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Originally Posted by prepress
jimtranr or Puma Cat, I am curious. How flexible are these Venom NR cords and, other than gauge, are there any differences between the v10 and v12? I was a bit surprised to see a 10-gauge cord used on a DAC, a rather small component.
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In both its wall-outlet-to-Hydra and Hyrdra-to-DAC applications, the Venom NR v10 is flexible enough that I don't have to subject it to the no-no of anything close to a 90-degree bend. That's required a bit of creative cable routing, but nothing I consider onerous.
As for the DAC, the UD-501 is neither "small" at 11-1/2" wide x 8-1/2" deep nor lightweight (I'd swear that TEAC filled it with lead shot), so the NR 10's relative "pulling" heft isn't sufficient to dislodge or even skew it from its perch atop four Stillpoints Ultra Minis.
I can't speak to the difference between the 10 and 12, as I haven't auditioned the latter, but if your DAC is what you consider a "small featherweight", the 12 might be the better option.
If my "preamp" weren't a passive and provided for AC connection via an aftermarket power cord, I wouldn't hesitate to order a Venom NR v10 for it. The more I listen. the more I'm head-shakingly impressed (I'm sure
Stephen would substitute "gobsmacked") by the shocking magnitude of improvement those PCs (and the USB Alpha) have conferred on what is a fairly modest system largely cobbled together from used and "customer-return" equipment.