What Power Cords for Rel S510 Subs?
I’m considering a pair of Rel S510s to go with my Diablo 300 and B&W 802 D2’s. I’ve invested quite a bit in cabling: Audioquest Dragon for my amp, Hurricanes for my source equipment, and Nordost Valhalla 2 for my speaker wire. I can clearly hear the difference between a Hurricane and a Dragon cord when powering my amp. The Dragon puts space and air around vocals and instruments with front to back depth.
There is no way I can afford anything better than two 3m Hurricanes for the Rel S510’s but my question is, how much do power cords matter for subs? Sadly for my wallet, I’ve found that higher grade cords do make a considerable difference for all my other components, verified through blind tests. Not as much as speaker cables, but still a big difference.
I also have a Innuos network isolation switch and also an Innuos USB reclocker, to support my Innuos Zenith Mk 3 streamer.
Does power cord quality matter less with subs than with everything else?
For the record I’ve seen other threads on this subject, with what seems to be consensus that power cords don’t matter with subs, but I was hoping others who, like me, appreciate the difference a top tier power cord can make, can comment on whether there truly is no benefit to using one when it comes to subs. Has anyone compared a Hurricane grade (or better) cord with a stock cord, connected to a high end sub?
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@vonhelmholtz , your cords are comparable grade to my system’s cords so I am very interested in your results. I see your subs don’t get the best cords, but did you TRY your subs with a Sigma NR to see if there is an improvement over the venom? Second thing I’d be curious about is if you noticed an improvement with the Venom cords over a lower grade cord? thanks! |
What price is the improvement. I found proper setup/source components, etc. made a bigger difference. Is an improvement a difference in sound or an actual improvement. Carnegie Hall to Allice Tulley Hall in New York.....the same orchestra playing in each sound ...what is an improvement and where is it.
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My speakers are Sabrina X and I currently have Venom. They will be replaced tomorrow with Venom NR. The contribution from my subs are intentionally limited. If I raise the volume, or crossover point, the Sabrinas get a bit muddy. Honestly, I never removed the REL power cables from their plastic bag. I just started building this system a few months ago, so for me I have other $ priorities..like a much higher end phono preamp. I won’t be putting more money into my subs. PM me and I can connect you with my salesperson that can usually provide 60 day in home returns, plus good pricing and you can do the A/B yourself. All my interconnect are AQ.. BTW..The power conditioner was the most critical component in my system. Room treatment equally critical. |
Or support an American small business like Signal Cable. Perfect for a subwoofer. I use the Silver Resolution on all my components except my DAC and CD Transport there I am using the MagicPower Digital Reference. Also check out Zavfino USA. I have their speaker cables and interconnects. Top shelf stuff. http://signalcable.com/magicpower.html
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