As the year draws to a close, it's time for me to clear out some excellent gear.Here I have a 1.5 meter 15A power cord from the phenomenal Dynamic Designs called the Challenger AE15. It is based on the Heritage Series, but designed exclusively for digital applications. Don't be fooled by the relatively unknown name, this cord is in the major leagues, and a lot of reviewers know this. As Neil Gader noted in TAS: The Challenger AE15 exhibited an openness, a harmonic ease, and lack of tension that effectively permitted them to disappear from the soundspace as convincingly as the reference. Their character is neutral-to-warm. Without losing any speed or attack, solo piano seemed to relax a bit and bloom harmonically. Lotus and Challenger tended to round off the more aggressive elements of string sound in some recordings. During The Wasps overture, they reproduced the brass section in all its airy intensity from the transient bite emanating from the mouthpiece of each trombone to the golden bloom shimmering outward from instrument’s bell. They captured textural information that grounds images to the stage with superior focus and without the disadvantage of added etch or brittleness. It doesn’t take much to smudge the gently brushed snare and the sax and bass lines during “I’ll Be Seeing You,” but the DD cords mastered this challenge with ease. Ricki Lee Jones’ vocal on this track had a slightly darker, richer sound consistent with these cords’ easy-going, open treble. Similarly backgrounds were church-mouse quiet, allowing rich, dense tonal color to emerge from dark velvet silences. Conclusion: Hints of warmth and superb bass extension ably underscore the effortless bloom and roomy soundstage performance of this power cord. Thanks for looking, and please check my other ads. If used, PayPal adds 3% fee. I also accept money order and personal check.
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