. . . back to power cords and speakers, @mrdecibel , a power cord upgrade is an easier component to entertain playing around with than a speaker upgrade is. Even on the level of a one thousand dollar power cord (although I would have to think hard before pulling that trigger/or for that matter, even a $500 power cord). But a $50 dollar cord? As @soix once told me about installing affordable jumper cables in my speaker inputs IN ADDITION TO the shotgun biwiring I was doing (and I probably paraphrase to a certain extent), "How many tweaks are there that you can do for $25?" Meaning if it works: FANTASTIC! And if it doesn't work: no great loss, it was worth trying.
And I am on the cusp of ordering two more of those cords. Procrastination just happens to be one of my fatal flaws.