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upgraded power cables after a power conditioner

Hello all

I am curious what your thoughts are regarding the importance of upgraded power cables placed between the power conditioner and the hifi components. Will the power conditioner be enough (it's an "upgraded" Isotek Sigmas with Furutech rodium plugs) or will adding upgraded power cables improve things some. Do I upgrade the cables?? Or shall I upgrade the plugs on the stock cables? I have run a dedicated mains supply to the hifi from the breaker box, did the whole fuse upgrade thing in every component, got the AQ Sky and AQ Wild interconnects everywhere, using AQ Rockefeller speaker cables which are due for upgrading soon - so the next thing to consider is the power cables. I await your input. Thank you!
ronaldp
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mapman
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IF the power needs fixing/filtering/conditioning (which is often but not always the case) then the best strategy to me is to first get it right via the proper power conditioner that can do the job, ie do the filtering/conditioning well and deliver more than adequate power/current downstream as well.

MY bet is that once this is done, in general, power cords alone then make little difference.

At least that is my asssessment and how I would best handle power issues with a home system.
elizabeth
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I have found making a power cable costs about as much as buying a ready made one.
(But that is here in the USA)
You might check out eBay.. Try Ebay USA, or Australia.
There is a good seller from Taiwan who sells on Ebay Australia (vintage_audio_lab)
That seller might ship to SA.
His power cables are not too expensive and worth $$
Also his A/C plugs are good too.
Added he also sells on ebay Hong Kong
ronaldp OP
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Hello all

Thanks for your responses. Fitted a few pairs of AQ NRG3 power cables into the power conditioner. Fitted them all at the same time. To be honest I was really hoping for a notable sound quality difference. I didn't. So Mapman I agree with you on on your words.

Elizabeth here on South Africa power cables (and making them) is generally an exclusive rarity. People here often scoff at the thought of upgraded fuses. so variety is scarce. We don't have access to half the "affordable" goodies you people have abroad. But this is a healthy long term hobby, so its always nice to experiment and learn, and grow along the way.
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