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The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance

This is a journey through real life experiences from you to everyone that cares to educate themselves. I must admit that I was not a believer in power cords and how they affect sound in your system. I from the camp that believed that the speaker provided 75% of the sound signature then your source then components but never the power cord. Until that magic day I along with another highly acclaimed AudioGoner who I will keep anatomist ran through a few cables in quite a few different systems and was "WOWED" at what I heard. That being said cable I know that I am not the only believer and that is why there are so many power cord/cable companies out there that range from $50 to 20-30 thousand dollars and above. So I like most of you have to scratch my head and ask where do I begin what brand and product and what should i really pay for it?

The purpose of this discussion to get some honest feed back on Price to Performance from you the end user to us here in the community.

Please fire away!


 


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glupson
7,842 posts
 
"...over 85% of the time for 10 tries."
I guess it will have to be 90%. 85% might be eight correct and one "hmmm, I am not sure, may be this or may be that".
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
Wow! What a coincidence! That’s the same requirements The Amazing Randi uses for his Million Dollar Challenge! I had no idea his blind testing protocol was so scientifically correct. Color me impressed! 
delkal
110 posts
 
I was just being nice.......I guess Randi was being nice too. If I had a million dollars on the line it would be 99%.
Edit:  just realized you cant get to 85% correct in ten tries!  My bad.

boxer12
8,656 posts
 
Delkal,
Do your own test
glupson
7,842 posts
 
I tried something like that although not about power cords. It was boring.

In any case, difference was, if anything, small. In those moments we felt there was a difference, it was unclear if it was for better or worse. Waste of time.

If you need to do the test, the difference is negligible.

If, in a relatively decent system, your jaw drops with some cord change, or similar minor maneuvre, you'd better enjoy it as long as you can. The magic will go away with next cord available.

If you think it was not a minor maneuvre, you just learned you are very impressionable.
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