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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!


 


blumartini
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geoffkait
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delkal
But my personal experiences are just anecdotal. Someone will always say my system isn’t revealing enough or I didn’t know what to listen for (or I am just ignorant). So that is why I keep asking.........why can’t find I any reliable sources on the internet where someone can repeatedly tell a difference when listening blinded? Or why can’t the people who claim a cable "instantly transformed their system" do the same test, do it blinded with someone else switching it, and tell us about it? This should have been proven long ago.

>>>>Good questions! Who the hell knows? That’s just the way it goes sometimes.
atdavid
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Unfortunately GK doesn't know the difference between a critical review and fan-boy literature and hence posts drivel like the positive-promotion article. You did once again spectacularly prove someone else's point though. You showed delkal was absolutely right.
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I hope I’m not being to harsh here but it certainly appears atdavid STILL doesn’t know the difference between evidence and proof.

Juror #3 from 12 Angry Men: But you can’t prove it!! 😡

How do we discern reality? We observe it. Empirical evidence is one of the cornerstones of the scientific method. Hel-loo!
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blumartini OP
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@mahlman

Hey man, have you looked in the mirror lately?

"Malman, Too funny and I love some of the trolling here. In the memory of "insearchofprat"

"Malman, do I look like I care what you think? 🙄 Your post is not only a drive-by shooting but it’s a hijacking. You can’t even stay on topic.

"Malman, Blind testing is garlic and wooden stakes to Vampires. 

"Malman, By the way I found a cooker at Costco I think will work but I have a question. Should I use peanut or sunflower oil? I figure a light all natural oil will help the transients be much better and allow for a much more transparent sound signal.

"Malman, " LMAO! Uh, no apparently you haven’t, or your auditory memory failed you miserably in those assessments.

 "Malman, You can tag along on theannual pilgrimage to Arkansas to pay your respects.
glupson
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What exactly was this post above?


Is it a selection of mahlman's posts from elsewhere?

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