AC PWR cable to PWR Conditioner???


Does it make alot of sense to buy a quality power cable when it will go directly to a power conditioner? I have a Monster Cable Conditioner that has a hard wired heavy duty power cord so I cannot replace it....easily. Thanks for your inputs!
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My experience is that there is as much audible difference with power cords on my line conditioner as there is with any of the other components. As usual, it's try and listen to them within your own system.
Yes it will help. How much are you going to spend? I would spend the money on a better conditioner instead a new cord. The Monsters are fine for an under $200 condition, but there is better out their like Vansevers, Chang Lightspeed, Audio Power.
As to quality of sound -- I doubt. Power tweaks are mostly to be designed to reduce or eliminate power hum.
yes it certainly could help: some PLC makers (Chang Lightspeed for one) offer optional-upgrade heavier-gauge AC input cords on their conditioners. Theirs are hardwired & so must be ordered accordingly, or else sent back in for the upgrade. Other PLC's such as VansEvers have an IEC so you can install a cord of your own. I'm not sure about having an upgrade cord on the PLC's input & then more upgrade cords on the AC outputs to your components. You'd need to experiment to find the right combination, & the optimum cords likely wouldn't necessarily all be the same although they *might* be.
Using a single upgrade cord at the PLC input does not mean that you can get away with only stock cords on the outputs though, if that's what you're proposing.
I agree with Bob in terms of folks trying to "cheap out" by using a "hi-tech" power cord to feed the PLC and then use "stock" cords to all of the components. Even if the "good" cord and PLC minimize the incoming AC noise to an acceptable level, the stock cords still make excellent antennas for RF while radiating a magnetic field around them. Sean
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