noiseangel
Active Member
Im starting this thread to critique the rubbish and propaganda that is published on this website to avoid being censored and/or banned/deleted for speaking out and telling the truth. They perform no scientific testing on anything they review. The reviews are done by people who have no engineering or science degrees. One plays a bass guitar, one is a former car audio hack, one masquerades as a HIFI journalist, whatever that is.
https://www.stereo.net.au/reviews/egm-audio-black-ml-reference-audio-power-cable-review
So lets start with the ridiculous "applause awards"
First off is this $400 mains cable. Now we all know about mains cables, what they are plugged into and what lies behind the wall. The $400 cable is plugged into a $5 power point found in every house in the country.
Lets get right to the review and what they say a power cable can do remembering its plugged into the same socket as every other appliance in the house.
The obligatory company blurb. This is where the advertising money comes in to it.
All this from a power cable.
This is Audiophile snake oil at its finest.
https://www.stereo.net.au/reviews/egm-audio-black-ml-reference-audio-power-cable-review
So lets start with the ridiculous "applause awards"
First off is this $400 mains cable. Now we all know about mains cables, what they are plugged into and what lies behind the wall. The $400 cable is plugged into a $5 power point found in every house in the country.
Lets get right to the review and what they say a power cable can do remembering its plugged into the same socket as every other appliance in the house.
SOUND QUALITY
What’s particularly conspicuous is the lowering of the noise floor, manifesting itself as a subtle but discernible quietening of the background, so that any minute detail of musical information is heard rather than being disguised or masked by the noise.
For instance, George Benson’s version of Rainy Night in Georgia has the organ producing background sound that fills the height of the soundstage, and with the EGM Black
Benson’s lovely guitar work also sounds more explicit, and there is extra front-to-back information plus a feeling of greater spaciousness. Kick drum and bass guitar are also punchier, apparently being hit harder.
I got the same extra feeling of positivity and scale with Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff, which has a punchy beat throughout – thanks to the gutsy kick and snare drum work. With this power cable, I heard it come across with more impact, with bass notes getting added depth, weight and impact. Bass lovers rejoice!
The obligatory company blurb. This is where the advertising money comes in to it.
The company is judicious in its choice of materials, all of which are geared to getting the best possible sound at the price. This cable uses seven cores of 99.9999% pure OFC electrolytic copper, each being 16AWG which makes for a total of 13AWG cable. Around the cable is a braided screen of tinned copper, for protecting from RFI and EMI and grounded safely to earth. The cable is terminated with attractive plug and socket ends with the pins made of a soft copper and tellurium composition. Its standard five-year warranty befits the general air of quality of the product.
All this from a power cable.
This is Audiophile snake oil at its finest.
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