In my quest for power cords, i have noticed that a longer cord say 6 or 8 feet tends to have a nicer sound in my system that the same models that are 3 or 4 feet. Power cords i have found this to be true include Cerious Tech, Cardas, and VH Audio....anyone have an explanation?
AND by nicer sound I mean they tend to have a richer midrange, and a more coherent top to bottom presentation.
Ie, lighten up, Gunbei's just pulling your chain. FWIW, due to placement of outlets I have 2 and 2.5 meter power cords for the amps on my right channel, and 1 meter power cords for the amps on my left channel (all Kubala Sosna Emotion), and haven't noticed any difference between the two channels sonically. Might be different with other brands or setups.
Sorry you aren't happy with the way your thread has panned out, but no need to make personal attacks. Besides, I'm on your side! Heheh. I respond with humor, something you obviously have difficulty comprehending and you call me names? You sound like a little girl that just had her stuffed animal punched. Tell me, do you think your response is any more mature than me. How personal do you want to get? Think carefully about this.
Cables have their rated electrical parameters specified per unit length, typically per foot or meter. As such, their level of capacitance (for example) will increase linearly as the length of the cable increases. Therefore depending upon a cable's specific design parameters, different lengths can offer some significant differences in apparent sound quality. In some systems and applications higher capacitance in a power cable may be a desirable attribute, while in other scenarios it may not. The same applies to a cable's rated inductance and resistance. YMMV applies well with high end audio cabling solutions.
I have herd that Shunyata was once commissioned a 30 ft length of Anaconda Alpha (original series) with amazing results. Unfortunately I have this info only 3rd hand with no additional detail, except for the resulting sound being reportedly superior to that of the standard 6ft length.
Gunbei, Sonic_genius :nice maturity levels...when you grow up, get educated, and know how to respond like mature adults...yes Romy the Cat says it well....there are AUDIO MORONS on audiogon
In a word; NO. If your PC sounds better in a longer length, then you've got the 'wrong' pc. Of course, by wrong, I mean 'less than optimal', not 'horribly awful'. I've listened to pc's in roughly .5awg increments between 9awg and 13awg, and in .5 ft increments between 3ft and 8ft (in gauges 10-12). Yes, I'm that obsessive. And when you find the 'right' gauge and length, that's when you discover just what your gear is capable of.
Ie, if you hear a difference, by all means do it! Especially if it's a VH Audio DIY Flavor cord. I like Chris's stuff. I may just buy the components to make a 20 footer to see if I CAN hear a difference. But this time I'll use a hot pink jacket and shrink tubing.
Me, I would think about the room first before I start to think about power cord length. the room will more difference than any cable or IC now if the room is done OK or go spend money on music YMMV Marc
well.....obsessing or not...if an 8 foot cord "DOES" the job better thana 5 foot....would it not be worth the extra $100 or so...considering that one could spend say $2000 on a pair of ICs that might give only 10% more performance than one's old ICs.....and some manufacturers and hobbyists believe the power cord makes the biggest difference and should be the first to be upgraded....as do I
Might the length have something to do with whether or not the cord acts as an antenna for picking up RF? Anyway, I've got a limit to how much I obsess about things, and this one just isn't worth it to me.
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