Hearing is believing?........power cables.......


For anyone who is skeptical about the difference a high quality power cord can make in your high quality audio system........try it.......hearing is believing. About 10 years ago when I bought my first "entry level" hifi system (B&K amp/preamp, Canton speakers) my audio advisor dropped off a Tara Labs Prism power cord. He said just try it for a week and if you don't think it makes a difference just return it. I, like most unfamiliar with high quality cables, was skeptical.......how could a cable 1 meter long from the wall to my equipment make a difference? I put it on the power amp and yes I could definitely tell there was a more defined bass and overall clearer soundscape. I'm a musicians, so I figured maybe the "non audiophile" can't hear the difference. So my brother-in-law who is a bricklayer came over and we did a blind listening test. I randomly switched the Tara, sometimes trying to fool him......told him I switched but didn't........he could tell every time I used the Tara! So I was convinced that it was "wishful thinking on my part or particularly sensitive ears. If you don't think a great power cable can make a difference........take the challenge. Try one for a week and see (hear) for yourself!
128x128mikeelzeysguitarstudio
@clearthink. So what point are you trying to get at?
Everything is relative.   IE.  what expensive is inexpensive to another. What's excellent SQ is poor SQ to another.   Eye of the beholder!
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initforthemusic
@geoffkait. Are all your 5,535 posts that strange?

Maybe.

Sincerely,

initforthemoney

@toddverrone and  - @initforthemusic  - thank for the feedback - much appreciated.

Todd - I find that the bigger the transformer in a component then the more subtle the improvements

You mono blocks probably has a very large transformer and lots of caps in the power supply. This would provide very good power to the circuits, so the improvements noticed would be less discernible.

Having said that I found the improvements with a power amp to be less about things like bass improvements, dynamics and image - and more about the improvements in the reproduction of minute venue acoustics and the realism the power amp is allowed to conveyconvey

The power supply in the Tube pre-amp probably benefits more from the quality power cable - allowing for the faster response to transient peaks.

Also, the Helix cable is a very low noise cable, but it also ensures the neutral side of the Pre is as close to zero volts as it can be. Without noise on the neutral side of the circuit ensures the best possible reproduction

Guys - I am not surprised by your observations - they are similar to my own, but they confirm that great cables can be applied to both Tube or solid state and provide the same level of improvement

Many Thanks
@dynaquest4

dynaquest4 wrote:
"Analog-like liquidity"....really?  That's a new one.  Who makes up this stuff?

I just went thru your responses to a few posts. Did it ever occur to you that you're wasting your time (and others) on Audiogon? 

You have obviously not experienced what impact cables can have in a high resolution system? I feel sorry for you! 

Did you notice, that the earth is not flat ... ?