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Nordost Valhalla 2 Power Cord Worth It? Over Audioquest Hurricane?

I am wondering about the performance delta between the Nordost Valhalla 2 PC versus something more "reasonably priced" as the Audioquest Hurricane PC.  Is there anyone with some experience with both of these cords able to comment on the sonic differences as you go up to the Valhalla 2?  I'm certain the answer will depend what I am connecting the cords to.  It will be one cord for a Gryphon Diablo 300 integrated amplifier, and another cord for an InnuOS Zenith MKIII music server.  In other threads, I've seen some people note that a high-end PC with the Diablo won't yield much difference from the stock cable, but I'm not sure if that is true?  I'd conduct some tests but I unfortunately don't have the gear quite yet, and I'm planning out the cabling.
nyev

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rshad0000
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Hi Nyev,

I have a Diablo 300 and tried multiple different power cords on it(ended up using a Hurricane).  Honestly I heard minimal if any difference between any of them.

For my source components, in particular my chord Dave, I found some pretty major differences between cords.

Personally I would spend the money on the PCs for your sources and interconnects/speaker cables.
rshad0000
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I agree.  15 years ago if someone would have told me that a power cord makes a system sound different, I would have told them they were crazy.  I’m a believer now though.

I never tell my friends what I spend on audio equipment or cables.  They wouldn’t understand. 
rshad0000
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nyev,   Lol...good question.  I did not hear much difference--the low end seemed to be more robust.  However, unfortunately, I am one of those crazy audiophiles, that has an issue with spending $16k on a component and then have a $40 power cord stuck in the back.    So I went with the Hurricane...
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