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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. 


shefwed
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knownothing
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Here are some more conceptual overviews on power system concepts and optimization for audio from the same manufacturer.  Full disclosure, I own some Shunyata products and currently like and use several of them, but have some in the box, replaced by various power cables assembled by me or a small vender on Agon that provide high value at a reasonable price point.  This is not an endorsement of their products, just a reference to what I see as some sensible and simple descriptions of how well designed power products do their job to improve overall system sound.

https://shunyata.com/2014/05/02/electrical-system-concepts/

https://shunyata.com/2014/05/02/electrical-system-optimization/

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knownothing
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OK, last one, I pretty much promise.

https://shunyata.com/2016/06/27/power-cord-misconceptions/
ypingping
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rodman99999
Great post!
ypingping
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markgwYes, I'd totally agree with this.  A lot of it is about transients and the quick draw on the power that is needed at the bass end.  The straw analogy was good; wire gauge I think is vitally important for the equipment to perform at its best. 
rickallen81
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Yes I’ve been surprised by power cords. It’s all about experimentation in most cases and when I’ve swapped a thicker or more well constructed power cord for the stock cable, I don’t want to be surprised because I think (thought?) that it was a bunch of nothing.  But there was a change. And often I liked the change. Ditto for interconnects. I even tried some vibration control for the first time by just experimenting with small weights on my DAC to see how it affected sound. I was kinda shocked....  Some extra layers and depth opened up in the music that I swear to god were not there before. When I take the weight off, the veil goes back on.  Small changes can have big impacts. 
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