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Power Cords for Cary

What power cords do owners of the Cary SLI-80 integrated and 303/200 CDP recommend?

I'm currently using BMI Majik power cords throughout. The rest of the system consists of Merlin TSM monitors, a REL Strata III sub and Cardas Golden Reference speaker cables and interconnects.

Budget? Yes, I'm on one so $300 used is probably tops. What result do I want? Well, the Majiks do a fine job of carry juice from the wall to the components, but that's about all. What I would like is simply more. More clarity. More sense of space. More emotion.

I don't expect all that from simply changing power cords. But in my last rig (the one still linked below) switching from the Majiks to Synergistic Master AC Master Couplers brought a marked improvement overall.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
fpeel
cruz123
586 posts
 
FWIW, I have used the Cary Sli-80 with the TSM's and I could never wring that last level of emotion/space/clarity out of that combo. I didn't realize how good the Merlin's were until I upgraded to separates (VAC mono's and Dodd pre). I used the AZ Tsunami, Audience PC and VH Audio Airsine with the Cary and none provided marked improvement. Not to discourage you from experimentation, but I don't think a pc will get you to the level you're looking for with that amp/speaker pairing. The Cary is a nice amp and I enjoyed by time with it, but its a little too laid back for the Merlins, IMHO.
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stringreen
6,368 posts
 
I strongly suggest you listen to other cables than Cardas. If you still like the Cardas, fine, but they sounded very bad in my system...that's not to say they will be bad in yours..but. They are grainy, closed in, fuzzy, without clarity, and/or musicality. ...just try others to be sure that your uneasiness is not from the cables. I use Anti-Cables...cheap and good.
jwpstayman
387 posts
 
Fpeel - you should try a Nirvana Audio PC+ power cord on the cd player. This is one of the biggest sonic improvements you can make to this player. I have no idea what to tell you to try on the integrated, however - sorry.
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