He Who Hesitates…


My Isotek power conditioner, which I purchased about a year ago,came with a nice power cable, but I was considering upgrading to the Isotek Optimum, which sold for $1295. But I waited. The price then jumped to $1395, but again, I hesitated. I just looked again today and the price was $1995. Needless to say, I am not buying it. I’m sure some of you have experienced the same thing. Unfortunately, I cannot find any on the used market. I’ve seen this happen before in the past, but I’ve usually purchased what I wanted before major price increases. 

chayro

@mikhailark +1 I have a Pass XA25. Sounds great with stock cable.

@roadcykler  +1

As far as I can see Isotek cables are neither CE nor UL certified. True for many (most?) aftermarket power cables. Hmmm ...

[Interestingly, Google AI inquiry suggests that they are, but checking source -- Isotek sales brochure -- does not show any indication to CE or UL certification. Another case of AI-hallucination. I think google finds the letter combination "ul" and "ce" in the document, therefore erroneously, AI thinks they meet the standard. NOT!]

He who hesitates gets the latest product upgrade instead of having to pay +shipping.

Lol at the cable deniers getting their two cents in.  Shows more about how much their time is worth.  Also instantly destroys any credibility they have when talking serious audio systems.  Sad really but kind of funny.  That's like me going on a cable denier forum and trying to espouse my cable experiences.  Waste of time for everyone.  Maybe one day their system will be good enough to hear changes in power delivery.  But their ears and egos don't change unfortunately.  I find it comical more than sad though personally.  Gave me a good laugh thanks guys

I'm not a cable denier but at > $1900, I can't imagine how it would make that much of a a significant increase in SQ at that price, so I'd pass!  If you have the money, it's your choice.

New to the forum, but it's not adding any value to the dialectic to attack other posters with different viewpoints, ad hominem (even obliquely with unwarranted sarcasm/ condescension), vs discussing the issues on the merits. Presumably the very point of being here is free, open exchange of views, about various aspects of a subject we obviously all are passionate enough about to find it technically interesting enough to be here in the first place. Shouldn't we just keep to discussing the substantive issues straight up? - Todd