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Airsine and other power cables to shortlist

Hi, I have an ATC P1 power amp (using VH Flavor 4) and NAD M51 DAC (using Neotech NEP-3001), both with Furutech FI-11G connectors.

Having compared various other cables at lower price points, these are both basically doing fine, but I wonder if there's a good next upgrade to either of these, but without going completely nuts in terms of cost.

I'm looking at the Airsine and would like some other suggestions, e.g. the Acrolink 7N + Oyaide 004s seems the most compelling bulk/DIY option. Has anyone compared these, and is there anything else I should consider?

What I'm looking for:
The Flavor 4 on the amp is clear and neutral, but I think the amp is capable of a bigger soundstage and more dynamics. The Neotech on the amp is very smooth with nice bloom, but perhaps a bit too warm and I might prefer a tighter bass.

I also wonder if Rhodium-plated may be a good connector for tight bass instead of Gold-plated.

Thanks for any help!
loftarasa

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brownsfan
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I use AirSines with Furutech FI-50s on my Cary 500.1 MBs. I also have AirSines with gold and rhodium plugs. I am a big fan of AirSines, and they do represent an upgrade over the flavor series.. Lot of PC for the money. You might want to shoot Chris an email and ask him about the various terminations with respect to what your are trying to achieve.
I think PCs are the hardest thing to predict -- very system dependent. You almost have to try them and see what they do.
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