WRT to Power cables - I have observed that the components in my system with the "lowest quality" power supplies tend to benefit more from a power cable upgrade than components having a higher quality power supply
e.g.
- my Bifrost DAC performed noticeably better with a good power cord.
- whereas my NAIM amp, although it improved, the improvements were more subtle.
- my Simaudio Moon Phono stage was somewhere between the two.
Also, If you have components with Wall-wart power supplies - find a quality replacement. with a quality power cable - It makes a huge difference
If I had to start again, I would start by upgrading the power cables first, because these allow the components to operate to their best abilities. Then followed by IC's and then speaker cables.
Regards...
e.g.
- my Bifrost DAC performed noticeably better with a good power cord.
- whereas my NAIM amp, although it improved, the improvements were more subtle.
- my Simaudio Moon Phono stage was somewhere between the two.
Also, If you have components with Wall-wart power supplies - find a quality replacement. with a quality power cable - It makes a huge difference
If I had to start again, I would start by upgrading the power cables first, because these allow the components to operate to their best abilities. Then followed by IC's and then speaker cables.
Regards...