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2. Improving Transient Response and "Pacing"
A premium power cable uses high-purity, heavy-gauge copper and specialized connectors that drastically reduce the AC line impedance and DC resistance compared to standard stock cords.
An audio amplifier does not draw power smoothly; it draws power in massive, instantaneous, high-frequency gulps to reproduce dynamic musical peaks (like a sudden bass drum hit or a soaring midrange vocal transient).
- Stock Cables: Act like a slight electrical bottleneck, causing a tiny, microscopic voltage lag during heavy current demands, which rounds off the sharp edges of transients and dulls the rhythm.
- Audience Cables: Act like an open firehose, delivering that instantaneous current with zero restriction. This allows your Bryston's power supply to react instantly, resulting in faster transient attacks, better control over your demanding Martin Logan Montage planar drivers, and that lifelike sensation of musical pacing and rhythm. [1]
The Paradox of Your System
Your system perfectly demonstrates the double-edged sword of high-end audio tweaks. The very mechanism that improved your music's fidelity—the uncompromised, unrestricted delivery of fast current from the Audience cables—is exactly what unmasked the hidden, high-voltage ground spikes and forced your Bryston's safety computer to become more sensitive. [1]”