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Choosing new cables

I am looking to upgrade my current cables.  This should be my last system as I retired a few years ago and most of my components have been seriously updated in the last couple of years.  I have been in this audio hobby for about 50 years and have always have great sounding musical systems.

My current cables all work and sound great but are 15 - 20 years old.  So updating is what I need.  I am budgeting around $10k - $15k for all new cables.

I have always felt the i/c's were the most important cable followed by the speaker cables and the power cords.  However I am now leaning towards spending more on the power cords followed by the speaker cables and last the i/c.

  I know all cables are very important but how would you prioritize the cables?  Any suggestions on any brands would also be appreciated!

 

bobheinatz
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digsmithd
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I like the way you guys think...but...i would do speaker cables after upstream is a done deal...sc are only as good as what fed.

1.) Good power cables/conditioning.dedicated if possible.

2.) Ic’s that are keeper’s

3.) speaker cables to me are cherry on T😁

bobheinatz OP
722 posts
 

Disc,

I do remember reading about the Hijiri PC on the Boulder 866 and I will talk to Colin very soon about different options.   Can you tell me what changes it made to the Boulder 866.   Btw I have been a hard-core tube guy for 40+ years and I can't believe how much I am enjoying the Boulder 

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wsrrsw
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@steakster 

From the 27 review done in Aug 2017   

  • Use the power cord with the truest timbre at your source. It’s impossible to correct timbre after this point.

Amen 

 

disc
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@bobheinatz I love the 866 too.  Really happy with it on all counts.  The Takumi is still breaking in, but most prominent to me so far is increased detail and musicality.  To my ear, there is a better sense of flow without loss of precision with regard to leading edge transients and decay.  Like you, I've had tube gear before, but I felt like the bloom (which I liked) obscured the detail, which didn't work for me.  Here, I don't feel I'm sacrificing anything...well, except $$. 

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