With great care and design already implemented in the power supply design, would an S60 power supply (feeding a S30) benefit from an after market power cable? Anyone has experience of a power cable upgrade?
The original K30 features the same power supply as what’s in the S60. The K30 most certainly benefited from a better power cord.
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I find that power cords have a major impact on the sound and each power cord I have tried sound differently. Currently I am using Transparent Audio Opus G5 on my Oladra. That cord has sounded the best to me.
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This is what I have noticed too and that’s why I started the topic. A power cord for an already well designed power supply with all sorts of filters and modifiers shouldn’t make much difference but it does.
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I think it is safe to say virtually all Antipodes owners are seasoned audiophiles having been around the block many times. If one desires authentic musical realism quality cabling is just another essential component the same as turntables, speakers, amplification, streamers and other sources.
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I have an Antipodes K40 in my system, and my dealer let me audition a plethora of power cables.
They all sounded different.
I purchased a Swisscables Reference power cord for my K40.
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It’s been my experience that the better the power supply, the more that a better power cord can matter.
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Thanks to all with your input. I have tried a few far lowlier cables (Nordost blue heaven, Shunyata Taipan alpha helix) than those being mentioned here, and I have also noticed improvements.
Just curious that well designed power supplies, which are supposed to produce ‘perfect’ power to a streamer, can produce ‘even more perfect’ power when a better power cable is used.
I concur with others who’ve posted their comments about the improvements power cables can make on an already good sounding system.
I’ve recently been replacing my Furutech cables with Puritan Audio Labs Ultimate power cables. They not only sound great but they are also unbelievably flexible too. It makes routing cables at the back of my equipment rack much easier than wrestling with the stiff Furutech ones. They’re not cheap but they’re not too expensive either. I recommend giving them a try in your system to see if they work for you.
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That’s reassuring! I have tried the Puritan Classic Plus power cable, and it also improved the sound of a S60+S30.
I agree with the comment regarding the Ultimate cables. Outperforms cables costing a LOT more
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