Power cable question.

I have, admittedly, little experience with power cords. However, I have purchased 2 Volex power cords for a total of $35 (eg $17.50 ea) and found them to be well made, well shielded and sonically neutral. These are the cords that people replace the connectors with to make the asylum cords. You should be able to find them at allied electronics or at other electronics supply dealers.

Like most things in audio, the biggest bang for the buck begins by moving above minimum quality. In this case the stock cord is the minimum quality.

Almost any of the power cords discussed and sold at Audiogon will help your sound. As for money, you can spend as little or as much as you can stand.

The Jolida is a fine unit, but since it retails for about $1100.00, that extra $400.00 is a fairly high investment. I would start with used, maybe a Purist or Cardas.

I just took a look at classified here at Audiogon and saw a Cardas Hexlink power cord for $75.00. If this or another similarly priced (used) cord does not suit you, your likely to be able to resell for very little or no loss.

Some good inexpensive, but much higher performing alternatives would be (in no special order) Virtual Dynamics (cryo'd versions), Tek-Line Audio, Absolute, Mr. Cable (made by Tek-line, sold direct), and the Audio Magic X-Stream. All of these cables are under $100 (some are $50 to $70), but will clearly outperform stock cords by a large margin.