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

 

bzawa

Panamax horrible they restrict current many have mov’s 

depending on your budget power cables 1000 % make your system better idf decent , Audio Quest depending on budget the Niagra 1200

a very good Bank for the Buck ,Perrotta Consulting audio 

I get much there great service and pricing

i did a Big upgrade brings the system up a solid 10% increase across the board 

the Niagra 3000 is pretty good the 5000 much better still I should have but the bullit and bought it now I have to trade it in to get it  I like the Tornado cables very much I use theI AQ source for preamp and streamer dac and thunder for the 3000 line conditioner and power amp  I will upgrade them also , you can hear the resolution improvements ,breakin too takes over 100 hours , in Audio it never stops 

for myself never enough $$ monies.,Give me another $60k then maybe just maybe i might be satisfied !!

Hello soix. I'm looking into the acoustic zens. Just wondering why you suggested them. And if you don't mind - what do you think about about Cardas Persecs? They were recommended to me. Thanks

Thanks audioman58 for your suggestions. You are the third person who did not look favorably on the Panamax. I do plan on replacing it. 

Hello soix. I’m looking into the acoustic zens. Just wondering why you suggested them. And if you don’t mind - what do you think about about Cardas Persecs? They were recommended to me. Thanks

@bzawa You need to tag someone by putting the @ in front, and selecting them from the drop down, to ensure they get it, otherwise they would only know you asked the question if they happen to view the thead, like this:

@soix

I’m looking into the acoustic zens. Just wondering why you suggested them. And if you don’t mind - what do you think about about Cardas Persecs?

Thanks @mclinnguy.  I recommended them because you think the Kimbers are bright sounding and the AZs are not, and if they don’t work out you can turn around and sell them for little/no loss so very low risk to try. They walk that rare line of being nicely detailed in the treble but in a very refined way such that they don’t sound bright nor rolled off, and they offer excellent tonality, imaging, and 3D soundstage. If I were to sum them up I’d call them effortlessly natural sounding where nothing stands out. I’ve been using them in my system for about 20 years and they have held off all comers at or near their price, and I have recommended them to several people here over the years and all have been very happy/impressed with their performance. I don’t know anything about the Parsecs and couldn’t find any reputable reviews of them so unfortunately have no useful info there. In the past the more entry level Cardas offerings have tended to be on the warm side with a polite treble balance that I found to be rolled off with the ones I tried years ago (Ultralink or Quadlink I think — can’t remember), but I have no idea if the Parsecs have that quality or not.  All I know is that the AZ cables/interconnects are all-around excellent performers and an outstanding value especially when buying used. Read some reviews for more perspectives, and hope this helps.