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Power cables and power conditioners

I am looking to improve from the stock cables in my system. I have a Telwire cord at home that I will evaluate and an having a Grover Huffman power cord sent here for evaluation. I am also interested in the Audience power chord e and the Kaplan HE cables. Does anyone have experience with these cables and some thoughts on how they sound. This most particularly applies to the Kaplan cables and the Audience. Once I get my power conditioning and cables broke in I will write a follow up review.

I am wanting to change my power conditioning system. I have dedicated lines and an running a PS Audio p500 I bought 4 or 5 years ago. I do hear the improvement but I hate the limited usage for it and the fact I can not hook up my amplification to it without causing a shut down,( this includes powered sub. I guess if it produced like 2000 watts it be fine. I am more interested in non current limiting devices. Do any of you have experience and opinions on such units as the Audience, Synergistic,Shuynata and the Audio magic conditioners, I guess maybe I should include Running Springs and BPT. What power cables do you use with them if they are not supplied. I am looking for the benefits of conditioning as well as a full bodied musical presentation. (thin and hollow is not quite I want but over blown and very dark is out also. Once again opinions and experience as there is no way to hear these where I live.
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soundqcar
78 posts
 
I'll second the Acoustic Revive RTP Ultimate. I'm running Telwire to it, and elsewhere, and I am in no hurry to change up.
alremc
18 posts
 
I am using the Oyaide's Tunami power cables with excellent results. Will eventually go with thier power strip.
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bacardi
663 posts
 
Synergistic Research Powercell 10SE all the way. Add a Teslaplex for your wall outlet and of course complimented with the 32Amp Precision AC power cord and you have a massive soundstage, greater dynamics, articulate bass, delicate highs, blackest background and a remarkable depth of soundstaging. Wow!!!!

Regards Bacardi
lacee
811 posts
 
I never realized how much improvement can be had by tweaking how you connect yourself to the grid.

I started at the panel, and ran two dedicated lines,20 amp breaker, and two runs of 10 guage wiring.

One run is terminated in a 20 amp Wattgate that plugs into a Shunyata Hydra 2,and then 2 Annaconda power cords run to the mono blocks.

The other separate line is terminated in another 20 amp plug and goes into a Furman IT 1220 , balanced power conditioner.
A Shunyata Guardian2 goes thru Python CX to the pre amp, and sub woofer,the cd player uses a Foundation Research LC2 into the Furman.

The cumulative effect of all of this( I also use DeOxit and Walker ESST on all connections)has really made the best bang for the buck improvements in my audio experience.

Had I gone this route before I know I would not have gone thru as many amp and wire and speaker combinations as I have.

Discontentment with your sound shouldn't be blamed on the gear.
I have finally realized(after much dollars wasted on the merry go round)that the place to place the blame is on your power sources.
coxhaus
231 posts
 
Anybody tried the ByBee power conditioner? I have one on a 30 day return policy. I am using it with Elrod power cords. I have only had it for 5 days. It seems nice.
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