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I've twice auditioned the Ansuz Diamond cables with the Raidho D3's and I thought the sound quality was quite wonderful. However, I know several Raidho owners who have opted for Kimber Select cables as they have found they deliver comparable performance and better build quality at a much lower price. I am in the process of completing my Kimber Select cabling for my D3's so I'll report back when they're all in place. As always, YMMV.
Ken
Ken
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I am using the D Power Distributor with a Ceramic power cable. All my system is connected to it. I also use a Ceramic power cable for my phono stage. These are the best power cables I have tested in my system so far.
Kimber select are the speaker cable right? Are you using copper or silver? Also have you tried the kimber k10 Palladium
Power distributors:
Gigawatt (passive and active)
Transparent Audio
PS Audio
Power cables:
Argento Flow
Stealth V10
Gigawatt
Wireworld Platinum
I have a dedicated line (230 V - 2 X 20a).
The Ansuz D power distributor includes a star gounding configuration. I used to have my mono power amps directly hooked to dedicated power outlets. My audio dealer pushed me to try connecting all my gear including the power amps to the Ansuz power distributor and this brought some tangible results.
The biggest improvement was however the addition of the Ceramic power cable to my phono stage. It was staggering.
I might be tempted to go for a full loom of Ansuz cables in the future but I want to have my room treatment (by SMT) finalised first.
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Hi DCC...very interesting. Did you use the Gigawatt power conditioners before? I used to own Transparent, and have auditioned PS Audio, Nordost Thor. I now use Burmester 948 which i absolutely enjoy now. I have a friend who went from Nordost Thor and almost the same time i went to Burmester, he went to Gigawatt and now is also super-happy. Just curious as to any impressions you have about Gigawatt which i have read is amazingly good.
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Hi Bonzo,
Kimber Select all-copper for the interconnects (KS-1116) and the speaker cables (KS-6063). These are serious cables, very neutral throughout the frequency range, which is very beneficial limiting excessive mid-bass on the Raidho D3.
Ken
No, for power I use Audience AR6-TSS power conditioner and AU24SE power cords. But I have heard positive things about the Kimber power cords from several people who own them. They are a terrific value.
Ken
I have had a Gigawatt passive power distributor in my system for several years. The Transparent Audio power distributor was sleeping in a cupboard. My brother has a Gigawatt power conditioner and brought it to my place. The addition of the Gigawatt power conditioner did not yield any material improvement. I guess this is due to the fact that I have a dedicated line whereas the power conditioner is a must at my brother's place. I have a friend on this forum, Flyer, who could not part with his Gigawatt power conditioner as well.
The Gigawatt passive power distributor, though a great product, is not in the same league as the Ansuz.
I had the Ansuz D Power Distributor for two consecutive trial periods of one week each. During the fist trial, I connected all my component sources and the preamp. The improvements were already substantial. For the second trial, I also hooked the power amps. The improvements were even higher, hence my move to acquire the D Power Distributor and two C power cables (one for the Power Distributor and one for my phono stage). Ansuz products are not cheap but they are bringing tangible benefits (at least in my system).
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I have heard from several Raidho owners that I know that the Ansuz Mainz 8D Power Distributor, combined with the Sparkz or Sparkztc sound enhancers, is one of the lowest noise (measured) and best sounding power conditioners on the market. I think Ansuz's power products are their best items, they really nailed it.
Ken
Ken
I upgraded from the Nordost Thor to the Gigawatt Evo 4 , with DC blocker option . Absolutely thrilled at the supreme system foundation it provides , helping major gains in system performance . The previous models were transformer based , something the current crop have done away with . Very interested in knowing which model you compared to the Ansuz ? Happy Listening
The PC Evo 3. My brother bought it some 2 years ago so I reckon it does not have the DC blocker option. On my brother's system the Gigawatt is a must. On my system it did not bring any tangible improvement whereas there was one with the Ansuz. I don't want to draw any conclusion as I believe this is heavily system dependent hence the importance of getting these components on trial. In that respect, my brick and mortar audio retailer is very helpful.
Gigawatt are great products. My son is very happy with the power distributor I gave him. I am using two of their power cables for my computer audio (Aurender and Bel Canto). They are reasonably priced and of excellent quality.
There is supposed to be a review of the Ansuz cable line in an upcoming issue of TAS.
Bad power from the grid with important swings in voltage (but still within the acceptable range according to the utility company).
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