PS Audio Prelude power cord.

One thing you may want to try is to plug your stock power cable back in to see if the highs return. I have a couple of PS Audio Plus's and a couple of Statements that I just received, but have not installed yet as they are not quite "bendy" enough for my setup. I also have a Shunyata Snakebite which is that run of spare Diamondback cable they had with the cheaper connectors. (If I remember correctly) I have that on my phono preamp with great results. I may try it on my VK 31SE as well. I'll have to update later on this.

Cheers,

Paul

Thanks Paul. I did try to plug back the stock cord. The highs did return to some degree, but the improvement in the bass that was brought in by Prelude cord was lost.
I may return it and swap it for Shunyata...either Diamondback or Copperhead. I want my system to sound open and I know it can with the gear I have. I would appreciate if you can let me know your findings on the PS Audio PCs. Thanks again.

Hmm...If you bought it new and recently I would check back in with the dealer. He should let you exchange it for something else. If you go with the Shunyata line, I would recommend skipping the diamondback for something higher, like the copperhead. The diamonback doesn't do much for me, but hey, your experience could be different. Just don't let the dealer convince you that the PS Audio is now revealing how bad the rest of your system is and that you need to upgrade everything!

I called the place I purchased the cable from, Music Direct. They are going to exchange it for me to any cable I want. I will loose money on S&H only. PS Audio claims their line of XStream power cords function as mini power conditioner themselves, so I was thinking to try it on the CD player before I send it back, but suspecting it will have similar effect on it as it did on the amp. Will see, but most likely I will send it back and get the Copperhead cord instead.

Audphile1

The biggest impact I achieved with (reasonably priced)power cords was by upgrading the power cord on my CD player(Sony SCD-1). Much blacker background (lowered noise floor) and better instrumental definition in the music across all audio spectrums. As I mentioned above I use PS Audio Statement Extremes but I have not done any extensive experimentation with power cords. Others have commented that the JPS Digital AC is a good cord for CD players. Good Luck

Chuck