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I have been playing w/ power cord upgrades for the last year. Have some very good cables including the BMI Whale, BMI Eel, Omega Micro, Gutwire, and others. I am thus a firm beliver that thePC is a crucial to mate to YOUR system as the IC and speaker cables. It all has to synergize and what may be an AWESOME PC on 1 piece of gear in your rig could really suck somewhere else. Even worse, getting the power cords to mesh TOGETHER is possibly tougher than getting ICs and digital cables to weld into a greater whole. That being said, I believe most Audiophiles would benefit from trying to find a synergistic location in their rig for this Black Mamba. It adds a certain magic to the vocals and impact to the music that I find magical IMS. One caveat though is for most placing the BM on an amp could be a mistake? But everyone has their own goals and desired effect. I found the BM to work very well on the DAC or transport. It takes a bit of that edge off digital and still lets the clarity come through IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT COMBO OF PCs TO SURROUND IT. This can be a lot of work, moving PCs here and there and doing extensive A/B testing. However, I find it part of the hobby that is fascinating; how taking the same 4 power cords and by placing them in different locations totally changes the sound of your system.
For me and in my system I think the BM is a crucial piece of gear. I at first thought it choked off the highs a bit compared to the Shunyata Cobra on the DAC. However, I came to find that in the GREATER % of my collection the BM was the better choice here. It really surrounds you w/ sound and ambience! In this current set up I use the Shunyata Cobra on the Theta transport. Then I place the BM on the EVS M2 DAC. Next comes the BMI Whale on the Melos Maestro pre-amp. Finally, either the David Elrod EPS Ribbon PC on the AES Superamp. This combo ROCKS! I am using silver ribbon true biwire speaker cables into very revealing Silverline Sonatina speakers. This system is very revealing and I feel w/o the Black Mamba it would be a little too forward sounding at times. I consider the Elrod PC to be th most transparent cable I have ever heard. It just reveals things from the mid range up that nothing else has. The CObra is along thesame vein, it really pulls out the detail. The Whale and Black Mamba do a great balancing act here to add depth and weight to the transparancy. Strengths:
Great vocals & adds weight and impact to the sound. Widens soundstage. Weaknesses:
HARD to burn in. I rigged up a fan and ran it all night every night for a week. Hates to be moved much. Takes about 15 minutes to really settle in after moved just from one IEC plug to the next. Similar Products Used:
BMI Whale, BMI Eel, Gutwire G-Clef, Mikro Omega w/ Active Shield, Elrod''s EPS-2 & EPS-3, Shunyata Cobra-both origianl & v1 models, Virtual Dynamics Audition, Shunyata sidewinder, HT Pro AC-11, JPS Po
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