September - October Newsletter

  

 

Time is just flying by with football season around the corner, fall will soon be in the air, and audiophiles will start to pay even more attention to their systems with winter closing in.

 

The economy is slowly getting better and perhaps soon there will be more disposal income for all those toys that we have been fighting off with great will power and fortitude.  

 

The new CX line by Shunyata is going gang busters even with the sluggish economy and their new higher prices on their signal cables.

 

There is still demand for the Berkeley DAC and many of the companies with whom I consult are about to introduce new products.

 

Many of you know that I have been associated with Shunyata Research since their inception ten years ago. I could very well have become a part owner but I have learned over the years that often friendships stay healthier if business and the heart do not mix.

 

Over the years we have maintained a close working relationship and we are about to take it a step further. We have been discussing for several years how much I love the original King Cobra V1. I have many customers who have paid a premium for used ones since new ones are unavailable.

 

The top new CX cable that retails at $3500 has been named the King Cobra.

Throughout the world the name King Cobra is still associated with a very special and magical cord.

 
 

King Cobra V1

 

I am proud to say that I am now listening to the latest generation King Cobra V1. It takes all the previous technology of the King Cobra V1, plus all that Shunyata has learned since the King Cobra was introduced 8 years ago into a new tour de force. Yes, it has all the lushness and seductiveness that captivated us all. But now you add better sound staging and layering, better pace and dynamics and you have the ultimate powercord.

 

This cord will not be sold, nor marketed by Shunyata Research. No dealer anywhere in the world will have access to this power cord. This is my power cord exclusively. Just like ten years ago when Shunyata Research first began and only I sold the Shunyata cables.

 

The last decade has been wonderful for both Shunyata and I. We now look to the future with excitement and a joint endeavor.

 

The new King Cobra V 1 will be available throughout the world with Shucko or US plugs. The retail price will be $2495. This is the same price that it sold for originally but with numerous upgrades.

 

The warranty will be from Shunyata, the boxing, literature, etc will all be Shunyata.

 

I will have an introductory price to get this new cable off the ground,  I need to cover my initial investment which is substantial but once word gets out on how captivating this cord is I believe the investment will be but a pittance.

 

I know that this is exciting news, but there is more. Contact me for introductory pricing!

 

 
Dream State Audio

 

Several years ago I introduced Dream State Audio to many of you and hundreds of customers are enchanted with their power cords.

 

 Last year Dream State Audio introduced 16 limited production Epic Gold power cords into the US market and many audiophiles feel that even at the $4200 retail price that it elevates the whole concept of what a power cord does to a whole new level.

 

The problem has been where to get the very special gold conductor used in the Epic in any type of quantity.

 

That is no longer a problem I have been able to work out a deal with the company that used to produce the conductor for the Golden Dragon interconnects to supply the conductor in bulk. Unfortunately, no more interconnects and at this time Dream State in not interested in building interconnects. In time that may change but not now.

 

The exciting news is that Dream State plans to revamp their line where all their power cords will now have gold conductor in them.

 

  
Aerofoil Technology and Research

 

Many years ago I worked with a company that many of you will remember called Electraglide. They were the company that invented many of the processes used today to build power cords. They were way ahead of the industry in power cord design. You can go and read old reviews in all the major publications praising their awesome cords.

 

Unfortunately, the designer and owner of the company had many demons and eventually the company went the way of the dinosaur; they just disappeared.

 

Several companies were formed when Electraglide went away and they have all gone on to have moderate success.

 

Now a person who was very involved with the design of the old cables has come out with a new line. We have been in consultation for over a year. I have been giving them advice on what I would do. Including giving the cable a different look than the round look so popular and first introduced by Electraglide of encasing the conductors in hollow tubes, this is the design used by most major cable manufactures today.

 

This cable will be first and foremost extremely flexible, it will have huge conductors, although not as massive as the Dream State Dream Catcher, no cord is that massive.

 

Its strength will be silky smooth and fast with natural harmonics. Lush but not as much as the new King Cobra V1 or the Epic Dream which are just total seduction exemplified.

 

The reason they have waited to introduce this cable line is because they felt they could not build the line they desired until prices on power cords were higher.

 

This powercord is expensive to build, especially their top of the line which I just love.  

 

They will have three cables with their top cable having the name Aerofoil Absolute power.

 

That is the cable I am now evaluating and many people will be singing its praises very soon. It will retail at $3000. Not inexpensive, but not ridiculous.

 

Contact me for introductory pricing!