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Power Cables for Martin Logan Ascents?

I have a pair of Ascents with Audience AU 24 cables and 9 ft power chords from Signal Cable currently.
They sound fine currently but I am curious if a better PC would improve imaging or possibly mid bass attack, an audiophile friend used a pair of Tara Labs affinity chords with his and was impressed but its difficult to find 9' lengths in PC's. I am considering the Audio Metallurgy PC's because I can order them in 9' lengths but I know nothing about them.
My taste in music leans toward classic rock but I enjoy anything that sounds good. The speakers are used for both 2ch and multi channel fronts.
I would appreciate any help and would like to keep expense for pair under $1000. Thanks in advance
krellboy
mrbaseball
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I have ML Ascenti's and I am using Blue Circle BC68's on them. They work very well...check them out.
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nsgarch
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Krellboy, I have CLS IIZ's and I've tried a variety of high-quality (some pretty expensive) PC's in different locations in my system -- including Audio Metallurgy, Aural thrills, XLO, Purist Venustas, and some custom jobbies.

After using progressively better and more expensive PC's in different locations, I have come to a few conclusions regarding the speakers, the CD transport, and the power amp:

Bigger is better! Namely, 9 and 10 AWG PC's always gave better sonic performance. Shielding is essential for PC's used with anything digital (in my case just the DAC and CD transport) but not necessary for amps. I don't know about the "antenna effect" of stats mentioned in an earlier post. My CLS's are powered with 10 AWG Aural Thrills silver PC's. They aren't shielded but have a ferrite bead on each end. In addition, there is a 8 x 12 inch sheet of Stillpoints ers cloth on the top of each electronics chassis. Going from the stock Martin Logan PC, to the XLO (12 AWG) to the Aural Thrills (10 AWG), the performance just got better and better.
chadnliz
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When folks say with PC's to start at the front and work your way back, does this thought change with electrostatic speakers (Innersound)....seeing as how these are powered speakers, should the power cords be addressed on these first?
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