Should All Power Cables be Alike?


It has entered my limited consciousness that there lies the need to change ALL power cords if you change one; but I don't know the answer. For example, would upgrading only the AC power cord to a power conditioner or generator be limited improvement if the components feeding into the power unit weren't also upgraded? Another words, if changing only the primary AC cable (i.e., the one from the AC wall plug) is one sub-optimizing improvement without also changing the AC cord from all the components in the system?
wylmars
@lak , +1. 
It's all a matter of experimentation, no exact science.


Which AC outlet manufacturer do you recommend?

Furutech GTD-D NCF(R)
Thanks everyone ... just got home from the hospital; emergency and three days stay. Should I assume that whatever cable I select should be used throughout my system? And I will research the Furutech  AC outlet ...
Damn. Hope you're well now!
There is no reason you need to stick with the same cable throughout. Some people use the same brand for all their cabling, some mix and match.. I've heard of people that like the house sound of a cable company so much they do all their cables through that company, while I've heard of others that mix and match to achieve a desired sound goal.

It just depends on what it all sounds like to you and what you like.

I'd offer that you should try various power cords on different components using as much reason as possible. Obviously, if you've a power center, you should have a large gauge cord going into it, so as to not limit current (10 would be best, especially if amps plug into it) Power cords to amps tend to sound better if they're larger gauge (12-10 is ideal, 14 is ok on lower power amps). Digital components can often benefit from shielded cords that have the shield grounded. Of course there's disagreement in whether the cord shield should be grounded at the component or wall.. Consensus? Ha!

But really, if you like it and it sounds good to you, that's the most important test.
I had an emergency bowel obstruction ... nasty stuff. I won't go into the details. Got close to emergency surgery ... but lucked out when the obstruction, they were adhesion's, were broken through ... hmm! I do have the PS Audio P10. So, you recommend using a 10 or 12 gauge AC power cord - I assume that translates into a 20 AMP AC cord from the AC wall outlet to the power center? I have 20 AMP AC wire to my circuit breaker.
That  Furutech GTD-D NCF(R) is $280.00 a pop. I assume there wouldn't be a problem connecting that to the 20 AMP AC wire in the wall? Sorry, everyone; I don't know much about the electricians world.