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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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corona
132 posts
 
Zaikesman:
Your mind has a tendency to live in the shadows; no, that is not reason it happned that way. We could not get the speaker to work properly,we traced the problem to the power cables at this point we realized a more advanced pc was going to be absolutely necessary. Like I said before this process evolved over a 4 year period.
distortion
571 posts
 
Hmm, maybe this is more of a Dixon-Lerche conjecture. Corona's PCs postulate that, identical properties exist even though none of us seem to agree on them.

Or......

Maybe we all reside in one of the, is it 9 other dimensions, that "String theory" requires exist.

I wonder do these PCs vibrate when you curl them end to end?
zaikesman
3,017 posts
 
What can I say Corona? My mind has a mind of its own...
corona
132 posts
 
Zaikesman:
Good one, it proves there is nothing wrong with your sense of humor.
kt_88
242 posts
 
Corona,

As I said before, you can contact CJ and see what they think of your stringy cable. Who knows? Maybe they will rename their company " Corona Conrad Johnson " Well maybe........... since your cables are so great, the will completely drop their name and rename the company " Corona "

Yeah, get back to me when you can design " AND SELL " as much quality equipment as CJ.

Hey, aren't you forgetting something? Without the amp, pre, source, your cable is bumming. What good are tires without cars to put them on?

Power cords snake oil? No I don't think that is a correct statement. A snake would never try to sell you it's own oil. The snake needs that oil to stay alive! A snake will sucker you into something it doesn't need, and also you don't need, or even something ( half as good ) to replace what you already have.
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