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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
So it appears there is no way to set up a "scientific" test test that will make everyone happy audiophiles will be debating this for the rest of time.............

>>>>By Jove, I think he’s got it! 🤗
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@mahgister, it wasn't my intention to disparage you as you are one of the most sane and much needed voices around here. It's just the way things were going, which was nowhere in particular, like any other thread that made the mistake of taking on cables.

@prof,  please, don't ever think of me as someone from "on high". I've never shunned the light. Unlike the overwhelming majority on this site who are subjectivists and wish to remain anonymous so as to not incur the wrath of the objectivists, I don't mind it: I just sometimes grow weary from it.

There's much to learn from the more knowledgeable and less dogmatic here who have the patience to proffer advice without exacting subservience. To each their own, live and let live, etc.

All the best,
Nonoise
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I suspect nonoise is mistaking courteousness with sanity. By his own admission mahgister is not a towering technical genius. He’s a nice guy, though. 🤗
mitch2
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Hmmm.....
  • Geoff’s “best friend” designed the prototype of the robot HAL 9000
  • Geoff only listens to his music through earphones and a “Walkman”
  • Geoff seems to be always near his computer
  • Geoff has insider information about spaceship stuff
  • Geoff never makes a mistake
  • Geoff likes to be “in command”
I think I have it....Geoff is HAL 9000!
Enjoy your algorithmic virtual turkey Geoff!
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geoffkait18,554 posts11-27-2019 11:58amI suspect nonoise is mistaking courteousness with sanity. By his own admission mahgister is not a towering technical genius. He’s a nice guy, though. 🤗


I am not completely objectively sane, and I agree with Geoffkait also that I am not a "towering technical genius" and not even " a technical genius" and alas " not a genius"... Only a creative normal guy who love books...

But if I can made a remark, in society, and this thread is a society, courteousness is social sanity, in an asylum, if all the fools were polite, the doctors would be in pain to make a bad diagnostic...I can say that humor and comedy is akin to courteousness...Not sufficient tough but a very promising societal trait...

Thanks Geoffkait for saying that I am a nice guy, that will make my day...

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