Given the spectrum of opinions, I think that we can conclude that you should buy your power cables, conditioners and regenerators with the ability to try and return if they don't meet your expectations. Also, you must be willing to spend big money if you have high expectations. I spent more on power than any one component and I purchased with 60 day return..but the benefit was not subtle. It is hard to spend money on that last six feet. It just doesn't make sense that this would make a difference..but it can if you go all out and not buy an intermediate solution.
Power cords or power conditioner
I’m at a cross roads and I’m looking for some advice from those have have gone down this road. I recently added a 2 channel integrated amplifier to improve my 2 channel performance. I had been using my Datasat LS-10 for music and while it sounded really nice, it was missing the depth and clarity that I know my speakers are capable of. My speakers are KEF Reference 3s, rest of my 2 channel set is is as follows:
Luxman L 509x
Luxman D-03x
Roon Nucleus Plus
Lumin U2 Mini
Transparent Audio Super speaker cables
Nordorst Red Dawn XLR, Blue Heaven USB
Wire World Platinum USB
All power cables are DYI using Oyaide Tsunami V2 cable
So what I feel I am missing is that 3D holographic sound stage. It was there with the Luxman 509 when I demo’d it, but I am unable to get that experience at my house. I feel that majority of equipment is up to the task but I am curious if I should ad a top shelf power condtioner like a Shunyata Triton or Torus AVR20 into the system or replace my Intergrated’s power cord with a Shunyata Alpha NC? I’m getting tapped out, so for now it can only be one or the other.
Or should I skip the above and focus on room treatments?
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And some that reach differing conclusion. I’ll agree that if you buy one make sure you can return it. |
@holmz I never plug my amplifiers into power conditioners.
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@thyname I see you are getting vexed again. So the OP has von H and myself in violent agreement on that part, even though we are coming at it from two differing perspectives. Maybe the OP does not wish to hear that advice, but I do not need to seek your approvals to reiterate Von H’s sage advice. If you want to urge the OP to get a cable without a return policy then you’re free to that… Don’t feel you need to get my approval first, just opine on his cord decision questions… just chuck what ever is germane to the OP’s topic, which coincidentally, a swipe in my direction is straying off of the question and appears like some personal beef, or you are getting too emotionally vexed when reading sage advice. let it go…. |
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