As with Uli's comments, I'm not cumulative is the best word but I agree wholeheartedly with the point... |
I have not heard the other two offerings you mention however I can tell you out of all the other pcs, interconnects and speaker cable brands I've owned up and down the scale over the years, that I am EXTREMELY happy and blown away by what the Elrod latest generation cables bring to my system. They bring a transparency, energy, dynamic and realistic musical experience to my room that I did not think was possible and has been absent from many of the systems I've heard over the years at shows, dealers, etc...(even those costing 200-300K). I have Statement Gold PCs on my amp as well as pre-amp and DAC and they work equally well on all component types. You should definitely give Elrod a try in your system... |
I cannot comment on specifics of the EPS2 versus current Statement series as I never owned the EPS2 cables. You may want to do a search on EPS and Statement on the discussion forums and on Virtual Systems and contact people who have owned one or both. The info I pulled back from doing this seemed to me to indicate that the Statement series give increased amounts of energy, refinement, huge sound stage and musicality to the system. |
The Statement Gold PCs dig into all aspects of the music; they also inject a life and energy that took me by complete surprise. Pacing, imaging, tonality and other aspects took a large leap forward with Elrod's various offerings in my system... |
I have been through many mid-high end cable transitions over the years and had read and talked to several people who had extremely good things to say about Elrod PCs. My cable transitions going back several years have been a series of very good experiences where I gained many improvements in key aspects of the system. After a year or longer with a given PC or speaker cable or interconnect, my listening experience would 'plateau' and I would experiment again.
I had heard the Statement Gold PC latest generations of cables were a design breakthrough that added even more energy and realism to the listening experience together with the PCs digging even deeper in into the music in every way. I had also heard that Elrod had made breakthroughs in interconnect and speaker cable designs.
The Statement Gold PCs added incredible energy and depth to the system and expanded the sound stage and full range of the system. It was very impressive to begin with; they added incredible 'life' to the system. The Signature Gold speaker cables showed me just how much the Focus SE speakers are capable of and pushed out the boundaries of my room even further and deeper than ever before in combination with the PCS. The interconnects gave the final mile in terms of adding incredible sound stage additional depth, breadth, width and height as well as refinement. They also in combination with everything else gave me micro-dynamics and even more "life" and realism in what I am hearing. It's very hard to describe in a few sentences all the changes these cords have made in the system as whole... |
BTW...the other cable options on this thread are great in their own right and I've heard or owned various top-level models from the other manufacturers as well as others (Tara, AQ, Transparent, Synergistic, etc...). For me, the total package I am looking for sonically is provided with Elrod... |
Agreed...I would add energy, realism and other attributions to that description to equal what I am hearing with the Elrod cables.... |
The best bet is to have at least 1 foot of clearance behind your racks to allow for the stiffer cables as has already been pointed out. Bend the Elrod cables slowly into the alignment you are looking for and then make sure they are supported at various points along the cable length including coming out of the back of your components using a thin board or whatever gets the job done. They take a bit to settle back in sonically after you bend them but assuming they do not move after that and you have them properly supported, they will warm back up and sound great. |
After many months of listening to various combinations of Elrod cables in combination in my system, the cumulative effect on the system is amazing. These powercords (and in my case interconnects and speaker cables) definitely heighten the performance of every component in my system and allow it to dig MUCH deeper into the music stored in every track of each disk that I play. I've said before that I appreciated the thoughts of others regarding cables as "components" in any audio system but in this case, it completely true. The other very nice benefit with the combination of the latest generations of Elrod cables I have in my my system is that the system now has the best tube-like sonic attributes that I was looking for in an audio system while still being an entirely solid state system. My music listening enjoyment has jumped up considerably and I am extremely impressed and happy with what I hear every time I hit the play button! |
I have at one point and it proved to be a great upgrade for the entire system as it brought great power to the main distribution point for the entire system. At present, I have it back on my amp and am planning to find another one as soon as this is practical to connect from the wall to my Purepower unit as I want that performance jump back in the system :-) ! |
The cables do sound great on day 1 however you'll want to give them a few days to start to settle in and at least 300-350 hours to fully break in. Enjoy! |
All the things you mention are consistent with what I've heard when I've added them to my system as well. It's amazing what a great PC component of this level can add to a system and help it realize |
The Shakti Hallographs have helped me tame challenging, bad and uneven rooms (non-matching wall openings, suck-outs, a large loft with a platform 2nd floor, double-high ceilings, etc...) in the my past residences. They also help me focus imaging to be exactly to my liking. In my current room, they are needed to a much smaller degree however I do like the "last touches" of refinement they allow me to put on the sound staging and imaging of the system. |
