Amp+Cords or New Amp, best bang for $$$

Metaphysics, all advice above me is good. Your Lab Cable is is very good and it will cost you much more to get the big improvement you are looking for. A cobra in an amp can sometimes work better than a king cobra. Will you like one of those snakes better than the PSLC? IMO the right PC is just as important as most amps, pre and digital but ya gotta pay. I have listened to a lot of PCs and if you are going to spend big $$$ on PCs, best put them in pre or digital first. Amp last.

I agree with the gist of the above posts. I would not base my amp purchase decision(s) on power cords. If needed, they can come later, and they don't necessarily have to be expensive. Cheers, Craig.

Your equipment is pretty nice stuff already; you'll find that changing to the "right" cords can significantly enhance what you already have. I validated this fact myself when I had assembled some highly-rated hardware into a rig that sounded pretty lame. That's when I realized that "everyone's playing around with AC cords, interconnects, & speaker wire" so I tried it. It takes a lot of experimenting with various cord-combinations. When you finally find yourself a nice musical combination, you won't believe what your present rig is actually capable of. I myself am still amazed at what cables can do! You'll end up with a collection of leftovers that will then go up for sale to the next experimenters. Buy used when possible, so then you won't lose a bundle of $. Cable Co. was somewhat useful for me, but kept suggesting to try the cheaper stuff which just wasn't doing the trick. Taught me a lot about "what I don't want" though. Ended up buying a number of used high-$ cables & cords; sold some, & kept some others in my collection for further experimentation. Have fun Meta!

Meta: Interesting to note that most comments are related to the PC. I think if any of the posters have comments on the current amp vs the Levinson might be useful for him. I have no experience with neither so I can not help here... A PC in my experience could improve (or worsen) a piece of equipment within it´s performance window but won´t be able to bridge a big gap in performance that two units of different quality level might have. Regards

I have found that the FIM Power cords can make a larger difference than changing amps in many cases. I suggest you try a FIM Gold power cord on your amp. I do not hesitate in saying this as my personal experience with these cords made me a believer. I was about to purcahse 4 Power snakes (KC v.2) when I compared them to the FIM. The FIM was so much better, I was actually embarrassed that I had taken the Snakes to audition against the FIMS. They are the REAL DEAL. What ever you decided to do I wish you the best. Regards, Mike