Ansuz, Mainz D8 and cables

Yeah my speaker cables are 5M. What was interesting was when I was demoing my original Nordost Frey vs Ansuz Ceramic. I heard very little difference flipping the cables in pairs. But then I tried 1 of each. That's when I noticed a big difference. I found the Nordost seemed quite dry and lean with more background noise.

Nice review

After some testing it seems that my integrated amp is less sensitive for power cords compared to my phono amp. This confirms what I noticed from previous tests. So for I tried Nordost, Shunyata, NBS, Cardas and Anzus power cables for my integrated amp.

The Ansuz is slightly better then my Shunyata. The other brands gave no improvement.

I still want to replace all my power cords by Ansuz. But as far as I can tell now I prefer one more expensive power cord on my phono pre amp compared to two budget ones (one for phono and one for integrated amp).

Maybe in the far future I'll also try some interlinks but I Cammino interlinks also look and sound good.

I have bought the Ansuz Mains D8 power distributor. It really is an improvement. Maybe it is overkill for my rather humble set. However I prefer to buy audio that will not have me looking for a better one for a long time.

I see no point in side moves or minor upgrades. Still thinking about power cords thought. I really need 1 power cord from wall outlet to distributor of 2meters. The Ansuz P pwoer cord is IMHO not enough improvement over the NBS Monitor 3 which I use now. The Ansuz A power cord is an improvement. But that the A has a different price tag.

I will buy a 2meter Ansuz Mains A cord, the question is just when.

Add a second mainzD8 for even more improvement. You don't have to even plug in anything.

Xti16,

A seconds Mains D8 is not even remotely and option. So many other improvements before I would consider a second D8. Also a huge pay rise would be needed.

First I need to get some GIK or similar room tuning gear to get rid of some early reflections lower the RT60 and some base management.