Ansuz Cables & Accessories

I found when I went with the original D-TC power cord I could play music almost twice as loud as before. That said that was with the MainzD8 distribution and a C1 cord going to the Aavik. When I got the Supreme cord I again could play music twice as loud and by then I had the D-TC distribution and a C2 going to the Aavik. BTW with the Supreme distribution music plays a lot louder too.
 
kiwi_1282001 said:
Happy New Year to all!


I’ve been following the exchange between u-sound and La Dolce Vita with great interest.


Why is there still so much talk on the web about the Nordost Odin? The simple answer is because it is a very good cable – that runs circles around many others in the niche – and is manufactured by a long established and well respected brand.


Years back when I started this thread my complete system foundation was Nordost. Odin, Valhalla, QBase, QX Quantum’s, Sort Kones, Jumpers and more. I had worked my way up the product range with my first purchase being Blue Heaven cables and pulsar points.

Nordost’s foundation theory works and was quite a wakeup call for the entire industry. Its philosophical position that when you are listening to your Hi Fi system, what you are actually listening to is the AC power that comes out of your wall was revolutionary and controversial in equal order as adjudged by the protagonists and antagonists of the day. Nonetheless the veracity of the philosophy was undeniable to my ears and a fine example of the sort of cathedral thinking the industry desperately needed. That said, the fall out was staggering. Suddenly spending unconscionably large sums of money on Odin cables was actually defensible.


While cathedrals stand for hundreds of years largely unchanged archaeologically and architecturally; construction methods evolve. With the advent of Ansuz Acoustics, chief designer Michael Børresen advanced his earlier work at Nordost taking electrical characteristics of low capacitance and inductance and mechanical concepts of resonance control and pushed the boundaries further whilst added a suite of noise reduction and suppression technologies. In my own tests I found Ansuz took the best qualities of Nordost, that is, speed, resolution and neutrality and injected a blacker background resulting in more effortless and organic musicality.


Reports in this thread and elsewhere point to various independent parties finding the Ansuz Acoustics A2 power cable superior to the Nordost Odin 2 Supreme Reference power cable. That’s quite a finding when you consider the Odin 2 lists at US$22k (2.5m) versus the Ansuz A2 at US$3k (2m). Even so, given Ansuz cables are accessible and dealers are encouraged to loan them out to qualified customers there is absolutely no excuse for not trying them in your own system to arrive at your own conclusion.

Owners and prospective owners of Borresen Acoustics loudspeakers are particularly encouraged to use Ansuz cables and accessories. This is not only due to obvious synergy (Borresen speakers are wired with Ansuz) but because the effects of various technologies employed are cumulative.


Again – Happy 2020 to all.
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Beautifully said and fully concur... thank you.


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There are not too many photos out there of the new Mainz8 DTC SUPREME distribution unit. This photo comes from HIFI EINS Neu KG of Severinstr. 199, 50676 Köln, [Cologne, Germany] who recently held a High End workshop with Borresen, Ansuz and Aavik products.

I'm not sure what the purpose of the rod on top of the unit is. If you know please post.


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Source: HiFi Eins in Koeln
 
kiwi_1282001 said:
There are not too many photos out there of the new Mainz8 DTC SUPREME distribution unit. This photo comes from HIFI EINS Neu KG of Severinstr. 199, 50676 Köln, [Cologne, Germany] who recently held a High End workshop with Borresen, Ansuz and Aavik products.

I'm not sure what the purpose of the rod on top of the unit is. If you know please post.


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Source: HiFi Eins in Koeln
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Kiwi

It’s a new prototype Darkz Resonance Control Device. Same effect as the Darkz feet just in a different form factor. Lars was using it in Denver last year.
 
u-sound said:
What is the powerdistributor the mainz is connectet to?? (left in the picture)
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The other distributor seen in the photo appears to be Euro socket design. It only has one plug going to it, the other nine sockets are empty. What the plug is feeding i'm not sure, but its possibly the DC converter for the Borresen 05 speakers this system is connected to.
 
Last Thursday I installed a D2 Switch and 2 D2 Ethernet cables in my system. I have only had the opportunity to listen to them for about an hour before leaving town on a trip. I am letting them burn in until I return on Tuesday. From cold, it was immediately more quiet than my Cisco Switch. The lows were better defined and more agile, the mid range had a more natural presentation, yet vocals had more energy. The high end also had more detail but it didn’t have the clarity that i expected. I am confident that it will improve once burned in. Even with the very brief time I listened I was impressed by the magnitude of the improvement. I will report when I get more time to evaluate.
 
When I upgraded from a Cisco SG112 switch to an AQVox switch there was a significant improvement. When I replaced the AQVox switch with an Ansuz PowerSwitch there was less of a change. It seemed that what I was hearing now was the impact of the Power section re-enforcing the function of my Ansuz Mainz8 Power Distributor, i.e. lower noise floor.

I realized with Tidal I didn't need a NAS anymore since all the music was available on Tidal. Removing the NAS eliminated the need for a switch. I connected a Nordost Heimdall Ethernet cable from my router to my Naim streamer and removed my Ansuz PowerSwitch along with Ansuz Ethernet cables. The results were surprising. Eliminating thousands of dollars worth of equipment has resulted in more speed and detail, less coloration and better sound stage width and depth.

I have a friend who says that too much processing can suck the life out of the music. In this case, I think he is right.
 
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Hallo Guys, sadly I will be selling my power cables P2 1,5m and A2 4m. If someone is interested, feel free to write me a message. If this is against the rules, please erase this post.
 
Leatherneck said:
When I upgraded from a Cisco SG112 switch to an AQVox switch there was a significant improvement. When I replaced the AQVox switch with an Ansuz PowerSwitch there was less of a change. It seemed that what I was hearing now was the impact of the Power section re-enforcing the function of my Ansuz Mainz8 Power Distributor, i.e. lower noise floor.

I realized with Tidal I didn't need a NAS anymore since all the music was available on Tidal. Removing the NAS eliminated the need for a switch. I connected a Nordost Heimdall Ethernet cable from my router to my Naim streamer and removed my Ansuz PowerSwitch along with Ansuz Ethernet cables. The results were surprising. Eliminating thousands of dollars worth of equipment has resulted in more speed and detail, less coloration and better sound stage width and depth.

I have a friend who says that too much processing can suck the life out of the music. In this case, I think he is right.
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Wow, that’s interesting and hard to sometimes challenge simple.


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Well, now this is interesting. Akiko Audio makes a number of power products including several different 'tuning sticks' which have been favorably review at 6moons. I took the AC version and plugged it into my Mainz8 D-TC to see if they would interact favorably.

There were two improvements. The tonal density increased and, most noticeably, the sound stage got larger. It was as though Joni and her guitar had moved up to the front of the stage or you had gotten better concert seats up in the 7th row.

Recommended (and reasonably priced).

Bob
 
I just added Ansuz C2 power cables and AC block to my Naim system. In the past I've never heard power cables make any difference. These however are quite remarkable; the total bass extension and overall "presence" (impact) of the music is significantly improved. I've gone from a disbeliever to a believer in the right ac handling.

May past experiences are Naim Powerlines, and an Audience PDC ac block.
 
Hi,

I have gradually been adding DTC Mainz to my system and albeit their 'high' cost they really do magic in the appropriate system. I have not yet seen (heard) any reason to replace my U-300. Otherwise I would vote for C2 Mainz as the best bang for the buck mains cable from the Ansuz offerings. I would even skip on D2 Mainz and rather put effort on the distribution box. The wall to the distribution box mains is by way far the most important as you set the whole 'tone' of the Ansuz delivery right there.
For us believers it is easy to kudos Ansuz but having others believe this effects brought by Ansuz is near impossible until they try them selfs.

Keep it up and enjoy/Mike
 
Mikeoo said:
Hi,

I have gradually been adding DTC Mainz to my system and albeit their 'high' cost they really do magic in the appropriate system. I have not yet seen (heard) any reason to replace my U-300. Otherwise I would vote for C2 Mainz as the best bang for the buck mains cable from the Ansuz offerings. I would even skip on D2 Mainz and rather put effort on the distribution box. The wall to the distribution box mains is by way far the most important as you set the whole 'tone' of the Ansuz delivery right there.

For us believers it is easy to kudos Ansuz but having others believe this effects brought by Ansuz is near impossible until they try them selfs.

Keep it up and enjoy/Mike
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Hello Mike,


Congrats on the addition of Ansuz DTC Mainz cable to your system. The best I could afford to buy was the C2 cables and I’ve been very pleased with them. Overall they sounded better to me than the earlier generation D-level Mainz cable. Considering the earlier generations Mainz D was considerably more expensive than the C2 I feel the C2 represents excellent bang for the buck. I also note that if one moves further up the range i.e. to D2, DTC or DTC Supreme then the active noise suppressing elements of these cables require additional investment in an Ansuz PowerBox.


I recently had a chat with Lars and you’ll be pleased to know that despite the Ansuz DTC Darkz no longer being in the catalog dealers can still special order them from Ansuz if they have demand. I’ve read you’ve been scooping them up from the market as they become available!


The innovation continues at Ansuz with them recently releasing new products such as the Sparkz TC2 and the Resonator as seen in the below photos.


Continued innovation and investment is happening at Borresen Acoustics and Aavik Acoustics to. The new Borresen Z-01 which is significantly changed from the prototype shown at RMAF last year is due in June. Furthermore, work is in progress for four (4) new separate products from Aavik, a streamer, DAC, Phono stage and a new entry integrated amplifier positioned below the U-150.


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Photos Above: Source Cong Audio, Ansuz partner, Viet Nam. Photos show the new Ansuz resonator sitting on top of a Ansuz Mainz8 distributor, the packaging of the Ansuz Resonator and the new Ansuz Sparkz TC2 harmonizer.
 
"I recently had a chat with Lars and you’ll be pleased to know that despite the Ansuz DTC Darkz no longer being in the catalog dealers can still special order them from Ansuz if they have demand. I’ve read you’ve been scooping them up from the market as they become available!"

I recently purchased some from SORAsound in Chicago. If anyone is interested, they are clearing out their Ansuz inventory at clearance prices.
 
rwpollock said:
"I recently had a chat with Lars and you’ll be pleased to know that despite the Ansuz DTC Darkz no longer being in the catalog dealers can still special order them from Ansuz if they have demand. I’ve read you’ve been scooping them up from the market as they become available!"

I recently purchased some from SORAsound in Chicago. If anyone is interested, they are clearing out their Ansuz inventory at clearance prices.
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Hope you enjoy them... yes, I have heard that the management team has made the strategic decision to become even more selective in choosing their retail partners. It seems there will be very few, following more of a boutique channel/model.


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It makes sense to have fewer dealers in a given area; that way they are not competing against each other. I can think of three or four dealers in the Chicago area

- Robert
 
In the FWIW category, I bought some Darkz cable lifters from SORAsound. They are DTCs while my earlier ones were Ds. The slot in the DTCs is larger than the on the Ds (I guess the newer cables are larger than the older ones) so keep that in mind if you have a choice.
- Robert
 
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