i mean, what you trying to ask? price, performance, sound character?

I am not sure if any exist below Rm200. Maybe other sifu can help.

The cheapest i seen is my Tacima. It does well to clean up noise from power line. On my system, i notice better clarity, reduced noise and reduced sibilance. But u also lose a bit of dynamics and bass slam but i think its a good trade cos i hate sibilance a lot. With better powercord, i brought back some dynamics and slam. My friend also having tacima also observe same as me, at first he missed the slam and revert back to direct wall power, but in the end he, like me, chose clarity over power.

Last 6 mth i just bought a VDH powercord, yet to test that direct to wall.. wondering more expensive powercord have better power noise filtering ka.

Anyway, got my tacima from futureshop.co.uk, that time i think below RM220-240, but now i think GBP is up.. might cost more.

iszit like when u turn on the lights, ur speaker makes some sort of popping sound? i think conditioner will prevent that.

i am not 100% sure, but i think power conditioner is a power stabilizer and surge protector and a noise filter all in one. however i am sure tacima has surge protection built in.

Best if you can test it out. Perhaps someone can borrow you or if you have the pleasure of go for audition at a hifi store, can ask the ppl to demo to you.

To me, yes they make a difference when you compare branded vs generic. Expensive doesnt mean good. You have to synergy with your gear. And i feel they make more difference for the amp side. Source side i cant say they work or not as i have never try. I have a Supra which is Rm2xx cable vs a Mainstream which is a Rm8xx cable, the mainstream is just a teeny tiny bit better  but for my friend in his marantz amp, it made a lot of difference (he also own the same powercords) to him.

Anyway, best if you can try, dont take my word 100%, you may experience something different.

A shorter than 3m cable will damage the speaker? First time hearing this. Curious to know what is the reason behind it.

It is quite good in retrieving bass, high treble and not suitable for bright sounding loudspeakers.

not all banana plug leave such a big gap but for Airloc i think they do. and i recall they are very tight plugs.

more importantly, hows the sound with the new cables 

Is 1.5k for a hifi system for my computer considered under budget? Can anyone recommend me one? I'm planning on using it with my xonar essence STX.

How much is it and where can I get it?

hi all Sifus, I am new to HIFI, I have a set of HiVi Swans M200MKII and M50W, but one is not good at bass and one is not good at mid/high. So I plan to buy a set of decent bookshelf speakers, budget around MYR1000, I intend to use a T-amp, Lepai 2020A to drive it. Can sifus gives some suggestion to me? Thanks 

So poison, look delicious, do you think it's gona work great if pair with Lepai 2020A?

oh really, sound great. Recently I have facing some issues with my powerful active speakers, in some environment there is resonance weewangwang problem, very strong in some tracks, maybe will need your help to justify using the e-ls encore + lepai amp?

nice DAC and setup u got there. i never try lepai or xls encore b4. saw tat u hav aktimate in ur sig. hav u tried compare centrance > aktimate vs centrance > lepai + xls encore? will like to hear ur experience.