The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance


This is a journey through real life experiences from you to everyone that cares to educate themselves. I must admit that I was not a believer in power cords and how they affect sound in your system. I from the camp that believed that the speaker provided 75% of the sound signature then your source then components but never the power cord. Until that magic day I along with another highly acclaimed AudioGoner who I will keep anatomist ran through a few cables in quite a few different systems and was "WOWED" at what I heard. That being said cable I know that I am not the only believer and that is why there are so many power cord/cable companies out there that range from $50 to 20-30 thousand dollars and above. So I like most of you have to scratch my head and ask where do I begin what brand and product and what should i really pay for it?

The purpose of this discussion to get some honest feed back on Price to Performance from you the end user to us here in the community.

Please fire away!


 


blumartini
I hate to judge too harshly but it seems a lot easier to satisfy the Naysayers as to what constitutes a “scientifically controlled test.” The reason I say that is because, by their own words, naysayers almost always have the least firm grip on what all the variables are. Not to mention anyone with bad intent can make the test impossible to pass. Thus, Naysayers are LEAST able to control all the variables. Make sense?
Every time I come back to this thread I’m reminded of something primordial going on. It’s about dominance. Chest pounding, bush shaking dominance.

See me. Listen to me. Obey me. It’s all very authoritarian.

One can almost take the dialogue here and insert it as a closed caption on the first act of 2001, A Space Odyssey. The monolith can be the sound system and the proto-humans the debaters (too kind a word) as they fight over what they heard.

I hope you can at least enjoy the holidays.

All the best,
Nonoise
Truthful and spiritual description for me...But I  must admit sometimes to be more akin to some of the apes than to some others...My bad indeed... My best Nonoise...
My best friend once was one of the developers of the intelligent computer at U. of Illinois Urbana upon which HAL-9000 is based. HAL-9000 of course was really in charge of the mission. Open the pod bay doors, Hal! 🧑🏻‍🚀 🤗
I dont know why I am so fascinated by robots, Hal, in particular....My best to you all, apes and robots included...

I think I know.... I am fascinated by the apes that are in the robot, and by the robots that are in the ape...

I apologize for disturbing the thread....