Ben, Appreciate if you could tell us the difference between the following two setups -
-Transporter -> Dodson DA-218 DAC -SB2 (w/Elpac) -> Dodson DA-218 DAC Re: power cables. They do make a difference. But I am not sure you need to spend that much money on them. Per my learning, the order of importance in this dept - 1. Dedicated line 2. Hospital Grade wall outlet 3. Connectors on the power cable 4. Different kinds of power cable geoemetry (NOte, I have split a power cable into #3 and #4) 5. Power conditioning That the connectors are important is easily demonstrated when you clean contacts with a contact cleaner and plug them back in. The connections all have to be really tight and clean. For eg. My main amplification is a Panasonic XR55 (poor man' -- SoftwireEngineer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SoftwireEngineer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7000 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28369 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles