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Lessloss or MAC PC's w/ conditioner????

Hi I am a newbie and have a pair of Usher Be 718's, a Tube Audio Design Preamp/DAC and SS Monoblocks.

I have read amazing reviews about the Lessloss cords. However most of these reviews are for the $595 version of the cord. I am considering the Mini ($299), which according to the site, does 95% of what the regular version does.

However, i have read that the Lessloss actually are not really meant to be used with a conditioner (guess i can save that money), although i'd still want some kind of surge protection.

At a cost of $1200 for 4 Lessloss Mini PC's, i can get a Furman or Shunyata and 4 MAC Cables or whatever anyone reccommends at about $100, whether Iego or DIY, plus a 20amp cord for the Hydra or a PC for the Furman.

Anyone compared the audio improvement using Lessloss PC's versus say a Shunyata Hydra Power conditioner or a Furman 15PFI?

Is the improvement greater with a conditioner or with power cords? I live in a pretty urban area in an apt complex.

This is a hard one, because, logically, the conditioner and 5 MAC PCs would be the right choice. But the reviews for the Lessloss seem to speak of a quite large improvement.

Any thoughts? Thanks!!!
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knownothing
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Jp1208,

Interesting product at that price point to say the least. Have to love this text taken from body of their product description on ebay:

"We sell this power cord for long times, over 100 power cords of this type sold in past year. Almost all custom feel very happy when this power cord plug in their ausio system. It will give me abviously more details, very clear and transparent sound."
jp1208
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Knownothing, bit of a communication gap there but I promise you good results for the money. Build is not there like Lessloss but still really good. The high current cord rounds things off a little more (warmer) than the pure silver. They work pretty well together for me. The cleaner the power you have coming in the better that pure silver works. The Lessloss would clean things up but at the same time I heard more compression over the pure silver cord. Without clean power the Lessloss can kill some harshness. Like always, my results may be different than yours.
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knownothing
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Pure silver shielded cable with rubidium plated plugs for $150!!!??? And it sounds good? What's not to like. Thanks for the tip.
jp1208
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Knownothing, the plugs are actually Rhodium. Not sure where you got rubidium from. Is that another form of metal?
Glad to help out!
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knownothing
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It's number 37 on the periodic table instead of number 45 - and they both start with "R". Brain fart.
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