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Xangsane XS-6008Ag - XS-950 - Grey Knight GK-6008Ag Power Cords

Posted by el34eh@yahoo.com (A) on April 22, 2023 at 10:03:25

Hi all,

I merely wanted to share my findings on both of these PCs | once again both have replaced the 3 NEARdost based designs, namely 2 Odin 2 | 1 Odin Gold ( the more expensive version ) which only required my usual 2-3 tracks to know that it was time to move on.

As reported by Dantheman to me in a private email | said XS-950 gave him a particular sound as it relates to soundstage of which he had never experienced in any other brand of power cord, and guess what?, he was absolutely right..., as I'm currently rotating both cords between my Aurender server and one of my integrated amps | a Heed Audio Obelisk Si lll in this case, I've to say once again having owned cords upwards of $800 ( call me the practical type of music lover ) having explored said Chinese made designs has if nothing else proven to me there are times where implementation is just as important as overall cost in said matters.

As I've noticed while many here have in fact purchased said NEARdost based IC's | SCs, very few if any, went on to try their PCs, with the exception of Judith as I seemingly recall, and even here I'd ask her to sample said Xangsane cabling | cords as very very cost effective means of enhancing one's system | please don't sleep on their usb cable, or IC's, as all of them have changed my outlook on what's possible for said amount under $200 cabling wise..., so much so as I've stated time and time again ( yet literally meaning this time around ) my quest for cables ends here, as I don't feel any desire to spend more, or even read about or listen to anything other than what's in place at this very moment | as each of us have taken time to understand the voicing process of each of our components | I'd hope gained more insight into how to go about addressing any of their shortcomings?, and then look at ways of minimizing their respective weaknesses | while building upon their strengths, logically makes a great deal more sense than buying newer components to merely offset said weaknesses, as there are times where one needs to only voice said gear to respond in a collective manner based upon synergy above all else, as constantly chasing the illusion of the absolute | in fact overtime can become quite costly | sometimes very very difficult to achieve even if one has thousands of dollars to invest in their system.

As I know it..., a well balanced system put together with said sense of synergy in mind, will and often outperform a more costlier system put together based upon class ratings, where very very very few actually take into account how any given reviewer has incorporated said pieces into " their system " changes are many of us will never have said reviewers said system, of which each piece has to in fact know how to play well together like children first meeting one another on a playground | so will go onto have lifelong friendships | while others aren't going to get along with others, it's just the way things are.

Yet once again, I can't stress enough just how well balanced these cables are, and in my mind ( heart ) I believe everyone needs to if nothing else, at the very least sample them, who knows, you might actually find yourself in a much much better place?, of which your attention ( hopefully like mine ) becomes more focused on simply adding more and more music to your collection | after all isn't that what caused each of us to become so involved in building our systems?, as a means of better understanding how music should be rendered without are own space?, to me if said music reproduction isn't capable of moving me emotionally?, then it had failed it task..., it's only then that I look to move onwards, not backwards or laterally, but to understand my own priorities | build upon any given components as a means of connecting with the very essence of the music itself, which isn't quite the same as one merely listening to " their components ", which in turn only adds to the confusion.

Be well to you all | here's praying all of us have more time on the planet to figure out what's what, as it relates to finding our own ways to musical enlightenment?, in truth..., it's far easier than many of us make it.

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