Let's talk power cords
I suggest you you check out Duster's posts on Audio Asylum under Tweeks & Cables. He is a wealth of info. https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/etv.mpl?forum=cables |
To Shadorne. In my experience,Power Cords and Power Conditioners WILL HELP, no matter how good your home power supply or how good the power supplies in your equipment. The reasons. 1. Power supplies in “Every” home in Canada and the US are contaminated with noise, a simple fact. The materials, geometry and fabrication methods influence the quality of the power cords. Philosophically - the power cord exists- therefore it has properties. The Military, NASA and various scientific research facilities have measured these properties and has seen fit to provide specifications for the materials used for products submitted to them. If these facts are unable to convince you then - Congatulations - you are truly UNCONVINCABLE ; is that close to invincible? : ) |
It does make a difference although not perhaps in the way cable companies may advertise. Generally a heavier gauge power cable will provide a better perceived response than a smaller gauge in a power amplifier with a higher power demand. You can buy 12ga power cords at Home Depot and terminate the amplifier side with a proper three prong socket- if you know what you're doing, and wind up with satisfactory results. I have and I did. Almost all new amplifiers use solid state rectifiers that allow electricity through in bursts so even if your power consumption is 400 watts as a steady state, in the moments power is pulled to charge the power supply caps it may be drawing much more. A heavier wire will deal with this better than a lower gauge wire which is why appliances spec an amperage rating, as do power cables. |
Yes they do. Unbeliveable, huge difference. I did not believe it myself until I tried to make a cheap DIY power cable. it improved the sound a lot compared to the standard 2$ power cable. That was 4-5 years ago. Since then, I built more than 20 of them. The last cables were made with expensive materials, gold or silver plated OCC copper and Neotech plugs. They sound amazing. It is definitely worth the money and it has brought a huge upgrade to my system. Everyone should try for themselves and listen. |
