Do I need higher quality power cords?

Hi rvpiano,

It does make an big impact. I have been fortunate enough to be able to hear the difference between stock cables, Transparent, Wattgate, JPS, Synergistic,  Analysis Plus, Oyaide, HB Cable design and Stage Three Concepts.  All within every variable of Copper/ Silver/ Rhodium/ Gold etc.

Bottom line your components performance is based upon Power. Power is the life blood of your system. Power Chords are the Veins. The better the power delivery the better performance. It's that simple. With stock cables your components are only operating at 50%. The idea is to get them to operate at 100%. 

By the way - I  heard these cables I listed above paired with some of the components listed by naysayers in this post. I heard these cables in the owners of the component company's private listening rooms. In fact when hearing those components in those private settings not one of those owners was using a stock Power Cable which their own company provides.

I would second Soix suggestions as this is sage advice. But you already know that.

Best of Luck

I ordered bottom of the line on sale Morrow power cables for my mono blocks.  Pretty expensive for bottom of the line.  Should be better than the stock cables though.
 I’ll see (or hear) how they turn out. 

Hi RV, I'm glad you have taken the plunge and hope you notice as I did how a power cable can help us to get that bit closer.
Jim.

If you are looking for a bargain, take a look at Ice Age Audio. It's a father and son team offering copper, silver and carbon options, as well as deep freeze. I put the copper/copper on my SACD player resulting in better sound with just a bit of much needed additional warmth. The carbon impressed with quiet control and balance. Very reasonably priced.

Rvpiano, I would be delinquent if I didn't share this. While I respect Morrow products and have their 2nd most expensive powercord on my preamp, I tried one of their mid-level cords and it now resides in the garage. It could not compete with Ice Age and their options of copper, silver and carbon allow you to consider which would be best for a particular piece of equipment. During the past 2 years, I have tried out about 15 powercords, they can make a huge difference for better or worse.