Syn, Research Designer ref.


Can anyone let me know the performance for the Synergistic Research designer ref. "square", compare to the less power cord, as well as the old model for the designer ref. ThankS!
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Showing 1 response by bob_bundus

Yes it is a good deal if you have equipment that can handle it. SOS knows from whence he speaks & I must completely agree. Case in point: I bought a list $10K preamp on its looks, features & reputation alone (meaning that there was no chance to hear it in my system unless I first purchased it). The stock AC cord gave me such a lame sound that I was seriously into buyers remorse initially. Several of my upgrade AC cords were helpful to a degree, but none really delivered what I knew this piece had to be capable of. Then a change of a different component freed up my Designer Reference Squared so I put it on the new preamp & that's when things finally came alive. Tonality, control, & PRaT all fell into place & I was finally smiling bigtime. Liked it so much that I bought another one for another component, with such great results that I am now seeking a third DRS-AC for my Master Control Center.
HiFi: I tried the whole line of Synergistic's AC cords. The Reference AC works very nicely on my CD, but the preamp, power amp, & M.C.C. all get the best cords, because sonically they're far superior to anything else that I've tried.