Power Cords Snake Oil ??


Having been a long time audiophile living with countless high end compnents I have to wonder about the theory and practicality of high end power cords.

I have yet to hear the difference a power cord makes. Ive owned, synergistic, Shunyata, BMI and cardas. I in no way can detect any sonic signature or change. Give me a pair of interconnects and I imeadiately notice a difference somewhere in the sonic spectrum. Not the PC though. I have accomplished 4 blind tests with my friends. 3 out of the 4 they did not know their cord was replaced. All 4 were using a stock factory supplied cord. Each of the 4 tests were done on different components. Amp, CDP, Preamp & dac.

My electrical backround tells me that provided you supply the component with its required voltage bet 110vac or 220/240vac its happy. Now, change the incoming frequency from 60hz to say 53hz and watch how quickly your soundstage collapses.! This is often the case during the summer months when home air conditioners are in use and the utility company power output is taxed to the max. A really good power conditioner should however take care of the frequency fluctuations. But 110vac is still 110vac regardless of the conductor it passes through as long as its remains 110vac when it reaches the intended circuit. Does your 8k amp or preamp know the difference of the path the voltage took to reach it ? Many an audiophile will use a dedicated 20amp circut for their equipment.That is a good idea as voltage & frequency fluctuations will occur in the home circuit to to other loads on the main breaker panel but again, A power cord simply is the means of transporting the voltage from the wall to the component. IF there is a clean 110vac @ 60hz at the wall socket, no matter what the medium is to go from the socket to the component, it will still be 110vac @60hz.

Could somebody expand on this a bit more. I just dont understand it. ??
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ostensible_constituency

Geoffkait: Uh, you just repeated yourself again. Yup, 🍑🍔🍔


Hey Geoff....you wouldn't happen to sell audio tweaks, would you? I think that if so, it should disqualify you here as it's an obvious conflict of interest when a user asks a forum for objective advice.

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ostensible_constituency
You have serious issues with reading for comprehension, so I'll repeat this one last time for your benefit. I never said I KNOW anything FOR CERTAIN.
Yes you did:
"I would wager everything that I own and my kid’s college savings that you could not distinguish the difference between two power cables of equivalent length, same AWG (even "effective AWG") with ALL other variables in the given system controlled - more than 50% of the time."
You've also stated:
... The only thing that qualifies as "dogma" around here is the notion/statement that "my power cable sounds better than yours because I say so!" which gets repeated over and over and over ...
and:
.....not to mention "I don’t believe in science!"
Do you have any proof of those claims? Ive asked you because I've never seen such statements here previously, yet you claim they are common.
If you're still having trouble with that VERY basic concept, perhaps an education of some kind is in order, even at the local community college?
That looks like a case of projection to me.
ostensible_constituency"Give us all a break here and just admit right now that you’re totally making this up. In fact, you need to prove the following right now before I can take anything else you say seriously:"

You would appear to be so substantially confused, disoriented and misinformed to such an extreme extent that it is almost impossible to respond to your foot-stomping demanding little elementary school tirade except to plainly explain that neither I nor anyone else here have to prove anything to you at all the entire burden of facts, proof and substantiation rests with you becausde you are the one making the claims, accusations, and prononcements.

" If such a study was commenced, I would GLADLY bet all my money on the notion that the results would demonstrate, beyond doubt, that the power cable company’s claims are bogus."

How much money is that for someone like you who writes, thinks and challenges like that of a third or fourth grader it is probably your entire piggy bank is it more than $100 USD? Please explain to us the exact amount of resources that you are willing to commit to the challenge you put forth towards the participants here in this group.

"  concentrating only on power mains cables in an equivalent system, depending on the amount of $$ I was willing to put on it. How much $$ would it take for you to participate, whether it was myself or one of the cable companies putting it up?"

It is increasingly apparent that you are not serious, legitimate or honest so answering your question would yield no progress in this discussion which is tuning into a thread where you are talking to yourself like a fool on a street corner or more accurately in all likelihood like a child spurned and alone at recess.

nonoise  (to @ostensible_constituency)
You're not the first to go around, banging your drum about double blind testing and proffering wagers, which the mods frown upon. You'll find out soon enough.
Quite so. This is not the place for such nonsense. This a hobbyist's group. No one here owes anyone anything, including complying with demands for scientific evidence, participating in double-blind studies or being ridiculed or shamed for refusing to wager with an anonymous Internet user.