audiphile power cords

I have a friend who profoundly claims that wire is wire..... copper is copper and silver is silver, they all sound alike whether it's power cords, speaker cables or interconnects. I asked him what high end cables he has heard. He said none.
If you haven't heard it, you don't have an opinion.

Regarding power cords and the "last 6 feet" argument, I would think if you had some sort of voltage regulation or power regeneration of some sort, you would then reap the benefits of a higher end power cord.

That said, different cables make a difference. Meaning, in my opinion, MOSTLY all cables DO SOMETHING to the signal leaving the component. If you really want to hear what your system sounds like, theoretically speaking, you would use the exact same cables that are inside your components to CONNECT your components. When you place $3,000 speaker cables between your amp and speakers, your aren't "unlocking" hidden information inside your amplifier. Those cables are manipulating the signal to give it added "air" or more "warmth" or whatever. The cables used inside the amp that lead to the binding posts are usually just plain pure copper wires. Remove the cover of your amp and take a look at the wires going to the binding posts. High end cables are tone controls to the "n"th.

Devil boy, I suspect your friend might possibly have a conniption if someone told him that interconnects sound better in one direction than the other or that the conductor of one of the new super cables is mostly nickel.

Power cables do make a difference...I've tried listening to my system without them and have been met with complete silence...no distortion or room mode interference of course, but no sound either...therefore I can highly recommend AC cords as they do seem to be a key component when one needs to get current from the wall to the gear. Call this a controversial position, but I'm sticking to it.

Geoffkait, Thanks for the idea. I'm over his place quite frequently. The next time I am, and we're both pounding some beers down,(and we always are), I'll bring up this subject and the notion of cables being directional. Oh boy, I can't wait for him to go berserk.

@ Wolf_Garcia, Your post had me laugh, great sence of humor, cheers.