esoteric x05 vs sa50

"what after market powercord are you using for your sa-50 "

I auditioned APL Hi-Fi player(based on SA-50)with Thunder from Spectron Audio(developed for very powerful amps). Excellent combo and the least expensive power cord in that class of performance.

All The Best
Rafael

many thanks for the advice, I'm breaking in my SA-50 using Audience powerchord e-version, plenty of detail and top notch sound quality, at first i worry the sound might get too lean, but it turns out just right.
honestly i am not familiar with Spectron audio, but i'm open to any make of cables in the market really.

"...honestly i am not familiar with Spectron audio.. "

John Ulrick their chief designer was co-founder of Infinity in 70's and I am sure you heard about their speakers..

As I understand, after selling Infinity he went mostly into Pro Audio designing digital amplification. Recently, with addition of Simon Thacher, who is trained concert pianist, they went seriously into audiophile market and their amp, Musician III got many awards including Best Sound at CES etc etc.

They see their cables as the extension of their amplifier: see for yourself - http://spectronaudio.com/remotesense.htm

Good Luck
Rafael