Looking For 18awg Audiophile Power Cable Options

“Nope. Jason Bourne is the proverbial “our Village Fool””

or wise man, depending on your point of view. He has a good bit of experience spanning a diversity of gear. I disagree with his stance regarding power cables and testimonials have never swayed his opinion. I suspect that he would suggest that the claim that cables make a difference won’t stand under double blind tests.

@thyname making fun of other peoples equipment is the part of the hobby that I could do without. Yes I’m a Macintosh  add a tekton guy. I think they both make fine equipment and they’re both made here in the United States. I think I could probably find plenty of people who wouldn’t have a problem with any of my purchases.

I’m not a full on cable denier. I think it’s a little over blown, I think that interconnects and speaker cables can make a difference. I’ll stand behind the power cord argument. Especially since none of the aftermarket ones, are underwriters, laboratories, rated.I hope that you never have a problem with one of these aftermarket cords, messing up any of that fine foreign made equipment that you have.

I probably should’ve taken up knitting. It would’ve been a lot cheaper than the money I spent hiring people… specialists, helping me build my new idea in Speakers called  blueprintacoustic.com. That’s kind of what’s wrong with being an audio file. It’s not really a hobby……riding a bike is a hobby unless you’re going to buy and sell equipment home audio is not really a hobby. Home audio is like buying an expensive home Appliance that you have fallen in love with. I think many people get bored and wish that they could have more interaction with their equipment than just turning it on and listening to music. That explains away why there are so many bizarre tweaks that are available to purchase. There is some seriously bizarre stuff that I’ve seen come up for sale. I don’t think I’ve ever seen things like that and other hobbies. Unless you are a electronics tech, there’s really not much else you can do with your equipment except listen to it.. I don’t know just a crazy thought. 

After I had my accident (riding my bike) and became a quadriplegic. I was looking for something to do. I can’t use my hands like I used to so streaming music seem to be something fun. Then I started buying and selling equipment. Three years ago I decided that I thought I had a pretty novel idea and started doing my research and hiring specialist to see if my speaker idea would work. I’m very proud at what I’ve created, along with some other very talented people. In a way it tries to solve some of the hobby issues. I spoke of previously. We designed a hands on speaker system that encourages you to make changes and gives you hundreds of options that no other speaker company does. We’re very proud of how they sound and how they look. 

when I retired at 40 I thought I would get to ride my bike until I was around 80. That didn’t work out like I planned….so If any of you out there are bored… I’d love to get to know you better, and let’s talk about speakers!

I apologize to all those out there who love their power cables. I wish I could hear what you do, it would give me something else to goof around with. Best wishes to everyone may you find contentment in our audio hobby.

acar83 OP

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02-12-2023 at 08:18am 

Erm...I thought this was an audiophile forum for people who understand the answer to that question, lol... Did I put this post in the wrong place or something?

Big talk for an "audiophile" wanting 18 ga, power cables.

I think I’m done with my participation in this thread. It was a simple question about whether or not anyone knew of cables that would have the specs of the stock cables that professional audio gear is designed to run with but with higher quality connectors and some kind of RF shielding, but clearly that is too much for people to handle.

But to "secretguy" I will say, being an "audiophile" has nothing to do with needing a gauge or power cord of any specific kind, it’s about getting a certain energetic experience from the system as a whole, whatever it takes to get you there. For me, it was a shift in the way the system felt so that the system kind of disappeared and the music became more real, allowing me to make more objective decisions in the production of music.

Thanks to the few of you who had constructive things to say. Peace.

Yes. Knitting is a good hobby.

And @raysmtb1 everything I see here you posting leads me to believe you are a full blown cable hater and denier. Everything you say is a conjecture.

By the way, you never answered my question on the fuse

oh, and this? 😂😂😂

when I retired at 40