Hearing is believing?........power cables.......


For anyone who is skeptical about the difference a high quality power cord can make in your high quality audio system........try it.......hearing is believing. About 10 years ago when I bought my first "entry level" hifi system (B&K amp/preamp, Canton speakers) my audio advisor dropped off a Tara Labs Prism power cord. He said just try it for a week and if you don't think it makes a difference just return it. I, like most unfamiliar with high quality cables, was skeptical.......how could a cable 1 meter long from the wall to my equipment make a difference? I put it on the power amp and yes I could definitely tell there was a more defined bass and overall clearer soundscape. I'm a musicians, so I figured maybe the "non audiophile" can't hear the difference. So my brother-in-law who is a bricklayer came over and we did a blind listening test. I randomly switched the Tara, sometimes trying to fool him......told him I switched but didn't........he could tell every time I used the Tara! So I was convinced that it was "wishful thinking on my part or particularly sensitive ears. If you don't think a great power cable can make a difference........take the challenge. Try one for a week and see (hear) for yourself!
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I do not need a course in physics to buy a power cable.  There are plenty of choices available in all price ranges.  Try a few and decide what you like.
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the problem is that liberal arts majors do NOT get a balanced education -- I know that quite well, having been close to the problem for some years

Lack of a basic science education leads to worse things than wasting money on placebo cables, anti-vaxers for example
kahlenz says: "I do not need a course in physics to buy a power cable.  There are plenty of choices available in all price ranges."

Of course there are.  As long as there are consumers who will pay more...believing that the more they pay the better their system will sound...the higher the price will go.  I mean, really, a power cord for $6000? Really? Really?

That power cable only exists because someone entepenuer knew if he built it fancy, packaged it well and marketed it to the easily swayed, he could sell enough to make a killing.  Good for him...the American way.

As someone said a long time ago: "Buyer beware!". But then you have to have a certain level of smarts to know to beware.

Synergy is key when we start talking about power cord(s) (PC) that cost more than $2K.  Certainly at $5/6K level system synergy, correct selection of gear is pivotal.  I have spent some time w/ Stage III Concepts and Silent Source (PC),  they are nothing less than outstanding, adding another level of better listening pleasure.


Happy Listening!