dcs owners--

ozy - I know he tried the Hydra-8 first, but didn't like the sound (it somehow muted dynamics). Interestingly, he got much better performance from Hydra-6, the cheaper model, which he ended up buying.

that's also what the polish distributor of dcs mentioned .. that the 6 is a very good fit with the dcs... thanks alot for your input.

Ozy, sorry, I've been away all month spending $ on non-audiophile stuff. Can't help on anything you asked, especially power cords. My system components are plugged into a Burmester line conditioner, and maybe that's the reason, but I've tried a number of power cords, and have always found that while one may do something worthwhile, two (except, of course, on monoblocks) seem to do too much of something. I have Absolute power cords on everything, and, at least in conjunction with the Burmester, they do no harm. Specifically, I found two Shunyatas, NBS, Dominus and a couple of others I forget on both the Purcell and Elgar Plus didn't appeal, although one might do something interesting. I certainly don't expect general agreement on this, but that's the way I hear it.