Moved Audio Quest cable to my DAC. WOW


I just moved my Audio Quest power cable to my DAC and noticed a more realistic open and better detail. 

I have always been skeptical due to my electrical engineering bbackground.my wife also noticed a better sound. 

The cable never really made any difference on my JC5 amplifier but maybe as someone else pointed out,  power cords make a bigger difference on up front equipment with less sophisticated power supplies. 

Ordered a linear power supply conversion for my streamer.  Will see what that does. 

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I just moved my Audio Quest power cable to my DAC and noticed a more realistic open and better detail. I have always been skeptical due to my electrical engineering bbackground.my wife also noticed a better sound.

Yup, and digital is just ones and zeros.  It’s amazing how much we don’t truly understand despite how much we think we know, but I applaud you for keeping an open mind and trusting your own ears — many here stubbornly refuse to do this to their detriment.

Ordered a linear power supply conversion for my streamer.  Will see what that does. 

I have a feeling you’re going to be very positively surprised, but let us know what you find if you could.  Which LPS did you get?

 

Thanks everyone for theirs comments and encouragement. 

 

I ordered the LHY 35 watt unit.  I don't have a very expensive system so go middle of the road on most things. 

 

BW 805d3,  mc452 JC5 amps. Some of you guys probably spend $200k

Got kids and too many other interests to go that deep. 

Hats off to those who do though. 

You have  Mac 452 and that's now mid? My how things have changed. Had a pair of MC 275s in '85 same happened . Kids with college degrees now. Back down the rabbit hole!

I, too, had a similar experience with my Aries Cerat Helene DAC, but it was not the PC; it was the interconnect (Nordost Valhalla 2 XLR). I do, however, power the AC with an Audioquest Hurricane PC. The addition of the Valhalla 2s between my source and McIntosh C2700/MC611s was immediately apparent with the highs. McIntosh is known to be a little restricted on top, but no longer with the Valhallas. I was skeptical that the source cabling could profoundly affect the system. I always thought the preamp/amp connection would make the most difference. Boy, was I wrong!!

An excellent power conditioner with shielded power cables to all equipment are highly recommended. It's nothing to do with electrical engineering, but EMF contamination of the power cable between the conditioner and the equipment. Its probably only audiophiles who are aware of this phenomenon.