Which cable is most important to spend money on...

Speaker cable, source interconnect or power cords?

I'm trying to figure out which tends to be the most important to upgrade for a high-end system. I know, I know, ideally all of them. But in which order?

thanks!

attamyway08-23-2006 2:41am

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tplavas Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 123 posts 08-25-2006 at 02:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Agree completely with Robert from Ridge Street Audio, and Nsgarch. My ears tell me that there are quite a few reasonably priced interconnects and speaker cables that get passed over because they don't offset the effects of colored power cords and AC products. Also, I don't think you can ever recover dynamics that are lost due to less than optimum AC products.
tplavas Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 123 posts 08-23-2006 at 08:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Power cords. As I've found recently, every other change/upgrade you make is affected by your choice of AC components. Dedicated lines first, if possible, and then power cables, interconnects, speaker cables. I'd also avoid committing alot of money to power conditioners early on, as they usually make hearing component differences even more difficult. A simple, but fairly transparent device like a Balanced Power Tech CPC, or Shunyata Hydra would be my choice. JMO
tplavas Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 123 posts 08-26-2006 at 09:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Newbee, The curiosity is killing me; which power conditioner would you suggest to build a system upon? If not one, name a few?

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