Sharing my experience with cables

@lucmichaud1 

hi

my cable adventure from basic cheap cables has been utterly amazing. In my opinion it is what changed my system so so much from noise to music. The dedicated line followed by power cables (which no dealer told me to start with as they said speaker and interconnects) power cables transformed my listening experience totally. Music just came to life. I added one at a time and upgraded once i heard what they did. I only recently added Odin 2 speaker cable which of course is off the charts great. I went with Nordost after trying a couple different manufacturers including AQ. I liken my experience to power cables are cleaning my house well before a dinner party occurred. Clean house, quiet everything down to where I don’t hear that Muslin, blanket sheen of noise. Then interconnects which in my experience are nice but not even close to what I gained with great power cables. Then the speaker cables which is the party. I would never invite a party to a dirty house (unless in college) which is where i am at. Now the speaker cables add so much in the way of dynamics and energy. Man I love what cables do. I couldn’t imagine a system without them. I did it one step at a time so as not to be duped by sales or other peoples opinion. Nordost is an extraordinary line. Smooth dynamic but always about the music. But i really found that started to really happen around tyre 2 level. Which is expensive. I love tyre 2, but V2 is exceptional in smoothness and dynamics. Just my experience. 

Ignore the wise guys and continue to trust your ears. Personally, I found that power cords had more impact on my digital gear than my amps and speaker cables had more positives and negatives than interconnects but that is just me as all systems are different as well as what we are listening for.

OP,

The power cord on my amp was also the biggest and profound difference after speaker cables. I struggled with getting the right power cord for my amp. I tried several different Cardas and Tranparent (but not the one made specifically for amps)… Cardas had greater weight but attenuated the details a bit. My dealer brought over a Hurricane… profoundly better. I bought it. If I were you, I would have someone let you try the Dragon and the Hurricane.

I did find differences in power cords on all my other components, but definitely the effect was not as great as on the amp. I have all Transparent Ultra cabling except for the amp power.

Luc 

I like the way you use your ears to system build.

Over the years, have you found ways to do ABX testing -- as one more way to learn what you can and cannot discern? I have a number of different cables and the sound different to me, but I also want them to sound different.

No I mean just the power cords for streamers and Dacs. Didn't hear any meanigful differences. They are all connected through power treament ( PS audio and ifi), which does make a difference ( cleaner, less distortion)

The interconnects make a difference:  more space around the instruments. I have tried a few usb cables and the Luna was the best for around 1 K.  

It’s your system and your ears, try as many cables brands that yields to ultimate synergy and joy. That’s all matters at the end of the day!

So all cables sound different. How about that.

Not only that, but some cables pair up better than others with certain equipment. *GASP*

Shocking, I tell you. ;)

So all cables sound different. How about that.

I wonder if we can trust , the pairing power cable-amplifier ; used in audio shows;

by a specific brand.

I live near Montreal.

Bonne journée

Pierre

I have found litthe effect of cables on Aurender streamers and Dacs.

Do you just mean power cords or interconnects too, and is this just specific to Aurender or a general experience? I hear significant differences between interconnects between my DAC and preamp, but I’m now looking to upgrade my DAC’s PC from stock, which I just assumed would make a meaningful improvement. Anyone else find little difference in upgrading the PC for a DAC (Those who don’t believe cables make a difference PLEASE refrain from responding as it is not helpful to me and just detracts from the purpose of the thread — thank you)?