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Lost in the Powercord Jungle

I am interested in upgrading my stock powercords and am totally confused by all the ads, claims and choices available. All the sales hype makes me sketical. I would like to ask my fellow Audiogner's what they might suggest for my system and any experiences they have had with thier powercords. I am searching for a more open sound with more dynamics and greater detal. My budget would need to be around $1.5k max per cord. I have the Mark Levinson Model 32 Reference preamp, Model 30.6 DAC, Model 31.5 Transport. My power amps are Krell FPB 350 MC monoblocks with hard wired cords. (should I change these out and have a 20amp EIC male socket installed to allow the use of an upgraded powercord?) Finally, all my speaker and I/C's are Transparent Reference XL and speakers are Dynaudio Temptations.

Thank you in advance for your input!

Dan
piperdan
subaruguru
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$1500! Geez, I can get you 40 great PCs for that! RSVP!
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jmphotography
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Do yourself a favor and try the Custom Power Cord Company's Top Gun or Top Gun Special on your Front end Components and Their Model 11 plus or Top Gun HCFI for the Amp. You will spend a lot less than 1500. These cord are dead silent!!! And they let hear more of the MUSIC. There is a reason the Top Gun won the TAS Golden Ear award 2 years in a row.
Call The Cable Company and have them send you some on loan.
You won't be sorry.
piperdan OP
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I want to thank everyone for the excellent advise. It is very much appreciated and I am sure will save me many hours of frustration and many $$$! Thanks again!

Dan
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cpdunn99
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I don't see how these responses helped you. Seems to have added to (or verified) the confusion! But, let us know what you do.

[BTW: I use Acoustic Zen Tsunami and Ernie's DIY kit]
psychicanimal
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Piperdan, out of curiosity, what room acoustic treatments, if any, do you currently use? You do not mention any.
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