Don't know what was decided on this, since the thread's been dormant for a bit, but I have Transparent Premium power cords on my sources, preamp and power amps. I heard improvements in sound each time I added one. I have their Plus interconnects on sources and one pair of Super connecting the preamp and amps. I plan to audition Transparent Plus speaker cable to see if it can supplant my Kimber 12TC, but that will be a tall order based on what I heard last night.
On my Furman SPR-20i voltage regulator and IT-Reference 15i power conditioner, however, I have Shunyata Venom HC cords. I am thinking of changing to the Venom NR10s there, though I have no complaints about the sound I have now. The Furmans are chained, so perhaps I need only one NR10 for the SPR-20i, which is connected to the wall. I'm sure Premiums would do the job on the Furmans as well, but I want to be consistent in my setup. My experience is that cleaning up the power yields better gains than interconnects, so I'd start there. I have no experience with Shunyata ICs or speaker cables, so no comment on them other than they're good.
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SOTA, Grado, SME, Van den Hul, Gingko turntable setup; Pioneer Elite LD, BDP; Sony OLED TV; Magnum Dynalab tuner, antenna; MIT S-video cable; Pangea HDMI cables; DVDO video processor; McIntosh SACD, preamp, power amps; Telefunken Black Diamond preamp tubes; Kimber IC; Transparent IC, PC, SC; Mirage speakers; PS Audio, Shunyata PC; Audio Additives RCA caps; Furman power conditioning; Sanus: racks
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