Power cable Advice...


Hi - I am upgrading my PC's from the basic stock to something higher end. Working with a budget up to $1,500 per cable (used will get me bigger bang for the buck) for the following products:

- Pass Labs X250.5 Power Amp

- Atma-Sphere MP-3 Preamp

- Electrocompaniet EMC1

 

TIA. Joey

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You cannot do better at ANY price than a Cerious Tech Lumniscate cable. it runs about $1599 but there are deals from time to time - particulate if purchasing multiple cables. Lumniscate cables complete transformed my stem and were if particular benefit with my digital gear and preamplifier. You will thank me later. A hidden "gem in the rough." 

Newsflash: it doesn't matter. I'm drowning in snake oil here. If someone wants to spend a ton of money simply because they want a pretty looking cable, great, that's their business. But let's not pretend it's going to make anything sound different. We should be helping people here, not enabling the dark side of this industry. 

I'm thinking of going from Mackenzie interconnects to Earth between my amp and pre. Do you honestly believe it is all snake oil and any difference I hear is the placebo effect? But then we are talking about audio and not medicine so isn't the placebo effect worth it?

Nordost states in it's packaging that the "Power Cord is the most critical cable in your loom".  I was running Ansuz cords which was my first upgrade over stock cables.  Big difference.  Upgraded to Shunyata sigma v2's.  A huge difference.  I gifted my Ansuz cables to my brother, who replaced his stock cables on his Mac gear with them.  He called me so excited, saying he couldn't believe the sonic difference the upgrade made. 

@squared80 Newsflash-It DOES matter.  I have a very revealing system.  If yours isn't, perhaps you can't hear the difference or perhaps you never tried.  If so you are depriving yourself.  The Cable Co has a library of loaner cables, give it a try. You have absolutely nothing to lose. Then please report back with your findings.

I would rather use the money to buy a power re generator and keep the original cables.