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Upgrading power cable to AQ Niagara 5000?

I have an Audioquest Niagara 5000 - and have found it to be very good.  I am curious - since the unit is highly effective at noise reduction - would it really benefit to have an upgraded power cable serving it? Isn’t that the idea behind upgraded power cords - they’re better at filtering and/or not adding noise.  But, if the Niagara is doing that, any difference from an upgraded cord?

I know I should audition for myself but I no longer live near a dealer who can help me with those auditions so I’d have to buy and return - a hassle for me - and for the dealer.

Thoughts?
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mgrif104
mgrif104 OP
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@gshepardbuster 

interesting. Can you tell me more about what you experienced?  Which did you like best? And, what cords are you using from the Niagara to your power amp?  
mmcelyea
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I have a 5000 and used a Thunder cable for a long time. I recently switched it out with a Hurricane and there is definitely an improvement
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gshepardbuster
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Thunder is very similar to Blizzard in my system,  but I'm only feeding source components.  The Tornado improved from bottom to top end over the Thunder and Blizzard. The AQ NRG 10, OTOH seems to jive better with my other AQ NRG 10s hooked to my preamp and CDP.  
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ozzy
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I have a 20A Audioquest Hurricane for sale now on Audiogon. Perfect for the Niagara.

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jafant
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mgrif104

Tornado is a good place to start. Hurricane is even better.
I auditioned both PC on a Niagara 7000 connected to AYRE gear.

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