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Do I need upgraded power cables?

Hello and Good Day

I'm wondering about power conditioners and power cords. Here's my equipment:

Cronus Magnum lll Integrated Tube Amp / Focal Aria 948 DW Speakers / Kimber Kable 8TC Speaker Cables / 2 SVS SB2000 Pro A Subwoofers with SVS Sound Path Subwoofer Cables / Grado Sonata Cartridge / Pro-Ject 2 Xperience SB DC Turntable using the included interconnects / Denon DCD 1700NE CD Player using Kimber Sliver Streak Interconnect / Panamax MR4300 Power Line conditioner and surge protection 

Upgrade the Panamax?  - is it providing anything besides surge protection? Upgrade the power cords for which component? Or do nothing? Maybe my components aren't audiophile enough to justify purchasing upgraded power cords. 

Any advise or recommendations would be appreciated.

Thank you

Bill

 

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acman3
4,284 posts
 

Forgot to ask if you changed your power conditoner?

acman3
4,284 posts
 

When we talk about differences in wire, sometimes we should mention that some wire, mostly lower level copper, sounds more the same than different. If you didn’t get the sound you wanted, send it back, and try something different. That's the beauty in using The cable company. 

I personally chose to buy used from audiogon and try different cables over the years. If you research the cost you can break even doing it this way. It is fun for me, but others find it drives them crazy. 

The journey is fun in itself!

Good Luck!

 

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