Wow ......wasn't this the same guy who high-jacked everybody's power cables threads here on Audiogon to shout from the top of the mountain that Purist Audio makes the best power cables on the planet. I will agree that Jim Aud makes some very good right at the top cables , and who also is selling them at prices where you just have to shake your head and say ; C'mon Jim really ? One of the most down to earth guys in this hobby but is now pricing his cables out of most everybody's reach these days. How much could have possibly changed ? ........but wait Bo now seems to know the answer. I have made my owns logical decisions with this hobby and after nearly 40 years of collecting ......it's your ears, your system, your room and the music you listen to. ( and your own money ) but I do take offense when someone either from the front door or from the back door is telling us they are stupid for what we know and or don't know and come with me I will show you the way type of approach. Hmmmmm........I will not drink your Kool Aid Bo and I am not stupid or easily persuaded as I can make my OWN decisions when it comes to audio. Just wow ......enjoy the music and this journey.
Review Audioquest Hurricane (part 1)
We started frequent testing of power cables at the beginnig of this century, since 2002 to be precise. AC-power is actually the foundation of any audio system. It feeds and provides every sound system with the necessary energy. Fifteen years ago we were already surprised how much impact different power cables could have on the end result of any system.
In nearly 20 years AudioFacts carried out thousands of tests especially in audio. We distinguish ourselves from others by structurally spending much time at research and test work, in which we think and work by our Tru-Fi philosophy.
When you're working from Tru-Fi in audio you always focus on all the different properties that sound possesses. You can understand audio only when you exactly know why the sound and stage of your audio system is as what you're listening to.
Therefore you should know of each individual component in your system the full DNA (properties) it owns. Because the sound you hear from your own system is formed by all properties of each individual component together, the acoustics and other factors that affect the sound negatively.
Most people still have no idea of how important power cables actually are. In 2004 we already had created a method to convince customers that they are essential in each system. That is why we figured out shootouts so we could prove how important power cables actually are.
We did a shootout between a cd player of 2000 euro and a power cord of 2400 euro. Against a 5000 euro cd player along with our most sold power cable of 100 euro.
Almost everyone had a preference for the cd player of 2000 euro combined with the power cable of 2400 euro. While everyone was convinced that the most expensive cd player would become the winner.
Working from Tru-Fi it becomes so much easier for us to hear and understand the differences between brands and power cables exactly. In over 15 years we've tested many power cables. And the differences between all these power cables of different brands are huge.
Tru-Fi shows us that Audioquest power cables are able to reveal all the different properties sound possesses. But in addition, the most important properties also reveal a natural sound and realistic proportions of voices and instruments.
All our tests in cables over the years showed that unfortunately there are several brands which cannot reveal all the different properties of sound. And in addition, certain properties are not filled in the right way. We found out that various cable brands present both voices and instruments out of proportion (often too big).
In reality both voices and instruments are very direct (tangible) and small in proportion. We call that 'intimate' individual focus. In addition, various cables emphasize a certain frequency range, but you want the full frequency range to be evenly played.
The Hurricane is a power cable by Audioquest from the all-new 'Storm Series'. And it cannot even be compared to the previous power cables from Audioquest. Because it is a new level in quality that stands on its own in its price range.
A number of years ago, Audioquest hired AC-power specialist Garth Powell. From his knowledge and insight he has developed new AC-power products for Audioquest. And the Storm Series are the first new power cables he developed.
AudioFacts knows from all our research and test work how important AC-power is and that this is a profession on its own. We continuously share information with various specialists in specific parts in sound&vision. That is why it is nice to see that even Audioquest now specializes in this part.
The Hurricane also features a new DBS battery pack. That has become even more effective now that the bandwidth is increased. In addition, the level in noise is also decreased. Because the cable is twisted now it decreases the level of interference also.
Audioquest uses the best quality in solid copper (PSC+) for the Hurricane, which they apply in all their best copper cables. This can be heared by a richer sound with even more diversity (layering). And there is more grip and control in the high frequencies. And it also creates a more powerful low frequency range.
In part 2 we will explain in details why the Hurricane is so different compared to the older Audioquest powercables. But also compared to other competitors.
In nearly 20 years AudioFacts carried out thousands of tests especially in audio. We distinguish ourselves from others by structurally spending much time at research and test work, in which we think and work by our Tru-Fi philosophy.
When you're working from Tru-Fi in audio you always focus on all the different properties that sound possesses. You can understand audio only when you exactly know why the sound and stage of your audio system is as what you're listening to.
Therefore you should know of each individual component in your system the full DNA (properties) it owns. Because the sound you hear from your own system is formed by all properties of each individual component together, the acoustics and other factors that affect the sound negatively.
Most people still have no idea of how important power cables actually are. In 2004 we already had created a method to convince customers that they are essential in each system. That is why we figured out shootouts so we could prove how important power cables actually are.
We did a shootout between a cd player of 2000 euro and a power cord of 2400 euro. Against a 5000 euro cd player along with our most sold power cable of 100 euro.
Almost everyone had a preference for the cd player of 2000 euro combined with the power cable of 2400 euro. While everyone was convinced that the most expensive cd player would become the winner.
Working from Tru-Fi it becomes so much easier for us to hear and understand the differences between brands and power cables exactly. In over 15 years we've tested many power cables. And the differences between all these power cables of different brands are huge.
Tru-Fi shows us that Audioquest power cables are able to reveal all the different properties sound possesses. But in addition, the most important properties also reveal a natural sound and realistic proportions of voices and instruments.
All our tests in cables over the years showed that unfortunately there are several brands which cannot reveal all the different properties of sound. And in addition, certain properties are not filled in the right way. We found out that various cable brands present both voices and instruments out of proportion (often too big).
In reality both voices and instruments are very direct (tangible) and small in proportion. We call that 'intimate' individual focus. In addition, various cables emphasize a certain frequency range, but you want the full frequency range to be evenly played.
The Hurricane is a power cable by Audioquest from the all-new 'Storm Series'. And it cannot even be compared to the previous power cables from Audioquest. Because it is a new level in quality that stands on its own in its price range.
A number of years ago, Audioquest hired AC-power specialist Garth Powell. From his knowledge and insight he has developed new AC-power products for Audioquest. And the Storm Series are the first new power cables he developed.
AudioFacts knows from all our research and test work how important AC-power is and that this is a profession on its own. We continuously share information with various specialists in specific parts in sound&vision. That is why it is nice to see that even Audioquest now specializes in this part.
The Hurricane also features a new DBS battery pack. That has become even more effective now that the bandwidth is increased. In addition, the level in noise is also decreased. Because the cable is twisted now it decreases the level of interference also.
Audioquest uses the best quality in solid copper (PSC+) for the Hurricane, which they apply in all their best copper cables. This can be heared by a richer sound with even more diversity (layering). And there is more grip and control in the high frequencies. And it also creates a more powerful low frequency range.
In part 2 we will explain in details why the Hurricane is so different compared to the older Audioquest powercables. But also compared to other competitors.
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The great thing about audio in our world is that brands and products own different properties. People overhere think and focus on brands and products. We are only interested in the properties they own. The Purist Audio LE powercables have a different influence on both sound&vision compared to AQ powercables. But...it can create and do things different than the Dragon and Hurricane does. Purist Audio Design make great products and I still use 3 LE in my system and no they will not be changed by Dragon or Hurricane. These cables I choose for a particular part in my system based on their properties. You have no idea where you are tlking about. You still think in trial and error, that will always be audio gambling. All my clients thought as you all overhere in trial and error before I met them. Now they all own a Tru-Fi system and they all understand that their system is superior to each individual system they ever owned. And the biggest difference is that the emotion and intensity of music comes inside their head. No one of my clients will ever make a changement in their system by trail and error. When you are aware that Tru-Fi outperfroms any system by trial and error you wil never be that stuppid to go back to your own created (limited) system. When you will hear a Tru-Fi system you will directly understand and feel how much more it does to your emotion. Music is emotion and that is why we work by the human emotion. Trial and error proves that it lacks many aspects of sound. This will always create a lower level in emotion and intensity. The reason why some people react irritated overhere is based on the fact that I say things you don’t want to hear. This proves that you would like to hear the things you want to hear. You need to look further and choose for the truth. I always ask to people; what do you want to hear? The truth or the thing you would like to hear. The last group I cannot and I will not help. I only can help those people who want the best possible. When I take a look at the products a new client owns I will say what he can keep and what needs to go. Each inferior incomplete product I cannot use, because it will limit each system. When he wantes to keep it, it is fine with me. But I cannot help him. I will never connect my name to any 2D audio system or incomplete set. This is a choice as well and I cannot do it differently. But I can create a quality in both sound&vision what is mindblowing. In 2018 you will see and hear it.......goodluck to you all! |
www.audiofacts.nl We will fill in many reviews soon. The website is in dutch. And in 2018 it will be in english as well. There are already put different reviews on it. But it is in dutch. You need some patient. We have many new articles and photos ready to be placed on the website. What is still under construction. Also take a look at: https://www.facebook.com/bobby.kingma Her you can see how we work. For a part because most things we will never photograph. People have no idea how much furhter we can go into details. It is not comparable with the trail and error world you all live in. |
Wow! Hey! Do we have a match?! Einstein said the world is not trial and error. He disagreed with the premise that the universe is probabilistic. He never got on board the whole quantum mechanics train. Do we have a match? Whoa! Wait a second! Back up!! Beep, beep! On second thought, Einstein turned out to be wrong. The universe actually IS probabilistic. Audio is trial and error in the sense you must try different things until you are going in the right direction. There is no other way to proceed. In addition everyone is one his own to a certain extent. That’s what I refer to as Stove Piping. We all labor on our own systems more or less in vacuum. So we reach conclusions based on our research and our labors. But our conclusions oft times disagree. That’s because of the Stove Piping. Even with information sharing Stove Piping is a major problem. We are all working from different Databases. That’s why it’s is a little dangerous to generalize or to be too dogmatic. You’re a Stove Piper, Stove Piper, Stove Piper, Stove Piper Stove Piper, Stove Piper, Stove! Yes you are, yes you are! |
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