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Power Cables - Third Party or OEM

For the conversation let's say I am an Isotek or Shunyata user of their Power Conditioners. Both OEM's have an excellent selection of power cords for the conditioner as well as to other components like amps, DAC's, phono stages, etc. Is there a benefit to using the Isotek or Shunyata cables or going with a third party like Cardas or Nordost power cable?

This seems like an engineering discussion versus a listening discussion. The OEM's know their Power Conditioners so that is where i'm stumped. I, like some others here like uniformity and having all their cables from the same manufacturer. Thanks in advance for your input.

joemlynch

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ozzy
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I have found that most Power conditioners work best with their own power cables. I believe that when they develop the products, they use them with their own products.

I guess that does mean though that other cables might work just as well, but it can be a crap shoot.

I base this on my experience with my AudioQuest Niagara 7000, the Dragon Power cords performed better than any other cable I tried.

Just my 2c worth...

ozzy

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