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DFPC Series [Signature]
Is it expensive - NO it is like a MAJOR component upgrade in every way you could imagine. I will never have to add anything else my system is sounds FAR better that all the mods and changes that I have done in the past and did not need to spend the thousands that I had to get the sound better all I needed to do was put in this power cord - pity it was not out then!!!!!
Next I put on a DVD - Same as for CD but the clarity of the voice just blew me away - The effects just fly out from the screen I can hear details I never heard before - tinkling of glass, squeak of the foot on the floor the breath of a dog, The deep rumble from the ground, the water droplets splashes, all there before but now I can HEAR them! My next step is to order another on for my CD/DVD player - Thank you Louis for a wonderful cable and wonderful service.
DFPC Series [Signature]
I honestly have never been compelled to write any review before, but I really believe if you are an audiophile, like me, and love the way components and cables can change sonic attributes of recordings to help recreate a sense of "being there" when you close your eyes and listen, then the Signature DFPCs are an absolute must for you. In the past 25 years of buying, selling and tweaking all sorts of equipment, I have never achieved a more dramatic or satisfying improvement in sound as I have with this upgrade. I thank LessLoss for continuing to refine their products to allow us enjoy more realistic sound reproduction!
DFPC Series [Signature]
They are that good, why should I? But, being persuaded by the good offer Louis made, I did change 2 of the 4 cords and, yes, they make a difference. In fact, the difference is quit big. Louis managed to combine a tube-like smoothness with more (micro-)detail, more transparency, bigger soundstage, better bass, more openness. These power cords are really very, very good and indeed (a lot) better than the original ones. And those were already very good. If you have the cash, I recommend you firmly to change your cords for the Signature, and you will enjoy your music a lot more!
And yes, the communication with Louis is always as it should be:
excellent!
DFPC Series [Signature]
But like many audiophiles, from time to time I get the itch to try something new. So I bought two very reasonably-priced Original LessLoss DFPCs. To my surprise, despite the price difference (the KCs originally sold for around $2200), the Originals were superior to the KCs. I found them to be even more neutral and more detailed, and somewhat more dynamic. The difference wasn't as striking as I'd heard in some previous cable shoot-outs, but it was clearly audible and a change for the better. And I heard that same difference in various applications: with my VSE-modified Sony SCD-1, powering my PS Audio Power Plant Premier, and also powering a set-up I dedicated to dubbing CDs onto CDRs.
Recently, I learned that LessLoss had improved upon the Original DFPC and produced the Signature. I gladly accepted Louis's upgrade offer and soon thereafter received two new Signature DFPCs. This time, the changes I heard were more dramatic. I compared the Signatures both to the Original DFPCs and to some remaining King Cobra v2s, and there was no doubt that the Signatures were a considerable improvement over both. Compared to the Original DFPC, the Signature produced a bigger, deeper, and more detailed soundstage, and even though the Originals were already very neutral, smooth and extended, the Signatures were (incredibly to me) even more so, with strikingly improved and more realistic reproduction of instrumental timbre. (Perhaps I should mention that I'm a musician [a pianist], and I know what acoustic instruments sound like.) The Signatures had greater low-frequency weight without being bloated or muddy, and I was frequently surprised by the amount of upper-frequency detail I was hearing (or hearing clearly) for the first time. Even the gentle high buzzing sound produced by the Power Plant Premier's CleanWave function emerged with more clarity.
It's not surprising, then, that in a head-to-head comparison with the King Cobra v2, I preferred the Signature by a large margin. As good as the KC was, and as much as I thoroughly enjoyed the sound of my system every time the KCs were installed, replacing them with the Signatures demonstrated, over and over, what an improvement the new cables provided--across the board. The Signatures were significantly more neutral, more balanced, more realistic, and more extended, but never cold or clinical.
In fact, at this point you can probably fill-in the cliches for me; you know what they are when a new component takes one's system to a clearly audible new level of performance and realism. And you probably know the experience of being caught up in the music even when you're trying to listen to the changes wrought by some new component, or hearing unexpected details in recordings you thought you knew well. Those things happened to me as well, time and again.
So make no mistake, the Signature DFPC is a killer power cord, and at its price it's still a bargain. I'm buying more.
DFPC Series [Signature]
- Installing is easy, the cables are quite flexible. I found them at least as easy to handle as the original DFPC's, despite one more additional conductor.
- Sound is very detailed, without being just analytical. Voices and instruments are very easily distinguished, but everything is in perfect harmony.
- Bass is deeper than it was before, but again very detailed. It isn't just 'boom', I can now hear into the instruments and melodies of bass-players and drummers, as well as synthesized lows.
- Stage is much, much better. Depth, width and height have increased to much more natural dimensions. My speakers have disappeared even more than before.
- I tried many different styles of music. Classical recordings, like your own download-able ones on lessloss.com, Cowboy Junkies with their specific recording techniques (one single stereo microphone for the entire band), as well as Madonna's Confessions on the Dancefloor, which is entirely artificially mixed, sound natural and well-staged. I definitely heard improvements in this respect.
- Overall, music has become much more involving, sound is turning into emotion again.
Together with my recent speaker cable upgrade to the silver-palladium Pure Note Alluvion and the addition of a Kemp Elektroniks Schumann Resonator, I guess perfection is coming pretty close!
DFPC Series [Signature]
I am used to the sound of the Nordost Valhalla cables that I have in all my system (EMMLabs CD, tube pre and amplifiers from VTL and Revel Salon 2 speakers.
My initial impressions are that the DFPC Siganature is more transparent and show more microdinamics then the Valhalla PC and they show a less filtered sound.
Later when they are well burn in I can tell you my final impressions.
DFPC Series [Signature]
I use the Signature for an AYRE QB9 from which I go directly via HMS Sestetto (balanced) into ADAM Pencil active speakers. The ADAMs have HMS Power Cables. I also tried the Signature on my Phono Pre Lehman Black Cube SE with similar effect.
First Impression: The sound changed completely, wow, so much power, so much bass, so much more information, so natural, so smooth, so much more weight with everything, the sounds suddenly appeare in their own space, almost 3D. Soundstage became deeper, wider and opened up way to the ceiling; (i.e. voices stand in front of the speakers with about the correct height).
Second Impression: After hours of listening there is no fatigue! I tried to turn up the volume way over the "wife-accepted" limit and nothing happened. No "Turn down the volume. The music is getting on my nerves." Instead: "That's nice, who is this?" Well, I played this song over and over but it was never noticed before. I know this sounds as if I were exaggerating. It might be that I am getting carried away a bit, but wouldn't you, if you where overwhelmed?
I compared the Signature to a HMS Gran Finale, a Fisch Audio and a do-it-yourself cable with hifi tuning plugs. The HMS is a very good cable, nicely balanced and bests the Fisch and the do-it-yourself cable easily but it hasn't that "naturalness" of the DFPC Signature, not as much weight. The hit of a hi-hat just has weight and shimmer with the Signature. A violin is not only string but also wood. This is more than I hoped for.
The only thing I am worried about is that I might get too much bass with two more Signatures in my system. I contacted Louis and he had very good arguments against my more-might-be-too-much logic.
I will report as soon as I have the two other Signatures.
This is a great product! I am off listening now.
Best Regards from Berlin, Germany
DFPC Series [Signature]
DFPC Series [Signature]
Then I purchased my second cable from LessLoss -- their DFPC Original -- to be used on my digital set-top box.
Now, using this setup for an entire month, I can say that the picture on my TV has become almost "live". I cannot perceive ANY noise in the picture, the focus has become sharper, the colors are deeper, lusher, and the contrast is better. Everything is shown at the highest quality thanks to these cables. I'm watching secure digital SD and high definition HD program material.
Next step -- to tackle my sound issues. Of course, I'll be using LessLoss DFPCs.
Thank you, Louis.
DFPC Series [Signature]
LessLoss History From the Very Beginnings
LessLoss started its business on Audiogon in late 2007. Within the first couple of month, word about LessLoss spread like wildfire among Audiogon members. Here is the feedback received from our clients during our first year of operation. This is from even before we had our own website.
Louis is one of the best in the business, truly professional and very fast production and delivery. I am very satisfied by your superb service. Many thanks.
Positive by Buyer Sebastian (135) on 07-29-2008
Excellent transaction with Lessloss on dynamic filtering power cord. Good communications & fast shipping. A+++++
Positive by Buyer Sennett (45) on 07-03-08
Bought 3 pc's from Liudas in Jan/08. Outstanding product as advertised. Performance is everything and more than I expected. Kudos to Lessloss cable for a great product. Very highly recommended...A+++
Positive by Buyer Phillykid (33) on 06-19-08