Ansuz products

[DaveUK63]

Microphones are way more sensitive than our ears, and are not subject to being fooled by sales-people (who often fully believe that they too hear these differences). If you had a mic and measured you would have found no difference in sound due to the Anzus technologies.

That would be my rational view too. I generally find I don't hear differences for the sake of it, but happy to admit human psychology is a fickle beast. And I really didn't expect much from the Anzus stuff as others have opined here, assuming it is snake oil. But I'm pretty sure to say I did hear a difference and it wasn't subtle or small. Whether their basic system is so awful that a bit of judicious "filtering" improves it is a possibility, I guess? Anyone else actually tried the Ansuz stuff and be prepared to share their view, otherwise I'll leave it there. Thanks.

 

[MoreWatts]

Ansuz (accessories), Aviik (electronics) and Borreson (speakers) are owned by the The Audio Group Denmark. Here's a post I made about their $2million system at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest:

The source was the Aavik S-580 Streamer ($25,200), feeding the Aavik D-580 DAC ($25,200) – the D880 DAC is still in development, but I heard a proto when I was in Denmark last January. Electronics included the Aavik C-880 ($70,000) Control Amplifier, in turn feeding the Aavik P-880non-switching, pure class A, 200 Wpc integrated amplifier ($70,000), driving drive the breathtakingly gorgeous looking – and sounding – Børresen M6 loudspeakers ($550,000/pr).

All Ansuz power products, including all cables, power distribution, networking devices, noise control, and isolation products, were from their flagship Gold Signature series and included the following. One Mainz8 Power Distributor ($64,000), one Ansuz PowerSwitch ($23,000), one Ansuz PowerBox to provide power to all their active cables ($23,000), eight Ansuz Mainz Power Cables ($68,000 – each, or $544,000!), one Ansuz Digitalz BNC Cable ($27,000), two Ansuz Digitalz LAN Cables ($12,400 – each, or $24,800), two pair of Ansuz Signalz Analog Cables ($51,000 a pair, or $102,000), and one pair of Ansuz Speaker Cables ($162,000/5 Meter pair).


There's also two Ansuz three-shelf Titanium Racks ($53,100 each, or $159,300), twenty Ansuz Z2S Darkz Resonance Control devices ($4,000 each, or $80,000), ten Ansuz T2S Darkz Resonance Control Cable Lifters ($1,700 each, or $17,000), thirteen Ansuz Sortz RF Noise Controls for RCA and BNC ($1,600 each, or $20,800), and five Ansuz Sortz RF Noise Control for USB and LAN ($2,100 each, or $10,500). Just in case you weren't keeping track, This MEGA system just squeaks in under two million bucks, at $1,997,800!"

The integrated amp ($70K) and speakers ($550K) are only 31% of the total cost. This is how you make half-million dollar speakers seem reasonably priced.

The prices of their cables and accessories add up FAST!

This and Synergistic Research have got to be the most snake-oil fueled companies in home audio.

[Edit. This post made me a "Major Contributor!" Although I don't think there is anything 'major' about my contributions. Only 4,000 more posts to reach the next level.... ]

 

[Purité Audio]

Tough competition for that particular title.
Keith

 

[Mnyb]

Tough competition for that particular title.
Keith

Yeah but they are top competition, read their frankly bizzare technobabble for entertainment, especially thier weird Tesla coil stuff , they compromise their electronic devices with ”stuff” on the circuit boards that does some magic

 

[ScienceMajorSellout]

Jay's Audio Lab posted an hour video of their $1,500 - $68,000 power cables. The recording is with him wearing a mono mic in the MLP and another mono mic worn by a guy about 3ft to his right. I posted a comment time stamping each time music starts and I put the name of the cord next to it. There are actually two instances where they play the same song with two different cables so i noted those. To find my comment just go to comments and find the button that sorts by Newest. And for posterity, here's the timestamps as well. I'm not aware of any YouTube video like this. Kinda surprising. Almost as surprising as my wife's reaction. She couldn't tell the difference either... until she saw our American Express statement for the month. Now it's very obvious. But I digress.

X-TC3 - 5:11 (~$1.5k)
АЗ - 8:20
C3 - 13:16
D3 - 21:28
*D3 - 26:44 (~$12k)
*D-TC3 - 30:26
**D-TC3 - 35:17 (~$27k)
**D-TC3 Supreme - 39:02
D-TC3 Gold Signature - 47:51(~$70k)
***D-TC3 Gold Signature - 55:42
***D-TC3 Gold Signature - 56:57
***D-TC3 Gold Signature - 57:40
***D-TC3 Gold Signature - 59:04
* Same song comparison 1
** Same song comparison 2
*** Same song & cable but different isolation of power distributor.

 

[mhardy6647]

[Edit. This post made me a "Major Contributor!" Although I don't think there is anything 'major' about my contributions. Only 4,000 more posts to reach the next level.... ]

It's lonely at the top.

 

[Pearljam5000]

Can anyone explain what is that?

 

[ScienceMajorSellout]

Can anyone explain what is that? View attachment 496647

This is what Gemini says that chip is. I zoomed in the best I could to confirm with this and ones for sale (9 bucks for the chip iirc).

 

[Pearljam5000]

This is what Gemini says that chip is. I zoomed in the best I could to confirm with this and ones for sale (9 bucks for the chip iirc).

Thanks