Will a good power cable replace the need for a PC?

Mrtennis, that was definitely a fault! LOL

I don't understand the last two posts but the short answer is yes, dedicated lines are preferred to plugging into an outlet that shares with multiple other items.

Every outlet, switch and additional run of the electrical is a break in the line. Most people have builder grade electrical outlets and many have marginal wire gauge.

Running a single (10 gauge Romex) copper line direct to your stereo system will pretty much always benefit a good quality system.

On my system it was absolutely huge, I heard the before and after and so did the twenty or more people that visit me regularly.

There are dozens of posts on this topic at Audiogon and many, many Audiogon members that report benefit with all brands of equipment.

In general, there are two camps, one that believes in using a power conditioner and other that doesnt. The second category will always go with the best power cord and no power conditioning while the first will tell you to first get a good power conditioner/regenerator and ONLY then evaluate other cables (that includes power cables as well).

While I cant say about conditioners because I am yet come across one that is neutral but I strongly believe and suggest using a good AC regenerator. I say this because I have heard some of the best in the business extensively. The APS Purepower and Monarchy Regenerators. Both are super products and only improve every aspects of music reproduction. The only limitation with Monarchy is its capacity to support power draw of max 150 watts. So it is suggested for digital equipments and low powered amps. But then it is also very reasonably priced at $700. I can say without any disclaimer that you will need an extremely good power cord costing much much more to beat the Monarchy regenerator, say something in the range of 5k USD. And yes, I have also noticed that after adding the Monarchy the difference between various power cords diminished, they were clearly audible but the incremental improvement going from a decent to a very good cord was not as significant as it used to be without the regenerator. Music takes on a new meaning with this device.

my statement regarding dedicated vs non dedciared lines is based upon my own experience.

i have two dedicated and one non-deicated line in my listening room.

i prefer the sound of the stereo system using the non-deicated 12 gauge romex line to the dedicated 8 or 10 romex dedicated lines.

perhaps its a case of complementary colorations.

i would suggest anyone in my area to test my results.

From my experiences, a good power cable does NOT replace a PC.

I have 2 dedicated lines for my sound system.

- my current mono amps sounds best plug direct into the dedicated wall outlets.
- preamp sounds best plug in the unfiltered outlet (this is essentially plug direct into the wall outlet) of my EquiTech 2Q.
- the DAC and SACD player sounds best plug into the digital filtered outlet of the 2Q.
- the HDTV best plug into the digital filtered outlet of the 2Q ... unbelievable improvement!!