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Cardas Golden Power Cable

post #1 of 8
1/5/11 at 10:40pm
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I recently acquired a 2m Cardas Golden Power Cable and I'm wondering if I should be hooking it up to my Parasound DAC 1000 or my Matrix-M Stage? I understand that the cable probably is a no brainer to be hooking up to gear like this, but I have no other use for it and don't intend to sell it. From what I read in the review, it would be best to hook it up to the DAC which is connected to my PC, but in other posts, the argument is that the power cord should be hooked up to your amp. Also, should I be plugging this cable strait to my wall? Or would it be better to run it through my Monitor Acoustics Power Filter MA-1568F? Any ideas?

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post #2 of 8
1/5/11 at 10:51pm

My suggestion is stop listening to what people are saying and instead do a few listening test of your own in order to determine which one sounds the best...

 

But of course being head-fi everyone's got an opinion, so here's mine. I was in a similiar situation, picked up a power cord from Signal Cable for a great price, tried it on my Valab DAC and MiniWatt speaker amp, couldn't tell any sonic differences whether it was on the Valab or the MiniWatt. Figured I'd sell it and save the money for better gear investment. YMMV.

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post #3 of 8
1/5/11 at 10:59pm
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Heck, I can't hear differences either way. I got the cable as a kind of a hand me down, so I just want to put it to good use. Just wanted to hear what head-fi had to say.

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post #4 of 8
1/6/11 at 3:23pm
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Bump

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post #5 of 8
1/7/11 at 12:48am
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Originally Posted by PhaedraCorruption View Post

Heck, I can't hear differences either way. I got the cable as a kind of a hand me down, so I just want to put it to good use. Just wanted to hear what head-fi had to say.



Maybe you could use it for a kettle.

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post #6 of 8
1/7/11 at 11:24am

Here's another idea. Plug it in, leave it in, listen for 30-days. At the end of 30-days, replace with any another cord and let us know if you hear a difference. 

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post #7 of 8
1/7/11 at 1:59pm

which golden?

 

i've used a golden reference (furutech version) cable on my integrated in the past. quite a big difference compared to my old furutech gold

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post #8 of 8
1/7/11 at 1:59pm

which golden?

 

i've used a golden reference (furutech version) cable on my integrated in the past. quite a big difference compared to my old furutech gold

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