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Re-review where to apply Power cables

Used to have my three power cables on PS Audio Power Plant, CD player and Pre-amp.
Recent new purchase makes me wonder if I should re-consider.which equipment gets the top cables
I have PS Audio P1000 Power Plant
CD Player with DAC
Tube pre-amp
Tube power mono-block
Golden ear Triton One - 2 subwoofers.

Basically 7 power cables.  4 will be manufacturer cable.  Which 3 get the premium cable?
Thank you.

dcaudio

Showing 1 response by williewonka

williewonka
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@dcaudio - I have experimented with my own system and as a "rule of thumb" the component with the least capable power supply benefits the most

e.g.
- my Bluesound Node 2 provided the biggest improvement
- Followed by my Moon Audio Phono amp
- and last my NAIM 5i MKII integrated amp showed the least improvement

I have also tried power cables on a few other source components over the years and they confirmed these observations.

Having said that
- the  PS Audio Power Plant is probably a good candidate for the best power cable also if it is powering your Solid State Gear

Since,and to quote Cary
The biggest difference between them is that a solid-state amp is driven by current throughout the output devices and a tube is driven by voltage.
So due to the fact that tube gear often has pretty good power supllies, I think your tube gear will probably show the least amount of benefit by using the best power cable you have on them

So I would use the best power cord on the Power Plant and source components

Regards - Steve

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