunyata's and Elrods , in combination with
various Power Conditioners including Hydra's and Jena's
own
Fundamental Power conditioner has up to this point given me the best,
clean power I've experienced. Till now. I've spent a little over a week
auditioning a new PC from Jena Labs
which incorporates,
via a small built in box, a single fundamental power conditioner in
each cord. The pc box is positioned approximatel 18" from the male
plug, and measures approximately 8"x5"x1". The cord "runs" right
through the middle of the box. The idea was ostensibly to obviate extra
connections between a free standing power conditioner and wall, and
additionally the component plugged into it. I've spent the last week or
so A/B'ing the Jena's against Shunyata Anaconda Vx
and Vx
alpha, Elrod Signatures and Purist Audio Dominus rev C with ferox and
Rev B. A/B'ing single PC's up to whole system replacement yielded
similar results but to greater degrees as the number of cords was
increased. The first thing notable was a startling drop in noise floor,
which I didn't think could happen. Black, black background, out of
which detail and subtle musical cues arose that were previously lost or
glazed over. A slight grunge or haze with the previous cords, of which
I was unaware, became evident by virtue of its absence. The resultant
increase in musical information was startling, particularly given the
system was already very revealing. And unlike my experience with free
standing power conditioners, not the least bit of compression. Musical
presentation is very relaxed, natural and musical, absence of stridency
in the upper registers, and bass that is textured, deep but not the
least bit compressed, as was my experience particularly when plugging
my amps into a power conditioner. Not so now. I guess fundamentally
what I hear are all the benefits of a power conditioner with an even
greater degree of blackness of background with absolutely no
compression and, in fact, a marked level of natural and relaxed
presentation while still retaining superb detail retrieval. Given I
have dedicated lines to each component and a resolving system prior to
these changes makes the improvements I hear all the more impressive and
frankly surprising. This is the implementation of a great idea, that
has certainly improved my system. And in the greater scheme of things,
given one can obviate external power conditioners and their pc's, can
be a cost effective approach to clean power and system improvement.
Obviously I'm not a professional reviewer, and this not necessarily
meant to be a review. This is just one happy camper trying to express
his happiness over a product that brings one of those unexpected
increments in ones systems performance. |
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