I can't tell from your response if you are sold on the QSA power cords being the best you have experienced. What did you have before and how did they compare?
QSA : My take on their expensive products
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I currently have 5 power cords in my system:
3x Gamma Infinity
1x Sablon King that I upgraded to a Spectra Infinity
1x Sablon King (original)
previously I have auditioned revelation PCs as well. For me infinity >> revelation, but much wilder ride during burn in
once burned in each has been a step forward for me. There is a voicing process that I iterated through, but I ended up with a near full set of QSA-L PCs at the end of it
I may still upgrade my other Sablon King to a spectra, or I may bite the bullet and audition the Ultimatum PCs when available. TBD
I am holding off from additional QSA in my system until I receive my Ultimstum speaker cables. More so than other components, it is important to audition these cables in a system to make sure you hit the right balance for your system and ear. I am expecting the SCs to shift the balance again, and I want to get back to equilibrium before taking a next step
I recommend building your loom incrementally, learning impact the cables have on different components and in combination. The cables reveal quite a bit. That creates opportunities to tweak and shape other parts of your system, but it can also swing into “too much” territory as you dial things in.
The incremental approach worked well for me, but I think I would have gone off the deep end if I went all in from the beginning, esp with the crazy burn in roller coaster with infinity cables
BTW cable cookers are not snake-oil, they work!
And believe it or not, diff cable cookers (Telos, Nordost, Audiodharma, Blue Horizon ...etc) produce diff sound characters.
Here is the newest model from Telos of Taiwan : Telos QBT V5.1 Cable Cooker.
It's not cheap. In HK the net price is >usd10 !
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I have just recently got my own QBT as well, and I have to say , this bad boys work ! it makes the cable's directional so much better ! if you have a good system and cables , this QBT really really makes a great investment to make your cables perform to its true potentials!BTW cable cookers are not snake-oil, they work!
And believe it or not, diff cable cookers (Telos, Nordost, Audiodharma, Blue Horizon ...etc) produce diff sound characters.
Here is the newest model from Telos of Taiwan : Telos QBT V5.1 Cable Cooker.
It's not cheap. In HK the net price is >usd10 !
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https://www.qsa-lanedri.com/ -- It's a different thread:
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QSA LANEDRI Series
Hi Steven, Very glad yo see that there is a QSA Forum on WBF. Congratulations! https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/qsa-my-take-on-their-expensive-products.33833/ I think I wrote the first QSA review on WBF, back in 2012. :D...
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I would personally only burn in power cables, if that.
I tried cooking interconnects and speaker cable and the sound becomes way too lean.
It’s called creating a moral deficit, or FOMO.
If you don’t have it, you’re missing out.
Big thing in high end audio
Only it doesn’t work in this case.
I have read in this thread about the use of QSA yellow fuses for a subwoofer.
I plan to replace the stock fuse of my newly acquired REL 31.
What are your recommendations?
As mentioned in this thread, I consider a QSA yellow.
TIA for your input!
I plan to replace the stock fuse of my newly acquired REL 31.
What are your recommendations?
As mentioned in this thread, I consider a QSA yellow.
TIA for your input!
The first place I ever tried a QSA fuse was in my REL subwoofer. The yellow fuse was an obvious improvement over the stock fuse. The biggest surprise was the improvement I heard in the midrange portion of the spectrum. A friend had a similar result when he added a QSA-Lanedri power cable to his subwoofer.
I went from yellow to red. I felt the improvement from stock -> yellow was greater than yellow -> red. Going to silver is a huge jump over everything else, but I have never tried a silver fuse in my subwoofer. I have them elsewhere in my system.
Most any audio oriented aftermarket fuse will be an improvement over an OEM in your sub(s). I have reds in mine, but that’s only because there were no more red-blacks in the needed value range at the sale price. I would think a Yellow would be fine, at least for a start. I don’t know though how it compares with similarly priced SR’s.
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Is anyone using the QSA human noise filters?
QSA Human Noise Filter
Isn’t it easier to just keep quiet? :-D
QSA Human Noise Filter
Isn’t it easier to just keep quiet? :-D
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I can't stand the itch and replace my Black-Red receptacle with the higher Ultra Black-Red receptacle
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There are 4 minute gemstones on the Ultra Black-Red whereas the Black-Red has two only.
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This is what a friend of mine who has also replaced his B-R to Ultra B-R said :
"Tried the ultra in my system more in depth tonight, confirming what I had heard it in LS system twice briefly. It is not about frequency extension, not more high or low. It is all about timing and coherence. It keeps smearing of sound to a minimum such that every instrument has its own space and envelope, and every musical line can be easily followed. ???????ultra, ??????????????? (natural)?"
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Do you have a power conditioner or do you plug all of your components direct to your outlets? If so, which components do you have goign to which outlet?
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