Power Cables

Wow. I am sorry I wasted 5 minutes reading this. I agree with what jimf42 says plus you should add the wires from the transformer in the street feeding your house :) The aftermarket power cable thing is pure science fiction when you consider the whole ecosystem.

Just make sure the wiring in your power cord is thick enough (14AWG - 12AWG). If you are concerned about noise, such as with a Class D amp, get a shielded cord. And no, they are not power chords, those went out of fashion in the 80's with the hair metal bands...

Hair metal bands went out of fashion? Whoa!

The standard power cable provided by the maunfacturer is not capable of responding to the immense demands of tranient signals. More advanced designs allow the conveyance of enough power in a timely manner such that an amp can perform up to its full potential and reproduce those transients more faithfully.

 
I loathe to ask, but (a) what part --specifically-- inherent to the "advanced" power cable enables it to allow more power from the station / to the pole / over the lines / into your home through the walls after going through its own short run of wire? And (b) what part of the PSU system within the component senses and allows more current than what it is specified to engage .. a timely conveyance of it, as you say, to increase audio transients? Finally (c) what makes this wire magic so expensive that it is not within the cost/benefit analysis parameters of the manufacturers to include it with their mid to higher priced products if the difference is so easily heard? Thank you.

How long has this (thread) been going on?
- apologies to Paul Carrack for borrowing his lyric. ;-)

How long has this (thread) been going on?

Not remotely close to as long as many other cable-related threads/debates :-)

Regards,
-- Al