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Yup Power Cords

For the last year my system has sounded fine, but something was missing. It was clean, clear, full, spacious, but lacked emotion. Great but sterile sound.
Then on a lark I decided to buy some inexpensive AQ power cords.

Uh huh! ! ! PRAT ! ! !

They transformed the sound and added emotion. I hear things that I never heard before. I didn't believe that power cords could make such a difference. I had been through several speaker cables and interconnects. Start with power cords folks. They have made a huge impact on the sound of my system. I have read the arguments over cable and cords and interconnects, and I can't understand it, but it is the best and cheapest tweak with the largest impact to my system. I am truly stunned by this.

I know many of you do not believe any cables make a difference, but I hear differences in most cables in my system. If fact a cheap silver interconnect is now my favorite, and before I could not stand anything silver in the chain. Go figure!

Let the discussion begin.
zilla
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Those that dismiss power cords will say that if the gear has a well designed power supply the cord does not matter.

What I think they forget is... if that well designed power supply is fed inadequate power, it will have to work hard to make the gear perform, no matter how good it is made.

There is also the garbage in theory of course.

A power supply can always be better. There is always a price point in the design. If a better cord makes the power supply's job easier, then the sound should improve.

Why do you think they have "hospital grade"? Do you want a cheap power cord and wall outlet on the respirator keeping you alive?
ratsb0dd
41 posts
 
I thought hosspital grade meant it won't spark wth all those oxygen tanks around etc. As far as a cord cleaning up the power, I have yet to see even a manufacturers explaination how that happens. They usually just talk about the soundstage whatever, and then those who are wisely silent about any explaination other that we know what we are doing with advanced materials.

steve
snofun3
601 posts
 
Rats - You're right about what "Hospital Grade" means. They're far smarter than to believe a power cord has an effect on the equipment.
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