dmance
Member of the Trade: AudioWise Inc
Regarding AC Mains conditioning for DAVE. I do remember the AudioBacon review mentioning that it had an impact.... https://audiobacon.net/2016/04/15/chord-dave-review-project-evad-evaluation-dave/
Regarding AC Mains conditioning for DAVE. I do remember the AudioBacon review mentioning that it had an impact.... https://audiobacon.net/2016/04/15/chord-dave-review-project-evad-evaluation-dave/
I think you will get a whole range of answers. DAVE isn't 100% immune to bad power. I personally have just terrible power in my home and I use a HFC power cable as well as a PS Audio P5.
In my case, it makes a night and day difference. But YMMV...
Pangea AC14 se IINew happy Dave owner here.
I also just bought a used PS Audio P5 for my new Dave. The Dave sounds good when directly plugged to the wall socket, but it definitely sounds even better with the PS Audio P5. I will not buy a power cable for a few thousand Euros, but I will use a better shielded cable than the stock cable.
@bigfatpaulie and other PS Audio Power Plant users: Which cable do you use between P3/5/10 and Dave?
Pangea AC14 se II
Actually sounds and works better than the mega buck cords it’s a sleeper and a bargainThanks! This looks like a very reasonably priced alternative to the stock cable.
Just ordered one.Actually sounds and works better than the mega buck cords it’s a sleeper and a bargain
Actually sounds and works better than the mega buck cords it’s a sleeper and a bargain
New happy Dave owner here.
I also just bought a used PS Audio P5 for my new Dave. The Dave sounds good when directly plugged to the wall socket, but it definitely sounds even better with the PS Audio P5. I will not buy a power cable for a few thousand Euros, but I will use a better shielded cable than the stock cable.
@bigfatpaulie and other PS Audio Power Plant users: Which cable do you use between P3/5/10 and Dave?
I have a P5 as well, but still all my cables are stock ones. Do you know if it makes any sense to use a conditioning cable between P5 and the wall socket?I think you will get a whole range of answers. DAVE isn't 100% immune to bad power. I personally have just terrible power in my home and I use a HFC power cable as well as a PS Audio P5.
In my case, it makes a night and day difference. But YMMV...
This discussion reminds me of the Japanese audiophile who paid his local power company to put in his own dedicated power line for music only, of course. How many of us essentially own the wooden pole that stands at the edge of our property? I assume that when he or his heirs eventually sell his home there will be a bidding war amongst audiophiles!Years ago I wired 4 dedicated circuits to my breaker box all in metal conduit, metal boxes and hospital grade plugs with ground and shield. It was a subtle but noticeable improvement.
Now PS Audio has regenerators that take the house wiring out of the picture. Using well engineered shielded cords from the regenerator to 10s of thousands of dollars of kit seems logical to me and it seems foolish to me to spend 10s of thousands of dollars on excellent equipment and not feed it the cleanest AC you can?? I think people with high distortion speakers and electronics are not hearing the nuances in these upgrades because the improvements are hidden by the high distortion and high noise floor.
PS you might be blessed with a low rfi environment and clean AC in your wall but I'm not!