@bluethinker Even if you are well-off, $360 does not sound like an "economy oriented" cable. Take that money and buy music, subscribe to Qobuz for a year, anything but waste it on junk. The cable that comes with your streamer is more than good enough. Don't let these elitist spendthrifts fool you. Power cables DO NOT make an audible difference, and neither do expensive fuses, Shakti stones, $10,000 grounding boxes, nor the rest of the garbage these people spout off on. I'm sure I'll be cancelled after this.
Suggested Power Cable for Streamer
Fellow Audio Fanatics -
I’m at the stage of fine tuning my system. It’s been roughly three years of investment, trial and error, and pure enjoyment. However, as many of you know, this hobby tends to make us obsessive over the prospect of making “incremental improvements.”
Why?
I think it’s simply because we’ve made adjustments over time that paid off.
MY QUESTION
I am currently using a NRG “The Five,” which is a heavy gauge power cable from a gentleman up in Canada. Great cable for the price! That said, my sense is it’s a cable designed more for power amp rather than source components like DACs or streamers.
I’m wondering if I could improve the performance of my streamer with another cable more specifically designed for source components? If so, what cable might you recommend? Your responses are greatly appreciated.
I’m posting my system below for context.
- Innuos Zenith streamer with NRG “the five” cable
- Merason DAC1 with a LessLoss power cable
- Linear Tube Audio preamp with a cardas clear reflection cable
- Conrad Johnson Classic 120 with a Cardas Clear Beyond XL cable
- Speakers - switch between Dynaudio Heritage Specials and QLN Prestige 3
Everything is connected to a Puritan 156 with their classic cable. I will soon upgrade to their Ultimate cable which will plug directly into the wall.
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Well we all know that any manufacturer of high fidelity equipment will purposely include a super low-quality power cord so as to show their product in the worst light possible. But seriously folks! An expensive 3rd party power cord for a low-current device like a streamer? Putting one of those on a power amp is dumb, but putting one on a streamer is comical. |
@anotherbob Sorry, mate, but I do not believe there was ANY objective change in the sound. Subjectively...well, the brain can be a trickster, can't it.
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