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Upgrading power cables

Recently auditioned some power cables in an A-B test and became a believer in the benefits of a quality power cable. Since the test was only done with an amp. I wonder if it is necessary to upgrade the power cables of all my components (solid state amp, tube preamp, SACD player). If so, should all components have the same model of power cable? What should be the first component to upgrade?

Thanks for the help.
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williewonka
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Treadman, the range of improvement that cab be achieved is quite varied in different ways...
  • Very modestly priced components, like my Schiit Bifrost DAC, achieved a significantly higher level of performance with good power and interconnects nectcables
  • Higher resolution components tend to exhibit more modest levels of improvements, like my Simaudio MOON phono stage. But then you start to hear an improved level of refinememt i.e. resolution
  • My Naim 5i amp, having the best power supply of all, probably exhibited the least amount of improvement, but again, the level of refinement or resolution has exceeded my expectations considerably.
So even though the individual amount of improvement may appear to differ, the overall improvement of the system justified the investment in power cable upgrades for all components in my case.

Regards
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