Lunchy
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My speakers should arrive in 1-2 weeks. I bought a pair of Classe CA-M600 amps and a Classe CP-800 preamp to drive them. 1200 watts/channel into 4 ohms should make them sing. I think the Classe/Revel synergy should be quite good. John Atkinson thinks so!
It will be a digital system - for now. One day, I will add a turntable - probably when the Phonostage for the CP800 is released. Classe is telling me its a killer Phonostage.
Do power cables make a difference? Well.....what makes a real difference is clean electricity. Before spending money on expensive power cords, I would first make sure you have clean electricity. Start with upgrading the wall sockets. I have the Furutech GT-X sockets (purchased from Jeff at AV Solutions - here on Audioshark). I've also had the MIT wall sockets in my room for testing and they were excellent as well.
Beyond that, a power conditioner is a good idea. I know people rave about the Shunyata power conditioners. I have two audiophile grade power conditioners - the APC S20's and S15's. They also serve as surge protectors and battery backup. These are necessary for summers in Florida (lots and lots of lightening strikes). Once the summer storms are over, I plug my amps directly into the Furutech GT-X wall sockets which are connected to dedicated 20 amp circuits. The preamp and sources remain plugged into the APC S20's at all times.
The wall sockets help filter out noise on the line from outside, but more importantly, line on the noise from INSIDE your house - created by your refrigerator, freezer, AC unit and pretty much anything that uses electricity in your house.
If, after all that, you want to try some after market PC's, then at least you will be starting with a level playing field.
I had the WW Silver Electra power cords and I found the stock ARC power cords more to my liking. That being said, next week, I have some Tara Labs "THE ONE" power cords coming to try.
Start with clean AC first....it will give you much blacker backgrounds without changing cords.
All great points, but your comments on the WW Silver Electra cords are very interesting...I have them on all my gear except my Ref 5 which takes a 20 amps connector and I've been too cheap to get one for now. I've been tempted to give some Shunyata cables a demo from the cable co...decisions decisions...
