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Essential Sound Products AVP-14: Oh, What A Difference An AC Cord Can Make

October 22, 2007
Essential Sound Products AVP-14 put to the test againE

Don't dismiss the Essential Sound Products AVP-14 as a simple power cord. Mike Griffin demonstrates how such a common component regarded as an accessory can have such varied implications on your sound monitoring. Stock power cords may even be linked to conditions like ear fatigue.

Check out the video and surprise yourself at how interested you become in AC cords.

Presenter: Mike Griffin, Essential Sound Products
Location: New York, New York

Bill Holland is a producer for Gearwire


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but the microphone is

By: Anonymous Coward
but the microphone is pointed at a different speaker each time (???)
Mon, 2007-10-22 15:13

huh?

By: bholland
I have no clue what you are talking about. The mic was recording the monitors both times. It's hard to tell on the net because of bit rate, but there is a significant difference.
Mon, 2007-10-22 15:19

The speaker on your screen's

By: joshk
The speaker on your screen's right uses a stock power cord while the speaker on the left is using an Essential Sound Products cord - other than the cord, everything else in each speaker setup is exactly the same - notice the differences when Bill switches between speakers - I can definitely tell that the mid range is a lot more relaxed on the left speaker.
Mon, 2007-10-22 15:20

thank you

By: bholland
I haven't seen the coverage of this in a while, Josh, so I appreciate you being on top of that. that's totally what happened.
Mon, 2007-10-22 15:28

Everything is not 100% the

By: Anonymous Coward
Everything is not 100% the same. In the first case the mic is on the side of the tweeter, while on the second it is on the side of the woofer. The mic is hand held and therefore the relative positions and angles (to the monitors) are propably not identical, etc. I believe the results would be more credible if the microphone was on a stand pointing the same monitor while only the cable was swapped. To take it one step further, idealy you could borrow one of those cables and make a test by your own ;)
Mon, 2007-10-22 16:07

I'd love to do that (since I

By: joshk
I'd love to do that (since I wasn't in NY for that). Even with the factor of human microphone holding, it still sounded like a very considerable difference to me. I'd really like to hear it in person - maybe a Gearwire test can be arranged.
Mon, 2007-10-22 17:01

microphone stand

By: bholland
Well, bear in mind that this was at the end of a grueling weekend in New York and that we didn't have mic stands with us. This was a spontaneous, on the spot interview, and I really did not know what to expect. For one, it was a group demo, so we had to be unobtrusive for the presenter to do his job. Plus, there is no way in hell I was going to be walking around AES lugging a mic stand, let alone the fun we would have had at the airport. As a first hand observer, though, I can tell you that there is a marked difference in the cables. If you really want to see a planned demo of this, I might be able to visit them when I go back home to Detroit. Let me know, and maybe we can get the ball rolling.
Tue, 2007-10-23 11:50

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