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May 15, 2020, 10:06 AM #101
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Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
Intending to use Thunder for connecting Niagara 5000 and two Blizzard with Devialet 220 Pro monos. Hope that will work out well
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May 17, 2020, 05:19 PM #102
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I tried both at home. The Thunder was more dynamic then the Blizzard, especially on power amps, but the tonal qualities of the Blizzard were better. Since the Thunder feeding the Niagara 5000 will allready give you an extra boost in dynamics and separation, this could work well. Without the Niagara I would go Tornado HC on the power amps
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May 17, 2020, 05:47 PM #103
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Thanks! I haven’t had a chance to compare the cables but got a good offer so I think to go Thunder from wall to Niagara 5000 as well as Thunder each for the Devialet monos. You think that should be better than the two Blizzard ?
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May 18, 2020, 03:43 PM #104
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Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
it depends what your system needs, my amplifiers were quite fussy about tonal quality but needed dynamics as well, so I went with Tornado HC which are burning in as I type. As said the Thunder give more dynamics, and are better suited for power amps in this regard, but when I compared Thunder and Blizzard on preamp, I preferred the Blizzard because the timbre was more beautiful especially in the highs. I think you would compensate the loss in dynamics with the Niagara from what I read, but I never tried that in my system
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May 18, 2020, 03:53 PM #105
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Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
I got two Devialet 440 Pro (which is two 220 Pro monos) - so think / Hope they will benefit from the Thunder High Current.
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May 18, 2020, 04:32 PM #106
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May 19, 2020, 02:20 PM #107
AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
Devialet use own produced switching power supplies
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May 19, 2020, 03:01 PM #108
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Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
Is this good or bad in view of the Thunder High Current?
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May 20, 2020, 12:42 PM #109
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You don‘t need the HC implicit.
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May 20, 2020, 02:11 PM #110
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Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
I ordered it already )
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May 20, 2020, 02:27 PM #111
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I use Jeff Rowland 725 amps, they use analog amplification circuitry but have switching power supplies.
I do not have a Niagara 5000, but when comparing Blizzard and Thunder on the power amps, I found they did need the extra dynamics of the Thunder on bass driven music. Switching power supply amps are very effecient but they actually need better powercords then amplifiers with normal power supplies, as the consumption of current from the net varies much more. So contradictory to what one might think because of low normal consumption of switiching power supplies, you actually do need a very good and dynamic powercord because the instanteneous current draw from the net of switching supplies could be comparatively much higher
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May 20, 2020, 02:38 PM #112
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Very interesting to hear - thank you very much for your insights!
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May 21, 2020, 02:30 PM #113
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May 22, 2020, 03:46 PM #114
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I hope to be able to report soon about the difference Niagara 5000 and Thunder cables made to my system
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May 27, 2020, 07:20 PM #115
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I look back and probably should have gotten Dragons over Hurricane. Mike told me they are that much better. I heard Mikes MSB set up with Dragons and was BLOWN out of the water by it, lol. I ended up with Hurricane's throughout as Firebird wasn't out when I bought. He didn't have power or source then either. I was waiting to get them after hearing the prototypes with Garth a few years ago. Even with the clear jackets and not totally refunded yet, they were on another level than any cord I had ever heard.
Listen to Mike when he tells you to do the upgrade, lol. .System:
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May 27, 2020, 07:38 PM #116
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"No summit worth climbing is easily attained."
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Power: Two AudioQuest Niagara 5000’s with AudioQuest Dragon and Hurricane Power Cords
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May 28, 2020, 03:21 PM #117
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Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
Are you using them also in combination with a Niagara?
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May 28, 2020, 07:17 PM #118
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"No summit worth climbing is easily attained."
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Source: MSB Select II DAC with Two Mono Powerbases and Femto 33 Clock; Renderer V2 Digital Input Module and Roon Nucleus Plus; MSB UMT V Signature Transport
Amps: Vandersteen M7-HPA Mono Amps; MSB M204 Mono Amps
Speakers: Vandersteen Model 7 Mk2
Power: Two AudioQuest Niagara 5000’s with AudioQuest Dragon and Hurricane Power Cords
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May 29, 2020, 04:11 AM #119
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May 31, 2020, 07:15 PM #120
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Though Dragon is pricewise really hefty.
I still think Thunder & Hurricane deliver outstanding performance for a reasonable price. And especially together with a Niagara they fully unleash their potential.
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June 5, 2020, 05:43 PM #121
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Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
What are your experiences in burn-in time of HC power cables (I am using two Thunder for Devialet mono amps). How long does it take and to what extend will it improve performance?
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June 5, 2020, 09:48 PM #122
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"No summit worth climbing is easily attained."
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Source: MSB Select II DAC with Two Mono Powerbases and Femto 33 Clock; Renderer V2 Digital Input Module and Roon Nucleus Plus; MSB UMT V Signature Transport
Amps: Vandersteen M7-HPA Mono Amps; MSB M204 Mono Amps
Speakers: Vandersteen Model 7 Mk2
Power: Two AudioQuest Niagara 5000’s with AudioQuest Dragon and Hurricane Power Cords
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June 6, 2020, 04:42 AM #123
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Ah thanks! Because I really felt bass is clumsy and midrange / treble quite stiff. Is that the normal behavior? Meaning should the starting performance be already better?
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June 6, 2020, 06:15 AM #124
Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
"No summit worth climbing is easily attained."
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Source: MSB Select II DAC with Two Mono Powerbases and Femto 33 Clock; Renderer V2 Digital Input Module and Roon Nucleus Plus; MSB UMT V Signature Transport
Amps: Vandersteen M7-HPA Mono Amps; MSB M204 Mono Amps
Speakers: Vandersteen Model 7 Mk2
Power: Two AudioQuest Niagara 5000’s with AudioQuest Dragon and Hurricane Power Cords
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June 6, 2020, 11:35 AM #125
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Eager to progress
How far will the performance improve by your experience?
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June 6, 2020, 04:56 PM #126
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"No summit worth climbing is easily attained."
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Source: MSB Select II DAC with Two Mono Powerbases and Femto 33 Clock; Renderer V2 Digital Input Module and Roon Nucleus Plus; MSB UMT V Signature Transport
Amps: Vandersteen M7-HPA Mono Amps; MSB M204 Mono Amps
Speakers: Vandersteen Model 7 Mk2
Power: Two AudioQuest Niagara 5000’s with AudioQuest Dragon and Hurricane Power Cords
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June 6, 2020, 06:08 PM #127
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Thank you for the input. Will listening at higher volume accelerate things? Or is it just a matter of time. Btw the most striking difference in the feel that things are not quite right is the perception of unbalanced frequencies / disharmonics.
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June 14, 2022, 03:25 PM #128
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An AQ dealer sold me a "new" 2 .0M NRG HURRICANE HC EU IEC15 . When I unpacked it, I saw that it was red. Are there any differences between red and blue? Do they have different UPC/EAN codes? I just saw, that the picture of the hurricane on the back of the packaging is blue and there is also a picture of a red firebird? Why does AQ tell me, there is the "NRG" in the name of the cable? Is it or was it? The pictures of the AQ website in the beginning of this thread say for the red Hurricane EU connector: cold welded connectors. For the blue Hurricane US connector it says: hanging silver over red copper?
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June 14, 2022, 04:01 PM #129
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Re: AudioQuest Niagra and Storm Power Cable Review
IIRC the original Hurricanes had red jackets. AQ switched to blue jackets (what I bought) before coming out with Firebirds, which had red jackets like the original Hurricanes.
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June 14, 2022, 05:10 PM #130
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As far as I can see, it doesn't say "high current" anywhere on the red cable. How do I know it is the high current version? I have to weigh the cable?
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