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 There will be only few
power cables that could be compared to Witek's cable in the term of
space presentation. We get a wide panorama with it, with
precisely-located elements in both planes. TheAir shows sound sources
without blurring them, although it does not try to cut them out of
the background, which is a huge advantage! This cable sounds a bit
like the Furutech plugs it is terminated with. It's a special
combination of open and filled sound. It will deliver to us highly
differential sound in the term of contrast. Comparing it with many
cables from a similar price range, and even more expensive ones, we
will hear the music as if it would be played for the first time, as
if it had been played from under a blanket before. And this is due to
the open treble, resolution, but also something that could be
described as "fidelity". The advantage of TheAir, which
many other manufacturers can only dream about, is that the cable
provides life and vigor to any system without brightening it. Home
Depeche Mode sounded strong, dense and low which is how it should be.
The treble is sonorous and dense, but rather "sweet" than
"metallic". Dynamics is really unique with The Air. The
drum transitions, the hitting the guitars strings, everything was
swinging, twisting and pushing forward. All of you simply must try
this power cable in your systems!
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posit+ive-feedback Up, Up in 'The Air' - A Look at WK Audio's Rarefied Flagship Power Cord. It's like sliding into the cockpit of a Formula One car. Everything about The Air screams first class. Connect it directly into a wall outlet—especially with the amplifier plugged into the wall socket with "The One" and you're off to the races! That's when the magic begins. I try it out in various locations; using it with the DAC improves performance, but the biggest bang comes elsewhere. There are no two ways about it: plugging my preamplifier directly into the wall with it, my system simply sounds better. Much better. Playing Fink's title track "Perfect Darkness" in AIFF 44.1 kHz/16-bit, Fin Greenall's vocals and acoustic guitar sound very refined and present. Swapping back and forth with another expensive power cord bearing the same Furutech plugs, I hear subtle differences. Although both are excellent, The Air carries a smidgen more weight, and digs out a tad more detail. Streamed at 96kHz/24-bit, the resonance in Miles Davis trumpet, the plucking of Paul Chambers' bass strings, the timbre and warmth of Wynton Kelly's piano and the crisp, wet din of Jimmy Cobb's lilting cymbals in "So What" are more palpable and pronounced. Compared to other power cords I have used in my system, the WK Audio The Air stands out. And not just a little bit. It's a revelation. If you already own a premium system, The Air would be an excellent choice to power it up and drive it to its ultimate performance.
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