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Power Cord Quandry

Having recently purchased a pair Granite Audio 860 mono blocks I would like to know what other owners of these amps are using for PC's or if anybody has any suggestions. Would like cables on the warm side of neutral. My associated gear is: New Music Timbre IC's. TG Audio pc on a ARC SP16 preamp, Silverline Panatella III speakers, AZ Satori cables and a Marantz 8260 cd player. Price range of 3-5 hundred per cable.

Thanks,
robertp50

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stehno
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I think there are a lot of people in a power cable quandry. Only they may not know it. Especially if they have dedicated lines.

I would recommend checking out Foundation Research LC-1, LC-2, and LC-3 dedicated and passive in-line power conditioners (they come with their own built-in power cable) and these LCs cost about the same as a good power cable.

But, hey, don't take my word for it. Check out Marty DeWulf's of Bound for Sound recent review on these lc's. He calls them the best he's heard and now owns them in his big rig. Some put Marty, along with Peter Moncrief and a few others, head & shoulders over most reviewers.

-IMO
stehno
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Yes, BigKidz appears to be correct. As Marty DeWulf of Bound for Sound pointed out, for some reason the Pass Labs X250 does not seem to mate well with the LC-2.

But on the other hand, the LC-2 mated very well with Marty's Edge NL10 amp. And it certainly mates well with my McCormack DNA-2 Revision A amp. Both of which are equal to or higher powered amps than the X250.

Thus far, the Pass Labs is the only amp I've heard of that does not potentially mate with an LC-2.

-IMO
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