Power conditioners make a world of difference in every aspect of a home theatre. They improve color and clairty on televisions of every type, and improve sonic performance like no other add-on peice of equipment can.
Monster makes the most affordable units and the HTS 5100 Signature series would be a definite asset to your system.
As for cabling, not all cables are created equal. Technology does matter. However I have found that once you get to 100-400 a meter for interconnects they are built well and have a considerable amount of technology for the guy that cant spend 10K on cables.
I too had the DS989. I made the jump to Bryston Separates SP1.7 Processor and five 7B SST amplifiers.
Best of luck on your search for Audio Nirvana
Monster makes the most affordable units and the HTS 5100 Signature series would be a definite asset to your system.
As for cabling, not all cables are created equal. Technology does matter. However I have found that once you get to 100-400 a meter for interconnects they are built well and have a considerable amount of technology for the guy that cant spend 10K on cables.
I too had the DS989. I made the jump to Bryston Separates SP1.7 Processor and five 7B SST amplifiers.
Best of luck on your search for Audio Nirvana