$2499.99 (1.5-meter length)
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The Perfectionist Choice!
Two Jazz Giants That Chose The Essence
Keith Jarrett
CD Liner Note:
"Special Thanks
To Michael Griffin
Of Essential Sound Products
For Use Of
Essence Power Cords"
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett was using The Essence in his High-End Audio system. The legendary jazz pianist decided to use the cords to power the recording gear for this solo piano project "The Melody At Night With You" (ECM 1675). The cords were then sent to ECM for mixing and mastering the project.
Ron Carter
“I use a very percussive, chordal,
hammer-on and harmonic bass technique.
All the different nuances are more pronounced
and audible with the Reference-II cord.
This cable’s consistently clean sound aids the amp
to produce a truer bass sound.”
Legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter uses The Essence Reference-II as an integral part of his live performance rig.
We are very honored to have these two jazz icons, both among the select few who's playing has come to defined the epitome of their art, chose to use The Essence in their recording and live performance sessions. Acoustic piano and double bass are among the most difficult instruments to record or reproduce accurately. They combine percussive fundamentals with complex harmonic textures that eminate from their resonant cavities. Both instruments require no amplification for the artist to hear the exact, full measure of their instrument's sonic character. It speaks volumes that The Essence would be chosen by these artists not only for their personal audio systems but to use in a professional capacity to help capture and reproduce their instruments sound as faithfully as possible.
Makes Digital Sound Analog!
State-Of-The-Art Performance For High-End Audio Applications
The Legend Continues...
"The Essence" is the power cord that changed everything when it was introduced to audiophile Hi-Fi enthusiasts in 1995. The Essence was reviewed by "The Absolute Sound" where they commented:
"At last, a power cord that can properly be termed a component."
The Essence established benchmarks for lifelike dynamics, natural harmonics, precise imaging and resolution. Through more than 20-years of development, The Essence has never strayed from it's basic character; how it affects the performance of connected High End Audio components.
Improving The Best Power Cable Design
The Essence is our statement product, our "Corvette". The Essence embodies the best design and engineering, materials and manufacturing processes without regard to cost. Over the years we have continued to build upon The Essence's strengths, extending and enhancing it's performance. With optimized geometry, higher-purity copper conductors, cryogenic treatment to -300o Farenheit, and new Furutech plug and connector with proprietery termination process, our 5th generation "The Essence Reference-II" power cord reaffirms it status as "the best of the best". The Essence of music is emotion! Simply put, The Essence Reference-II power cord affords your High-End Audio Hi-Fi system the most realistic, emotionally engaging, performance possible.
Makes Digital Sound "Analog"
Digital has gotten a bad wrap, being blamed for the harsh transients, thinner harmonic structure and lack of resolution one commonly notices when compared to the best vinyl. Michael Griffin, designer of The Essence, understood early on that a significant contributor to digital's shortcommings was "phase distortions" that can enter components via the ac mains. Also, stock power cords cause sub-optimal performance of the component power supply. Every generation of The Essence has excelled and improved upon its ability to filter phase distortions that rob the music of its emotional impact. Eliminate these distortions, and digital sound can have the smooth, fatigue-free character that is so appealing with analog.
Learn why The Inner Ear magazine said about The Essence Reference:
"Adding The Essence (Reference) power cords was tantamount to upgrading the units (and I've heard upgrades that were far more subtle). There was more ambience on the best CDs than I ever believed possible. Strings were less metallic and strident and the cable's effect on imaging had one wondering whether the company had built a digital VTA adjustment into their Essence Reference."
Choose The Essence Reference-II for:
- Audiophile High-End Audio System Components
- High-End Home Theater Systems
- High-End Recording & Mastering Studios
Features
Patented Cable Design
- Multiple small-gauge line & neutral conductors for speed, phase performance and current capacity
- Oversized ground conductor improves maintaining system ground
- Inner jacket spaces shield away from current carrying conductors
- Maximum coverage braided copper shield rejects RFI for lower noise
- Outer jacket for superior protection
- Woven polyester sleeving for added abrasion resistance
The Best Components, Build & Processing
Selection of plug and connector components and termiantion process is critically important to realizing all the performance the cable affords. Specialty audiophile plug and connector manufacturers have made genuine performance advancements. After extensive evaluation of samples from several manufacturers, Essential Sound Products selected Furutech plugs and connectors with terminal blades and pins made from pure, unplated, high-purity copper. These components are the perfect compliment to the Reference cable line/neutral conductors, which are also high-purity copper.
Proprietary Termination Process
The purchased plugs and connectors used for The Essence literally undergo a transformation to enhance their performance prior to assembly. After termination, each connector is epoxy filled to hermetically seal the internal components, preventing oxidation, and providing maximum resonance control, strain relief and mechanical integrity for years of trouble-free performance.
Deep Cryogenic Treatment to -300oF
Cryogenic processing alters materials at the molecular level. This permanent, irreversible process releases residual stresses, and alleviates the negative effects of crystalline grain boundaries in copper and brass. Cryogenic treatment effects a measurable reduction in the cord's resistively for improved current flow. The result is less distortion, which impacts all performance attributes, but particularly resolution.
Options
Let us build your power cords to your specific configuration requirements.
International Plugs
Available plug options: North American (5-15P), United Kingdom / Singapore / Hong Kong (BS 1363), European / SCHUKO (CEE 7/7) and Australia / Argentina / China (AS 3112)
Optional Connectors
Available Furutech C-13 and C-19 (20-AMP) connectors, compact and miniature C-13, connectors.
