Upgrading


My cables are a little on the ancient side ! I’m using Virtual Dynamics . Power one David series power cords , Testament series inter connects and signature series bi wired speaker cables . In which order should I start to replace my cables ? Budget is an issue! Chers 

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@blisshifi        Power cords are NOT what most here who expressed a clear opinion said.  They said speaker leads.

And two here said listening impressions must be discounted if they are not done blind.   Make that three...

 

@mazian    'I don't know anyone who can afford the real thing;'    Plenty here CAN afford it.  It's just that they don't wish to.

@clearthinker Thank you for the correction. I mixed up a word in the response which made a big difference in interpretation. I meant to say “Agree with those” not “Agree with most”. My suggestion still stands, as quality of power delivery is the foundation of any system. Crappy power in is crappy sound out. I’m at a stage now where changing out power cords make bigger differences than the other cables, so go figure. 

My dealer came to my house and had me listen to 4 tracks (my picks) with my Kimber KS1121 interconnects (balanced) and Shunyata venom speaker wire.  then replaced all with Transparent wire.  Listening to the same 4 tracks, I noticed enough improvement in SQ that I bought the set.  Since then I have been surprised at the overall imporvemnt in SQ with other familiar recordings.  I have a pretty revealing system (ARC, Wilson, Linn, Moon).  Not trying to start "Cable wars" just sharing my experience.