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POWER CABLE FEATURES

Hi, for many years in this hobby I have paid the least attention to power wires ... I just used quality "computer" cords and that was enough.
Yes, I brought home expensive wires and compared them - there was a difference, but not so much to pay so much money for a piece of wire.

Now I decided to replace the cables (catching fleas - fine tuning the system), chose the manufacturer ...

So my question is - two cables of the same design, but different sections (1.5 and 2.5 squares) ...

How does the thickness of the cable most often affect the sound?

my consumers: CD transport (40 watts), DAC (50 watts), tube amplifier (consumes 130 watts).

Of course, it is better to compare and find out, but like everyone else, there is no such possibility ... Therefore, I am looking for those who have identified a common pattern (from personal experience).

Any caliber of these two will work for my system, but suddenly there is a feature that can be used ...

what I want ? - correct balance, more black background, image depth ...
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rodman99999
6,158 posts
 
@serjio-   I've used Zu Mother PCs on a number of components and never have been disappointed, in the least.

          Currently: I have them on my CDP, preamp and tubed, monoblock, main amps.

           Some low-cost options, you may want to explore:

           ie: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649742715-zu-audio-mother-varial-amp-ash/

           and: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649738798-zu-audio-mother-power-cord-2-meters/

           Zu's description:  
  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51dd8a95e4b0ff2f7c9874ae/t/56438a03e4b0b66656c31f7f/144726681... 

           Reviewed, here:  https://6moons.com/audioreviews/zu13/cables.html
pauly
1,012 posts
 
computer cables are enough (by the way, they are of different qualities) ... they will give consistently satisfactory results ... while expensive cables can paint and distort the sound (some recordings will benefit from this, and some will not).


That not true. The idea that cheap cables are neutral is incorrect. Many, not all, audiophiles cables are engineered to produce a particular sound, but that doesn’t mean cheap cables don’t color sound.

When I use a computer power cables my sound becomes very colored and is extremely unsatisfying.
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lowrider57
5,417 posts
 
+1 @pauly 

It's been my experience, the better the equipment, room acoustics, component's power supply and everything else involved; the more obvious an upgrade in house wiring, cables or interconnects will appear.
+1 @rodman99999 
The more revealing your system is, this is when a cable change will become audible, for better or worse.


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