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Should the better AC cable be used on Amp? Source?

Hi everyone,

Just curious about this one. Let's suppose that you have 2 AC cables, one being more upscale than the other.

Where would you use it? On the amp or cd player?

Please avoid the ''use the one that sound's best'' type of answers - I already did this and the results vary from recording to recording.

As a general rule of thumb, what would you say?

Thanks!
sonicbeauty

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jmcgrogan2
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Well I don't think there is one answer that will work for all cases. I believe that if you are not using any power conditioner, then the "best" cord should go on the source instead of the amp.

That being said, I have my "best" power cord on my preamp. The power cord on my amp and CDP cost more $$$ than my "best" cord, but that's for another thread.

If you are using a power conditioner, the best cord should go on your power conditioner, thereby more components could benefit from it.
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