Cumulative Effect of cables question


I recently picked up an Isoclean power cord used which kind of blew my mind. Stereo field is wiiiiiiiide. Channel separation is insane. 
 

but

 

it blooms in the lower midrange/mid bass and it’s a little much. I have been re-tuning my subs to counter act it. I moved the cord from the power amp to the Linestage and it was the same but less (given the ridiculous power supply the Athena has I’m not surprised. Anyway, with it on the Linestage I get most of the width and separation and like half the bloom. 
So

It’s got me thinking about getting another to put back on the power amp but am admittedly leary about too much bloom. I currently have an Audio Envy Ocean on everything (save the Linestage). So would adding another Isoclean cumulatively bloom with 2 components in the same chain?

gochurchgo

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@steakster  great point. With the AE power cable the sound thinner a little but was more open. With the Isoclean it’s blooming. Odyssey amps are on the warm side. I have to admit I’m seduced by the channel separation. 

I added a pic to my system page. I guess it doesn’t show without one? I don’t know.

 

anyway I took a chance on the Isoclean used. I’ll look into all suggestions. The bummer is I can get another Isoclean but seems like that going to be a bad move. I’m definitely not unhappy with my AE cords but the ISO is in a whole different league.

That’s the Isoclean cord. It weighs like 8lbs and since I have to crawl back there it’s all a mess right now.