Dream AC
The Ultra high
performance Dream AC power cords are very thick (approximately
35mm= 1.38
inches in diameter), but flexible.
All Dream cords are made of
multiple bundles of silver-plated OFC copper in Teflon insulation, in our proprietary "distributed LITZ" configuration
- which puts the least stress on the wires and provides
the least possible electrical and electromagnetic interaction
between the wires than any other configuration or geometry known
to us. Each wire bundle is enclosed in a separate hermetically
sealed STEALTH para-vacuum tube** (equivalent to 15-fold
vacuum). The combination of para-vacuum and distributed LITZ
reduces all forms of interaction between the wire bundles even
further, plus - due to an extremely low effective dielectric
constant - assures very low energy storage, which is
subjectively perceived as improved clarity and very fast
coherent sound.
There are four types of Dream
AC cords:
The four types of Dream cods are
similar, but NOT THE SAME: they have the same AC carrying
multipath *** (multiple groups of wires, STEALTH
proprietary configuration), but the ground layout and ground filtering is
type-specific, and thus each Dream AC cord has its type printed on
its carbon shell, plus all four types are individually color-coded
to avoid confusion.
Dream Preamp
(black with blue stripes) - for preamplifiers
Dream Digital
(black with gold stripes) - for digital gear (CD players and
transports, digital processors and AD and DA converters, digital
and class-D power amplifiers)
Dream Power (black
with FIVE silver stripes) - for analog power amplifiers, turntable
motors
Dream Wall (black
with TWO silver stripes) - for AC power conditioners and AC
power strips
It is proven possible
and advantageous to use any Dream cord (any version) as a "stand
alone" cord in any place**** in a system, mix and match the
Dream with other cords: some beta testers have done that
and reported excellent results, but in order to take the full
advantage of the design, the entire system must be powered with
Dream cords.
A full complement of Dream
AC cords offers virtual star grounding* of the entire audio system
via using AC cords.
Using the correct Dream cord types for all components in a
system allows achieving star ground layout (single point
ground); When you mix and match different AC cords, you have more than one
path to the ground, and therefore there is a ground loop (or
several ground loops). In addition, most other cords have ground path which is not RF
transparent enough to realistically dump the electromagnetic pollution to the
ground.
Still in addition, most other power cords are unfiltered, and
when used with digital equipment, these unfiltered cords allow the noise
from switching power supplies in the digital equipment enter the
analog components' circuitry through their straight ground path and
thus compromise perceived clarity of the sound.
This is a theory, and it's based on our own "model" of how
things work. Some people would disagree (there is always someone
who disagrees with any theory). But in order to accept - or
challenge the theory
and ultimately hear the improved sound, we highly recommend that you
evaluate the
Dream AC cords as
designed - i.e. as a system, and not as a stand alone AC cord.
Installation of
the Dream cords:
The Dream cords are
normally shipped with a dummy male IEC counterpart inserted into a
brand new cord.
These dummy male IEC counterpart are used to keep the
plastic springs inside the proprietary STEALTH IEC expanded – for easy installation.
It is recommended to remove these dummy male IEC counterpart from the cords RIGHT before the installation: the IEC will go in easy, but after a couple of minutes the springs will compress, and the IEC will hold tight.
DREAM TERMINATION and REVISION HISTORY
Especially for the Dream cords, we have designed ultra
high performance AC plugs and IEC receptacles (all with machined
carbon fiber shells and solid silver contacts);
Starting December, 2007,
Machined solid Titanium plug (natural Titanium color, 1.5"OD)
with white polycarbonate face:
Both Carbon and Titanium Dream plugs
and IEC sockets feature SOLID
SILVER CONTACTS for the least possible contact resistance and
high current carrying capability. The overall performance of both
plugs is identical or nearly identical: so far no-one could hear
a difference between these two plugs - while the difference
between these plugs and regular plugs is clearly audible - and
measurable!
In all Dream cord versions, the
conductive shells (Carbon or Titanium) are directly electrically
connected (grounded) to the round (ground) pin of the plug - for
safety and electrical code compliance.
As it can be seen at the photos,
we make black Dream cords with the Carbon
plugs, and white Dream cords with Ti plugs.
The four types of Dream AC cords
existed even before the color code was introduced (in September
2006). No other changes were made to the Dream AC cords.
The pictures below should help
identify a type of Dream AC cord made prior to September, 2006.
WHITE
with Titanium shells - usually marked "under the
skin". Markers: "Dream power", "Dream
Digital" and "Dream Preamp". Some early white
cords had no markers at all: all these unmarked Dream cords are
"Dream Power". Please note that all Dream AC cords
have type markers at ONE SIDE ONLY.
BLACK with shiny or subtle silver stripes or silver sparkle -
usually marked on the carbon shells. Markers:
"Dream power", "Dream Digital" and
"Dream Preamp". Some early white cords had no markers at
all: all these unmarked Dream cords are "Dream Power".
Please note that all Dream AC cords have type markers at ONE SIDE
ONLY.
It is still possible to order white
Dream cords, but since the production Dream cords are black, white cords with
Ti plugs are available on a custom basis and thus would require extra lead
time.
The suggested retail price for a
1.5 meters long Dream cord is $3,000; $3,550 for a 2 meters cord,
and then - $1,100 for each consecutive meter;
*
Star grounding is widely known as the most effective way to
eliminate ground loops and reduce noise and hum;
** Our
proprietary technology, the STEALTH para-vacuum tube is a hermetically sealed flexible tube filled
with Helium; fist, Helium is approximately 15 times lighter than
air, and therefore its energy storage properties are extremely
good: about equal to that of a 15-fold vacuum (i.e. air at 1/15
of the atmospheric pressure); the dielectric
properties of such environment are even better: Helium is inert
and has no ozone or other ionized molecules, and therefore there
are absolutely no current leaks of any kind - and this is better than
any realistic industrial vacuum (pure, or open space vacuum is
impossible to get. Industrial vacuum - i.e. what we get get with
vacuum pumps - is in fact a low pressure air, and it still
contain some oxygen and ionized molecules). In addition, being surrounded by Helium,
the wires will never oxidize or deteriorate. And the last - but
not least, since - unlike any industrial vacuum - the Helium pressure is
exactly the same as the atmospheric air pressure, there is
nothing to force our Helium to leak, plus the tubes remain
flexible, and the Dream cables are user-friendly - unlike all
other "vacuum" cables (which are very stiff and inevitably lose
vacuum with time - i.e. unlike the Dream, need periodical
service to maintain the performance).
***Any of the three Dream
cord versions can easily handle several times the power of the
most powerful amplifier on the market; the solid silver contacts
- while made in the 15Amp geometry - offer lower contact
resistance than the 50 Amp rated regular industrial or hospital
grade plugs.
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