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The MusicCord Pro is an AC power cord
designed to enhance audio performance, and
uses patented, multi-conductor power cordage
geometry. According to ESP, the multipleconductor
design "eliminates phase distortions
and allows faster current delivery." For
certain, the cord manifests a superior quality
of construction and design—using custommolded
IEC connectors and plugs, braided
copper shielding, conductors soldered and
crimped to the pins, etc. The question on everyone's mind when a subject like this comes up is: does it really make a difference? For me, there were two stages to answering this question. |
Before I tested it, one
of our resident gearheads summed things up by pointing to the inexpensive power cord I
was holding for the sake of physical comparison,
saying, "You're going to plug a $3000
guitar into a $3000 amp. Which AC cord do
you think is going to make you wonder if you
could've done better?" Good point. The second stage of the test was less ambiguous. Are you going to hear a difference? Yes. Simply put, hearing is believing. Is it a big difference? For me it was. I tested the MusicCord Pro with a pair of EL34- powered amps (Goodsell Black Dog 50 and 50W Egnater hot-rodded, Plexi-type) and a humbucker-equipped guitar (Duesenberg MC signature); |
the improvement in clarity
was immediate and unmistakable. Imagine sitting in a convertible with the top up and
the windows down all the way… adding the
MusicCord Pro to your rig is like dropping
the top—you get the idea. While you might
not need it to power your practice amp, it's
an investment worth considering for just
about any other application. Even better, ESP's President, Michael Griffin, is exploring the possibility of woven polyester cable jackets in an assortment of eyepopping colors. |
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Premier Guitar Magazine, March 2009 MusicCord-PRO Power Cord Price (December 2011): $199.99 (2-meters) |
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