Power cord upgrade

mclinnguy,

just like anything there's different levels of OCC designed wire It's not just the wire that matters it's everything else as well the design of the cable the materials used for insulation that's why audio sensibility is not that expensive It's the bottom end of OCC single crystal wire, only his speaker wire that uses the rectangular OCC is good enough to challenge the very expensive stuff, if you tried the Neotech Sahara or Amazon you wouldn't be going back to the cables you're using now. but they probably are out of your price range, the copper rectangular speaker wire starts at$4,000 US for 2 m and the silver wire starts at $9,000 US for 2 m.

@devinplombier

It is certainly not significant to a component’s sound quality

Perhaps not, all it does is prove one particular cable can handle more current than the other. It was just my response to someone who keeps claiming all one needs is "any 14 gauge wire". I am quite sure simply looking on an electrical amperage and wire gauge chart is not the best method for improved hifi, and from most reports an excess of gauge is beneficial.

In choosing cables for my system, I will choose based on the results of the best tool available: my ears.

Another vote for Audio Sensibility. Also Hijiri.

Also Hijiri.

On my "must try list". Along with that other Japanese cable manufacturer Acrolink, which I believe was a division of Hitachi metals; they could be believed to have the true 7N copper, they claim to use it. 

Having a couple audio buddies that you share the hobby with is a really excellent way of hearing just what a different cable in YOUR system will sound like.  You can try it in several different components.  Be careful not to judge too quickly.  I now have an excellent PC that initially didn't sound that good.  It took a couple days of being in the system to show its real SQ.  If the newer one to you doesn't sound noticeably better, it would be better to keep what you have.  A slight improvement or just different sound in general is not a wise decision to keep.  I have 2-3 good audio buddies and we try stuff and listen to each other's system fairly often.  Having a couple additional sets of ears give their opinion is quite helpful.  All of our systems are now considerably better than when we first became friends. In fact, they're darn good sounding.   Plus it's a lot of fun listening and helping each other with something that really interests us.

Bob