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speaker cable prices
These are fantastic, made well and right in your budget; Cullen Cable Crossover.http://http//www.cullencable.com/crossover-series-speaker-cables/ Cheers,Scott 
Bluesound Node 2 as a preamp?
The dac in the Node 2 is very good. I really enjoyed listening through it; but I do find I enjoy the dac in my integrated amp a bit more.Cheers,Scott 
Bluesound Node 2 as a preamp?
@dgarretson I've had an aftermarket power cord on my Node 2 for two months now. Adding the cord resulted in a quieter more relaxed sound; tone, detail and resolution all improved. I also had the C7 inlet on the Node 2 replaced (the prongs on the N... 
Just bought Kef reference 1, now to choose speaker wires
fritzjurg,Congratulations on the KEF Ref 1s. I'll second milpai's recommendation of Cullen Cable for power cords. I'll also recommend Cullen for speaker cable as well.About three weeks ago I added a Cullen Crossover ll power cord and Crossover spe... 
Power cord upgrade/replacement on Denon POA-6600 monoblocks
Hey, @chattaudio, if your looking for someone to replace the stock cords, check out Cullen Cable. Patrick (Cullen) makes fantastic cables and does repair/modification work. He has an extensive background in the HiFi audio industry. Drop him an ema... 
Cullen Crossover Power Cables
First, I'd like to thank those that shared their experience with Cullen Cables in this post. There is not a great deal out there about Cullen Cables and that's a shame. After deciding to replace my power cable  and months of reading/researching to... 
Power Cord
@ricred1 Congratulations, I have a feeling you are going to be pleased with what you hear.I had all WireWorld cables in my system for about three years. While I believe WireWorld make good to excellent signal and speaker cables (system dependent o... 
AC Cables - Flexible and Small Gauge ?
You're welcome @mjmch2003 About two weeks ago I added a Cullen Crossover ll power cord and Crossover speaker cables to my amp. I now have all Cullen Cables in my system and I'm very pleased with the result.Patrick Cullen has an extensive backgroun... 
MARANTZ NEW REFERENCE 10 SERIES
@tom1040 That's cool. If I had the means I would grab a PM-10 in a heartbeat. The class-d amp I'm using now is excellent. I'm confident Marantz ha made an excellent class-d amplifier. I look forward to you impressions. I'm also more than a little ... 
Oyaide Cables
@genjamon Great post. Thanks for sharing your experience with Furutech.Cheers,Scott 
Oyaide Cables
@t_ramey Excellent comments and advice, thanks. I'll start with the outlet. Thanks for the link as well.cheers,Scott 
Oyaide Cables
Guys,Thanks for for the comments on the Furutech GTX-D (R) ang GTX-D NCF (R). Pretty sure that will be the next thing I try. I'm trying to figure out if I should get the GTX frame and the NCF outlet cover too. If so I'll have to wait a bit for fun... 
Oyaide Cables
@maxima95 The Sonarquest Rhodium/Carbon fiber plugs are what  my power cable is terminated with. Excellent build quality and sound.Cheers,Scott 
Oyaide Cables
@lak I’ve read enough of your posts over the years and I trust your ears, so I think it will be awhile before I try the Furutech plugs.;-)I hope a question about outlets will be on topic enough. I see you have the Furutech GTX-D (R) outlet. Would ... 
Oyaide Cables
@lak Thanks for sharing your experience with plugs. I just added (have about 50 hours on it) a power cable with Rhodium over copper and carbon fiber/stainless steel housing connectors from China. I have been very pleased with the results.To satisf...