Moderately priced power and optilink cables?

The entry level Audioquest power cords are amazing value for money. I started with the moderately priced NRG Y3s and at the end of the rabbit hole ended up with their Niagara 1200 power conditioner and Blizzard & Monsoon cables :)

I had for home trials Tellurium Q Black II power cords costing 1k€, Furutech ones worth 600€ and Gigawatt LC2 also worth 600€. In my system, I found that the Audioquest power products brought much more of that black background and image depth than the competition. But it might be system synergy and might be different on yours. Get yourself a home demo and have fun experimenting !

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the choices you mentioned are ok

affordable ac power cables are plentiful just pick one...

for toslink digital cable it is best to get a real glass one... check out lifatec or at a minimum this...

https://www.amazon.com/Ft-Toslink-Glass-Digital-Audio/dp/B001D1A8KM/ref=asc_df_B001D1A8KM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309750549985&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10184849932087130400&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032105&hvtargid=pla-645909028450&psc=1

For power cables, Cullen are quite affordable.

I used Toslink for a few years because my then Pioneer PD 65 player/transport only had toslink out. When I upgraded my transport it offered both Toslink and Coax. So I started with my Toslink, but I got curious about Coax and bought a Pangea Premier XL: NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE

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Thanks, all. I’ve gone ahead and made my choice after I contacted the manufacturer of the new equipment coming and his ideas about what complementary moderately priced cables would be matched mind.

@m669326 - Take a look at

• Zavfino power cables
  • Power Cables - ZavfinoUSA
    • their OCC cables provide great dynmic performance and clarity
    • but their entry level stuff is very good also
    • Take a look at this link for what other members think about them
      • Zavfino Cables
• DH labs optical cable
  • Polymer Toslink
    • this is the best optical cables I have tried
    • I use a 2m version on my home theatre setup
    • it is very good - especially for the price
  • Glass Toslink
    • this one should be even better, but more expensive

Hope that helps - Steve