Power Cord Priority

Recently I read that Nordost's opinion is to put the best power cord at the beginning, ie., from the wall to the power conditioner. I always used to start from the source first. Though often used to defend the idea of source as most important, it's funny how "garbage in = garbage out" can run both ways. Personally I am taking this advice and working from the wall out and so far I'm not disappointed. Spreads the benefit to everything. Your inevitable second cord going to the amp then the source.
Try it in all places and pick your favorite. Then try again in a couple weeks.

I appreciate each response. Conclusion appears to be to try the cd/sacd player first, then the preamp. Can't implement the wall to power conditioner since I am using an internally hard-wired surge-protecter/conditioner. Aagin, thanks for taking the time to pass your experience on to me.

If you don't plug into a conditioner, go first with your weakest power supply. That's usually your digital gear.

Would it be better to invest in a conditioner and use equipment mfg-supplied stock PC's or purchase quality PC's and not worry about using a conditioner? How much does a "good" conditioner cost???

For me, the VH Flavor 2 made a bigger difference on my Jolida amp than the Audience cord on my Prima CDP. Just the opposite of what you would expect according to above posts. In this case it is really worth trying and experimenting.

The VH audio come with a great 60 day return policy, the Audience can be easily found on Agon or resold if you don't like them. I would give both a try and return them if there's no improvement.

Good luck!