Bel canto monoblocks and power cables

@tomaswv  - listen for the venue acoustics in a live recording, such as a classical piece - preferably with 4-6 instrumentalists.

You should hear more echoes and reverberations and background noise.
e.g. in one recording I can now clearly hear trucks in the background.

With standard power cables it will be less pronounced

Good luck with your quest - Steve

Thanks to all for the insight.  I tested all three again--there was indeed a slight improvement over the stock cables. With the stock cords, the soundstage narrowed slightly--like one foot--and there was a little realism/vibrancy missing from Ravi Coltrane's sax on Alabama (front In Movement).  The Nordost and AZ were almost identical -- I went with the Nordost for now but could easily live with either.  These are Heimdall IIs, whereas when I chose the AZ over Nordost a few back they were Vishnus, so that may account for my current choice. At least for my Bel Cantos though, only a very slight improvement over the stock cables. 

When you have reference equipment,and I also include professional grade cabling in that context,the sonic differences are very subtle and as always it is more about synergy with your components.