@wheelndeal1099 don’t let anyone tell you what you will hear. Go ahead and explore it for yourself. If you do or do not hear an improvement, you know you tried and move on.
Power cords or power conditioner
I’m at a cross roads and I’m looking for some advice from those have have gone down this road. I recently added a 2 channel integrated amplifier to improve my 2 channel performance. I had been using my Datasat LS-10 for music and while it sounded really nice, it was missing the depth and clarity that I know my speakers are capable of. My speakers are KEF Reference 3s, rest of my 2 channel set is is as follows:
Luxman L 509x
Luxman D-03x
Roon Nucleus Plus
Lumin U2 Mini
Transparent Audio Super speaker cables
Nordorst Red Dawn XLR, Blue Heaven USB
Wire World Platinum USB
All power cables are DYI using Oyaide Tsunami V2 cable
So what I feel I am missing is that 3D holographic sound stage. It was there with the Luxman 509 when I demo’d it, but I am unable to get that experience at my house. I feel that majority of equipment is up to the task but I am curious if I should ad a top shelf power condtioner like a Shunyata Triton or Torus AVR20 into the system or replace my Intergrated’s power cord with a Shunyata Alpha NC? I’m getting tapped out, so for now it can only be one or the other.
Or should I skip the above and focus on room treatments?
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Agree with @audphile1 . In my case, just for fun I tried substituting my very expensive Audioquest Dragon cord feeding my Torus RM20 with the stock Torus power cord. The Torus in turn powers my entire system. My initial impression was, it sounds much different, and actually not bad at all! There was an immediacy and crispness that became more apparent with the stock cord. But, the major difference was that the soundstage was all on one level, with less dimensionality to vocals and instruments, less air, and less of a holographic presentation. As stated your results may vary. Of note, Torus told me they thought the cord from the Torus to your components matters more than the cord from the wall to the Torus, but as always, they said listen to your own ears. Great advice. |
@audphile1 That is what I intend to do. It's like Audio Science Review, if the site owner can't measure it, then it doesn't matter. Problem with that theory is most of the stuff that guy suggests as great due to measurements, sounds like garbage. Pulling my speakers out into my room has helped to broaden my soundstage and create more air around individual instruments. The problem is, this isn't a dedicated music room. I could pull the speakers out another foot, but it would ruin the function of the room. I'll soon find out how the other things improve or don't improve things. Thanks for all the advise and suggestions! |
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