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Help with Hydra Power Conditioner

I have a rather modest stereo that I am pretty happy with. Rotel RX1052 reciever, Rotel RCD1072 CDP, VPI HW19jr. TT, and Dynaudio 52SE speakers. I use Nordost Cables and interconnects. All was happy until I hooked up a Shunyata Hydra 4 to the system that was loaned by a freind. I was shocked. The improvement was very surprising, I was hearing background instruments that I did not know were there, I could hear notes and instruments in more of a three dimentional position, base extenstion was very surprising. AND, the cost of this little experiment was rather, well, costly. My question, is this a bit much of an upgrade for my system? Do I need to spend a huge amount on power cables or are the more modest after market cables a good choice. Any input would be much appreciated. thanks, Dave
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krell_man
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Yep, you're in trouble now. The most significant upgrade that I made to my system was a really good power conditioner.

Once the noise floor drops and you start hearing the subtle things you've never heard before, it's addicting. You'll be amazed with what you'll start hearing, and realize that the artists you're listening to are even better and more creative than you ever imagined.

Have fun, and remember that the next step will probably be to power cords and then on to the interconnects and speaker cables. The shielding is critical in all of them to keep extra noise out of the signal so that you can hear what the artist actually created on the record or CD.
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