Do I need higher quality power cords?

Other high end amp manu-fractures will be very sad to hear this news. You know, Lamm, DartZeel, Classe, Parasound, Gamut, McIntosh, Mark Levinson, Conrad Johnson, Krell and Pass.

@geoffkait that is just the tip of the iceberg. Besides, shadorne must know something so many manufacturers have missed in their designs. And he has a follower.

Today I got the try the Nordost Blue Heaven and Red Dawn power cables on my MA252 and Rega Apollo CD and after an hour of listening and then going back to the stock cables I couldn't believe the difference.  I was expecting maybe a subtle difference but the difference was so acute even my wife could hear the difference:)  Which is just as well after I told her how much they were:)

Speaking as a musician first and not an Audiophile I have to say I have noticed a huge difference by putting on good power cords on my equiptment. I was a classical guitarist and lutenist and although this can be infuriating to some people I noticed a difference in the fingering noises of soloists and I say if that is more prominent then many other details come to the fore. Now I also have to say I have been accused by lots of people on here that it is pure imagination on my part but I would rather take the word of a musician than a pseudo scientist any day. In my case I made up my own cables from Neotech mains cable and Furutech plugs and it cost me a third of the price of a JPS Kaptovator which I also own and it is also every bit as good as the Kaptovater and in some areas even better. Try one on your amp first and if you are happy with it continue with your source equiptment , I am sure it would be benificial to your system. Good luck , Jim.

Oyaide Tunami wire with middle range Furutech connectors makes a quality AC cable that won’t break the bank.