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Have you been surprised by power cable changes? s

Having been listening to music for over 30 years the tweak I had resisted was power cables and mains blocks. 

I took the plunge spent £400 on mains cables and a mains block through Mark Grant cables in the UK. All hand made. It was easy for me as he lives 15 mins away.

The quality of the product is excellent the sound difference, just tighter, clearer, no noise,  it is like lifting a veil off the speakers the whole sound just seems clearer, greater separation and increasing the width, height and depth.

I recommend you look at your power cables and mains block rather than spend £0000's on new boxes. I wish I had taken the plunge years ago. I have never heard Marc Cohn or Jackson Browne sound so good. 

I have a nice set up. Amplifiers Croft Epoch Elite and Croft Twinstar 1 both modified by Glenn Croft,  Melco Streamer, Exposure Dac and Piega Classic 40.2 speakers with Lfd Speaker cable and BK sub Xxl 400. I could not be happier.

Enjoy the music. 


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uberwaltz
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While I whole heartedly agree that cables of every description can and will make an audible difference it is not always for the best.

But that’s why it is SO much fun trying out new cables and tweaks, finding what works best with what components.
It’s all about individual synergy.

I do consider myself lucky to have stepped off the PC train by making my own from cable I obtain from work ( exorbitant price per foot so ought to be good ... Lol ).

Now have 9 home brewed power cords and sold all my boutique collection.

Never looked back from making my own speaker cables either from Western Electric tinned copper bought from the Bay.

Not gotten any momentum on tackling interconnect .... Yet.
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geoffkait
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Anyone else notice how many rave reviews the new top of the line Audioquest power cords get, like Hurricane? You know, the ones that are controlled for directionality. Do any other power cord companies do that? I tend to doubt it. What’s weird is it’s not even the audio signal that’s traveling through power cords, at least not as it’s usually thought of.
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knownothing
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@geoffkait   Many manufacturers do it.  Every Furutech bulk power cable I have seen for instance, Nanotec does it.  Supposedly derived from testing wires before wrapping and labeling. I guess its a thing.  Hard to listen to pre-terminated PCs backwards.  Has anybody tried to “reverse” ICs or speaker cables to see if you can identify a difference?  
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geoffkait
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At least the Japanese companies are hip. 😬
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millercarbon
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Has anybody tried to “reverse” ICs or speaker cables to see if you can identify a difference?


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