I have had only positive experiences with Ray tubes. Many here will say power cords will have a sonic impact if you have a resolving system. They were the last piece of the puzzle for me
When a power cord could obviously affect SQ
I have been a bit of a non-believer in power cords having magical effects on SQ but I have been discussing with Frank Ng a pair of PP 2A3 amps I am purchasing from TriodeLab. He is supplying a pair of his preferred cables and he points out that the 2A3s’ cathodes are fed directly from the mains transformer.
The amps (UPS willing) arrive tomorrow - this should be quite an experience - it has been quite a game finding great tubes.
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@lanx0003 Remember, I have been somewhat sceptical. My thought was that the cathodes of tubes such as the 2A3 are less isolated from EMI picked up by the cable, hence a greater chance of SQ being affected than with components sitting behind smoothed and voltage regulated power supplies. @tuberist I looked up Ray tubes and they are now on my list, thanks. |
Congratulations on your new amps. Based on personal experience I believe cabling matters. Im sure the usual bricks will chime in that it makes no difference. It did for me and they are not me. Of all my cables, power cords had the least effect Vs IC’s and speaker cables. If your amps are coming with preferred cables you are a step ahead and I’d just run them. After some break in time ( yes I believe that too) , try something different. I think it’s all about trying it for ourselves and keeping an open mind. Funny power cord story to share. I have my front end all running into a Richard Gray power filter with mid tier cords. I replaced the filter cord ( 20 amp ) with a Shunyata Venom HP and was surprised at the level of improvement. Again I had to try for myself. Enjoy your gear , Mike B. |
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