Bradz, try giving Rick Schultz a call, he's a great guy. In past conversations he's told me that if he had to skimp anywhere it would be on the amp. So I guess the place to put the better cord would be on the source, but question is which is the better cord. Power 2 or 3? I believe the Power 2 has a higher level of filtering so you might want to think about placing it on the Cary. Best thing is to experiment with different placement once they're both burned in.