I graduated from MSU and live in Ann Arbor. Black Ops Sparty here!! 
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I used the power cable that came with the DMP-A6 when I used it in my main system. I am guessing it sounds better than Pangea. Now it has a proper power cable. It seems nice.
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Please provide to what degree it is better, in percentage, please. Kidding. Better cord = Better sound.
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I had a Dragon on the Eversolo for a brief time. It seemed niceā¦er.
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Go Green, Go White.
I can make no claim as to any sound enhancement the power cord upgrade made. At home, in my main system with a 15 cent power cable, it sounded nice with all my fancy gear. At my lake home, with a proper Shunyata NR power cable and $259 Wireworld unbalanced interconnects into an Onkyo reciever driving KEF LS50 speakers, it also sounded nice. I donāt think the cabin system is nearly as resolving as my main home system.
Ya know.
But people who use Pangea cables are exempt from having to mention them by name. For their own protection. Just say āI donāt believe in cablesā and leave it at that. Any difference you think you hear is imaginary.
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Pangeaā¦panacea.
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Wow. Tell us what you really think, Al.
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I usually do.
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True statement. To think I almost bought a couple of those Pangea cables when I was getting started. Looks like I dodged a bullet there. (Thanks to all the many audiophiles who have been so generous with their āoldā cables. It made my life much easier.)
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Iām not sure I understand the jest of your post. It was trying Pangea power cables that actually made me a believer in cables. Started with the SE and the improvement was obvious- immediately. Bought three of them. Needed another one and I decided to try the twice as expensive XL cable. Improvement was much greater this time and definitely worth the extra price. So, had to upgrade all to the XL. Perhaps this says that spending more always results in a better outcome and Iām foolish spending money on these mere $180 cables. I canāt spend multiple thousands of dollars on a cable. Iāve got to draw the line somewhere. The Pangea XL cables make a obvious difference in my system with most of the components Iāve tried it with and itās at a price point that I donāt have to go to great lengths to hide the invoice from my wife. I think thatās a win win.
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Baby steps my friend. Baby steps count, but it is the big boy steps later in life that make the biggest difference.
The first āexpensiveā power cables I bought made me wince. Eight Hundred and Fifty Dollars for ONE Power Cable??? Oh how I protested. Until they arrived, (3 of them), were installed, and listened to. One of the last power cables I bought cost sixteen times as much. It made an noticeable effect as well.
For early builds, or limited budgets, you gotta do what you gotta do. Pangea cables donāt cost much, and that is how a lot of people start. I get it. Itās just not the name you want to toss around.
Donāt wait for me to post āI drank some excellent Mad Dog 20/20 today. It was refreshing!ā
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A little harsh/too much of a generality, but I think I get your point:
That said, the heavier-duty Pangea PCs are well built, consistent with accepted cable design principles (as far as I can tell) and fairly priced.
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Burritos for dinner, Iāll make a note.
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Well, I ordered the Master Edition from Summit HiFi. That was two weeks ago. In the meantime, my attic A/C unit broke which resulted in damage to our upstairs bathroom ceiling. $4K or so later, yesterday the A/C was fixed and Iām thinking āthank goodness I bought the A6 ME before thisāā¦had that A/C gone a day earlierā¦my A6 would be in the future. Anyway, back to the point, I had to travel for most of the last two weeks and I left the A6 streaming through itās DAC into my c47. Today Iām listening through XLRās and I have to say āwowā. I do love this little unit. Anyone on the fence; buy it. The interface on my iphone is great, the sound is great and the value is terrific. Particularly impressed with bass and all that separation quiet backgrounds stuff. Iām not an audio reviewer but I do know what sounds great. This unit replaced my currently kaput Lumin D2 so when that comes back Iāll compare but for $1,200 itās great. I will likely eventually put it in my living room system (which isnāt our reference) but the more various tracks I hear (tidal master or whatever they have now) the more I just wonder if itās even important to go beyond (well, donāt answer, of course it is). But bottom line; when I took it out of the box it did not impress. Now after the burn-in (I donāt know like 300 hours so far) and on the slow Slow Roll-Off (Linear) DAC filter it is excellent. Thatās it. Just a big thumbs up if youāre considering the master edition.
Al: I can usually appreciate and follow your witty repartee.
But in this case:
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Heās making condescending jokesā¦
Burritos for dinner put me in a foul mood.
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Yup. That it does and thatās correct.
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