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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!


 


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jerrybj
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unfairlane
Well you could diy better ones for 20-20 bucks but who cares
The thing I find most annoying here is the arrogance of some members.
Especially when comparing DIY products against companies’ products who invest so much into developing and improving their product, and are continually doing so.
And reviewers? Surely they have not been fooled, as you so blatantly accuse others of being.

I have no doubt some DIY cables are indeed very good value.
However, when I spend money, I’m looking for better than most of these can provide.

Audience has a very good reputation, and very good reviews.

audiozenology
362 posts
 
Show me a cable with bad professional reviews ...
clearthink
1,421 posts
 
audiozenology" Show me a cable with bad professional reviews..."

Velloman cables have gotten some bad reviews in my country but that makes no difference at all they are really excellent cables and widely misunderstood by those like you who claim a "moral authority" to instruct others on the design, application, and use of products intended for use in a Music Reproduction System.
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geoffkait
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Many folks who test cables professionally, i.e, magazine reviewers, et al, don’t know HOW to test cables. They simply don’t know all the variables. Is that being too harsh? Furthermore, audio reviewers/editors usually won’t publish bad reviews of any product including cables because they don’t wish to kill a small growing company. Duh!
audiozenology
362 posts
 
Thanks for the comic interlude Clearthink. Are you finished stalking for the day, or should I expect more angry posts? I am putting together a compendium of your rants and just want to know how much time I should allocate today???
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