Diving into Power... Cable recs for my system and ears....?
Hello All,
I have been enjoying a full system upgrade over the past year... the interconnects and digital cables were an eye opener! Now I am bringing my attention to power...
I am currently running my components off a power strip that is 10' long... supposedly designed for audio. All my major components are plugged into this. This power strip is plugged into a wall outlet, which is shared with some lights etc. Also plugged into this power strip is my wifi router.
I have a few questions:
-What is the most important in regards to impact to overall sound if I were to upgrade the power cords? My guess its: 1: Amp.... 2: DAC... 3: Streamer... is that right? Or is it the opposite?
-Should I have an electrician setup a dedicated outlet to my electrical box, and run my main components off that? Is this worth it? or is there another setup between my electrical box and my components? Or if there is no detectible buzz, should I simply not bother?
-If I should begin looking into power cords as the first upgrade here, what cord would you recommend if I yearn for the following: Extreme startling presence and separation... magic midrange, highs blissful, voice acoustic jazz violin, piano... essentially startling presence as if the instrument is right there...
I have been enjoying Anticables, and they have a well rated cable in the $300 range which supposedly is as good or better than $1000 cables... but I am open to recommendations...!
Thank you all!
Richard
Currently my system (also outlined in my virtual system profile) is as follows:
Krell also used to make world-class gear. But their power cord appeared some 20 years later, after the company had "reinvented" itself as a home theater manufacturer. Today, of course, Krell is virtually out of business, save for a repair shop. Honestly, I love Krell gear from the golden years, but the company deserves its fate.
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@westcoastaudiophile so you take an issue with people not being interested in conducting a blind test but you’re not willing to try higher end power cables yourself. |
+1 When I purchased my most recent Audio Research reference components, they came with 20 amp plugs and very heavy duty power cords. All of my previous components was 15 amp plugs so I had it by new power cordsThis was a departure from the past so of course I wondered how good they are? So I started with a Cardas Clear Beyond power cord, big difference. But unfortunately, it slightly warmed the sound. After a year of fiddling with different power cords, each of which tilted the sound a little one way or another, I found the Audio quest Hurricane, which is just simply stunning. The difference was immediately obvious and extremely neutral. So for that particular power cord, that’s what I stayed with. The rest of mine is transparent ultra, which I verified one by one sounded better than the stock chords.
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@devinplombier humble-bragging? Why? I have decent gear not top end. Top end is ultra hi-end. None of my components even pretend to be in that category. |
