Warm sounding power cord for for CD player to suppress digital glare on vocals.

John (Jmcgrogan2), yes, as you indicated we rarely disagree, and I always view your experience and your posts with great respect. And my perception has been that what you’ve said in your post above represents a belief that is shared by many and perhaps the majority of audiophiles.

Nevertheless, as I see it an expectation that a given power cord design will result in effects on the sound that are consistent and predictable when used to power a variety of components that may be completely different designs in just about every conceivably relevant respect, that are being powered by AC having unpredictable and widely varying voltage and noise characteristics, that are being used in conjunction with other components that can be assumed to have widely differing sensitivities to digital (or other) noise that may be coupled into them, that are being used in conjunction with other components and interconnect configurations that can be assumed to have widely differing susceptibility to ground loop-related issues, that may draw vastly differing amounts of current and have vastly different fluctuations in that draw, and that may even be performing completely different functions, is fundamentally irreconcilable with an understanding of how this stuff works. And IMO is therefore a misconception, probably resulting in most cases from extrapolating too broadly from personal experience, and reinforced by marketing hyperbole and popular mythology.

FWIW, though, aside from the reference to power cords being tone controls, I would agree with **everything** in your post if the word “signature” were changed to the word “effect.” Especially when it comes to power cords.

Best regards,
--Al

Ahhhh, okay Al, you talked me into it. I'll change the word "signature" to "effect". LOL!

I always enjoy your input, I find it very educational, at least what I can understand. :^)

Cheers,
John

Has the OP mentioned his budget yet? Or else any suggestions are just a crap shoot.

I'm the OP here. Budget would be around $1500 hopefully, new or used.
(But if something is really special, I could save up for a while or sell something to do it.)

About 10 years ago, after trying a number of cords, I found the old Shunyata Anaconda VX to be best and have stayed with it. Each time I tried others over the years. (Purist, Telwire, Stealth Digital, Kimber PK-10, TG audio, and some others), the VX won out. A close second is the Shunyata Anaconda Alpha.

I have an EMM XDS1/V2 (upgraded from the V1).
I find the power cord has a very large impact on digital sound, especially EMM gear I have had over the past decade, which is very revealing, for better or worse.

I have not tried much recently so I just thought some people would have experience with newer power cords for digital sources.

Thanks to everyone for the advice and comments.

Well now that I know you have such a fine CD player, the glare you speak of is coming from the mastering of the CDs, and not player related. 
I can understand your search for a PC now, since I have noticed how they can have an effect on certain frequencies when used in a digital chain. It’s a lot of trial and error as you know.