What Power Cord for Tubed Preamp


About a month ago I made my first foray into tubes. I was not satisfied with the rather sibilant sound coming from my system. I thought that this might be a good "excuse" to try out a tubed preamp. What a difference. My system has never sounded more musical. Even my wife commented that the SACD player/tubed preamp was warmer and more natural. Well, anyway, my question is, what power cords have you found to be beneficial with tubed equipment? I know that cables are system dependent. But I want a place to start my search. For digital I use Marigo Labs Ultra series II and the CPCC model 11 for my power amp. Here is my equipment list:

Sony C333ES SACD player
Audio Experiment Symphonies tubed preamp
B&K AV6000 power amp
Paradigm Reference Studio 60 Loudspeakers
Home Grown Audio Super Silver Interconnects
Ted's Excellent Cable Speaker wire.
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Tube preamps oftentimes prefer and sound best with ribbon based cords. I suggest Walker ribbons or Electra Glide ribbons. These two cords sound different, and will emphasize different aspects of your tube preamp's sound. In either case, you will notice less grain and greater dimensionalty, with a greater sense of texture and immediacy. Negatives can include some tonal washout or some dynamic restriction depending on the gear being used.

MGDeWulf