ESP MusicCord-Pro ES Power Cords and Distributor

Marc Mickelson has posted a review of the EPS MusicCord-Pro ES Power Cords ($299) and Power Distributor ($799) at The Audio Beat. His conclusions:

I have many years of experience with Michael Griffin's products — all the way back to the original Essence power cord, which I reviewed twelve (!) years ago. If you've studied the "Associated Equipment" boxes for the reviews I've been writing here at The Audio Beat, you've noticed that I use ESP's top-of-the-line Essence Reference power cords ($999) and power distributor ($1999) in my reference system. Thus, I'm not just familiar with what ESP products accomplish in strict musical terms, I have found them useful when it comes to reviewing, as they have always helped me hear what's really happening — provided the components were allowed to acclimate to them.

Even with all of this experience, I have to say that the MusicCord-Pro ES power cords and power distributor are the most impressive ESP products I've used. They are not the very best in strict sonic terms; the Essence Reference demonstrates much of the same clarity and resolution as the MusicCord-Pro ES, adding dynamic and bass prowess — these depending on the partnering equipment — that the latter doesn't quite equal. However, the MusicCord-Pro ES products cost less than half of the Essence Reference, and more important they can be used in systems of the very highest pedigree — and price -– as well as with modest electronics that are more commensurate with their cost. Such universality is the MusicCord-Pro ES's overwhelming achievement.

You can read the full review here.