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Are upgraded power cables for subwoofers worth it?

I recently have been filling in all of the holes in my secondary system.  Recently picked up a shunyata power conditioner, upgraded speaker cables, and power cable for my amplifier.

My question is, is it worth running higher end audiophile power cables with subwoofers, considering distortion is not as apparent to the human ear in the sub bass range?  I use a high end receiver for my DAC in this system with a normal power cable as well.  Would I get better performance increase from upgrading sub cables or my DAC(receiver w pre outs) power cable?

Any specific suggestions for sub power cables, or DAC power cables that are inexpensive (sub 200 or even $100)

Thanks for your time!

jrareform

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ghdprentice
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I would definitely not pay any attention to anything ASR says. Not a source of good information.

 

I have always wondered, but not enough to do the research. My biggest concern was interconnects. I just hedged my bets and got inexpensive subwoofer cables. Typically power cords on amps have made a very big difference. I got rid of the subwoofers from my audio system a few years ago. I still have a couple 800 series B&W in my home theater. So, I'd be interested in hearing from someone who has actually done comparisons. I would doubt it... but then I didn't thing interconnects, cables and power cords couldn't possibly make a difference and proved myself completely wrong by experimentation... so, maybe my intuition will be right this time.

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