REVIEW

mid-band upwards, and getting on with the business of conveying the musical message to the listener. It worked equally well with all the power cables I tried, but the use of Ansuz power cables would probably be preferable as both have been developed to work with each other as a system. It´s very well built and presented as befits its price tag and is completely intuitive to use and get the best from it. I would say the level of improvement would justify its inclusion in well-considered system setups with a total investment from the low/mid five-figure ranges upwards.

My only gripes with the Mainz8 C3 are twofold: a) I cannot afford one at this point, and b) its shape and layout of the power outlets proved to be less than practical in the context of my system, the available space and the number and lengths of power cables available. The latter point is of no consequence if your system, like most at this level, resides in an audio rack, provided you have a shelf free to place it on – which is the way the Mainz8 series was designed to be used.