Hi,
Personally I went another way around it all. I BEGAN with PC's for the most part... Putting in a good overall IC from pre to amp, not changing it at all and then I moved along from the source to pre to amp to speakers. I didn't see any real logic ... and there is no truly right or wrong way to do it actually. and let's face it, how do you know what's what until it's all hooked together with something anyhow? Ya gotta have IC's, PC's, and speaker wires at some point, or you've got a mighty expensive door stop (s). So I wouldnt get too strung out on crazed idea of managing wires in some magic fashion that is end all or be all in scope. Its a hobby for goodness sake.
Power cords, for me seem to make greater diffs in the sonics. More so than with ICs. I found good PC's made even lesser priced ICs sound OK. And naturally, better ones sounded better. Youve a couple good ICs already .though in the end you may do better with others I put a better IC on the source, than on the amp . And that seems about the standard approach. Dropping to a bit lower level in speaker cable again, or keeping the level of the pre to amp IC constant seems fairly common. Regarless the rhetoric if you look at the systems online most systems dont have the same value of speaker cable as the ics and perhaps because speaker wires are usually more costly. . . and oft times, longer. Due to config issues, and cost I chose to do right by speaker wires last. Just got to get in where you fit in and pedal on through. Aside from wires, the BIGGEST noticeable change and likely the MOST noticeable, was in isolation devices. Simply remarkable.. were I to start over Id start there. Isolation. Then conditioning, then PC, etc Just cause youre a bit off the beaten path shouldnt mean you cant try stuff out direct from the makers though you might have to pay for it up front, all Ive ever dealt with have a fully refunded period for trials. Have fun.
Personally I went another way around it all. I BEGAN with PC's for the most part... Putting in a good overall IC from pre to amp, not changing it at all and then I moved along from the source to pre to amp to speakers. I didn't see any real logic ... and there is no truly right or wrong way to do it actually. and let's face it, how do you know what's what until it's all hooked together with something anyhow? Ya gotta have IC's, PC's, and speaker wires at some point, or you've got a mighty expensive door stop (s). So I wouldnt get too strung out on crazed idea of managing wires in some magic fashion that is end all or be all in scope. Its a hobby for goodness sake.
Power cords, for me seem to make greater diffs in the sonics. More so than with ICs. I found good PC's made even lesser priced ICs sound OK. And naturally, better ones sounded better. Youve a couple good ICs already .though in the end you may do better with others I put a better IC on the source, than on the amp . And that seems about the standard approach. Dropping to a bit lower level in speaker cable again, or keeping the level of the pre to amp IC constant seems fairly common. Regarless the rhetoric if you look at the systems online most systems dont have the same value of speaker cable as the ics and perhaps because speaker wires are usually more costly. . . and oft times, longer. Due to config issues, and cost I chose to do right by speaker wires last. Just got to get in where you fit in and pedal on through. Aside from wires, the BIGGEST noticeable change and likely the MOST noticeable, was in isolation devices. Simply remarkable.. were I to start over Id start there. Isolation. Then conditioning, then PC, etc Just cause youre a bit off the beaten path shouldnt mean you cant try stuff out direct from the makers though you might have to pay for it up front, all Ive ever dealt with have a fully refunded period for trials. Have fun.