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Power cords at ridiculous prices?

Seems to me there's no shortage of "black magic" out there, people spending $1000 on power cords? If the equipment you own is well designed with hefty power supplies and adequate capacitive filtering on-board, the grunge from the AC lines will be dealt with. I'm not discounting upgrading stock cords with something of a little better quality, but it seems to me spending the equivalent of a mortgage payment, on a piece of wire, makes us audiophiles the subject of ridicule by any reasonable person. Okay, I'll stand back now and take my lumps....
jeffloistarca
sksos1
388 posts
 
For more than 25 years now I've always thought power cords made more of a difference than speaker cables or interconnects, and still feel that way! I just received a new cord from S.I.N. Audio and all I can say is WOW! Don't even know the cost yet but doesn't matter this is one special cord. It actually uses the new Furutech NCF (Nano Crystal Formula) connectors. The separation of instruments and clarity is truly amazing.
Here's a link to what it looks like:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205586769376723&set=a.2333532905917.2107468.1477645372...

schubert
7,386 posts
 
+ ! for the power cords sksos 1  !
   Power cords have done more for every piece of gear I have than anything
else and not by a little bit . Mostly Shunyata and JPS labs .
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dave_b
3,159 posts
 
An MIT Magnum AC2 or Oracle AC2 power cord provides the equivalent of not only a great cord, but parallel filter line conditioning/power factor correction and high current delivery!  I have heard an Oracle AC2 make a $2000 integrated sound like high end separates...maybe better!
xti16
1,525 posts
 
The Ansuz DTC power cord is the most amazing power I ever heard. Pretty expensive (@20k for a 2 M retail) but it will bring your system to a new level. Everything sounds more natural with a wider and deeper sound stage.
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audiolabyrinth
4,555 posts
 
Nearly every cable manufacturer has a multi thousand dollar flagship power cord these days. 
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