Bhoage, I thought at first that the new Triton $6k or Tritian $3k might be your answer, but all that I can say is that I heard the Kraken versus the previous Magnus and it made that cable sound broken immediately. |
Ballhog, I heard exactly the comparison between the Minotaurs and the Krakens. The Krakens were brand new and were quite clearly far superior. I have never owned either, however. |
Keithmundy, I own the HB Design Acrylic PowerSlave and tried their Dragon pcs on it. It was just outstanding. I never have had the opportunity to hear a Kraken on it, but that would be an interesting comparison. The Dragon is $3000 cheaper, not considering the discounts of Aaudio Imports on Stage III, which reduce the difference to $1000. |
Jafant, It is sold by Brian Ackerman. |
Audiolabyrinth, if this question is asked of me, all I can say is that I had not heard of it. I do know that High Fidelity Cables will soon be releasing their power cord using magnetic conduction. |
Keithmundy, I don't understand it either, but it does. I have two Syn. Res. QLS Tesla coil zapped power strips, which were better than anything else, but not the PowerSlave. The Dragon pc does substantially enhance the sound also. I would love to compare the Dragon, the Kraken, and the new Triton. Jack Roberts say the Marble PowerSlave is much better; but wow it is much more expensive.
I should add that I cannot find anything that improves on the HB Acrylic PowerSlave sitting on the floor. The isolation feet are remarkable. |
eithmundy, I am using an Exemplar Audio Portal high current power cord. |
Boeing, have you compared the HB Designs Dragon with any of the Stage III pcs. I had the Dragon on my HB Acrylic PowerSlave and found it was as much of an improvement as the PowerSlave gave. At the time I didn't know whether I was going to keep the PowerSlave, however. |
Boeing, I've heard the Marble and own the Acrylic but never heard them side by side, but a friend has and says, like Jack Roberts in Dagogo that the Marble is better. It had better be better as it costs considerably more. I will probably never have a chance to compare them. I must say that the Marble without the Dragon is not likely to beat an Acrylic with the Dragon. |
Boeing, no, but I do have a prototype of the High Fidelity Waveguide Power Center and expect soon to get the upgraded version. It is quite different sounding than the PowerSlave. |
Mribob, yes there are two lesser versions of the Kracken for $3k and $6k. I heard no demonstrations, however. Both do not use the big diameter portion of the Kracken but rather the thinner end portion. |
Audiolabyrinth, frankly there are so many cables on the market that I rely on scuttlebutt to learn of what is new and interesting. Furthermore, with tastes being so different, I doubt if anyone really takes others' opinions to heart. I don't, with the exception of a handful of people who I trust given prior experience.
There is the Cable Company with their library. I also remember when Siltech first can here and their power cord was blown out of the water by a Radio Shack powercord which they reverse engineered and redid theirs to sell at ten times the price. |
Lak, I doubt if I have heard it but in reality I have no idea what it is. Who makes it? |
Audiolabyrinth, was that two reviews in Dagogo?
Jebsmith73, I have found that many cables, including pcs, hate to be moved and take time to recover. |
Jebsmith73, this is an acute problem with the High Fidelity cables, including the power cords, as well. Initially they took seven days to reach their best. |
Audiolabyrinth, read Jack's two back to back reviews on Dagogo. I entirely agree with you about the HFC Ultimate Reference Rhodium pc. |
