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Power Cords for Cary

What power cords do owners of the Cary SLI-80 integrated and 303/200 CDP recommend?

I'm currently using BMI Majik power cords throughout. The rest of the system consists of Merlin TSM monitors, a REL Strata III sub and Cardas Golden Reference speaker cables and interconnects.

Budget? Yes, I'm on one so $300 used is probably tops. What result do I want? Well, the Majiks do a fine job of carry juice from the wall to the components, but that's about all. What I would like is simply more. More clarity. More sense of space. More emotion.

I don't expect all that from simply changing power cords. But in my last rig (the one still linked below) switching from the Majiks to Synergistic Master AC Master Couplers brought a marked improvement overall.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
fpeel

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fpeel OP
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Thank you all for sharing your experiences.

Cruz123, I am curious as to what source you were using with your Cary/Merlin combo. Cables (speaker and ICs)? That info might prove insightful if you don't mind.

Let me also interject that overall I am happy with my system and not inclined to make any wholesale changes. I've had a highly resolving, analytical system and while often times sounded spectacular it could be downright painful on poor recordings. So, I'm not going that direction again and my current rig is intentionally a bit laid back. I'm into the music as much as the gear, but more so the music. Hope that disclosure doesn't make me a heretic in anyone's eyes.

Still, as we all know, it's hard not to yearn for "just a little more", though I'm trying hard to stay off the audiophile merry-go-round. "Hi, my name is Frank and I'm an audioholic. I haven't changed my system in 29 days, 3 hours and 41 minutes."

Thanks again everyone.

BTW, does re-biasing my tubes at a higher voltage reset the "audioholic" clock to zero?
fpeel OP
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Thanks, Cruz123. I've been interested in the both the Audience and Satoris lines for awhile. Nice to hear there is potential synergy with the Satoris and my gear. With winter approaching there may be time to do some experimenting.

BTW, the Opus 21 is a very nice piece (don't know anything about the mods though) and I was looking for a 308T when I found the 303/200. Similar tastes in equipment maybe? Given how the 303 has worked out, in retrospect the 308T might have been too many tubes in my system. Wait, did I actually just type that!? Too many WHAT? Scrap that thought, OK?

Anyway, thank you again for the extra time. Much appreciated.
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