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

audiozenology"I do find your post rude, ignorant and disrespectful and it shows you lack knowledge in this area. I really do not know why you chose to post your disrespectful, inaccurate, and inflammatory post. The AC supply VOLTAGE is 60Hz"

I am sorry to have hurt you're feelings you are obviously a pensive, thoughtful, sensitive person I can only suggest, recommend, and advice you that when you make patently false, inaccurate, misinformed statements you should anticipate and expect that other contributors hear will respond with a proper response. if you seek a "safe space" where you're feelings can be nurtured, protected, and shielded from reality then you may wish to be cautious and circumspect when promoting you're unique technical explanations that conflict with established science and engineering principals. 

In this most recent post it is NOT TRUE that AC supply voltage is 60 Hz you are confusing voltage and frequency these are two very different things and your claim, assertion, and argument reflect a a fundamental ignorance of electricity.

Act-u-ally the real point is frequency and oscillation are not synonymous. The other point you guys are missing is the audio signal in wire is not a vibration. 

geoffkait"frequency and oscillation are not synonymous."

This is very true and valid of course but there are those in this forum who speculate how electricity works based on "feelings" and "what seems to be true" yet they lack the knowledge, experience, and understanding of the fundamental basics and elemental principals that apply and there real problem is that when you correct they're confusion and misinformation their so badly hurt in the "ego" that they cannot formulate, express, and convey a rational response we have an entire generation or more that is only able to function in a "safe space."

Let it go, Sherlock.

If you are going to be arrogant, pedantic, and rude, you better invest the time first to ensure you are not erroneous, ignorant, and misguided.


The voltage of the AC supply is a 60Hz sine wave. Your attempt at pedantictry is but a strawman. One has to wonder why you have to resort to a strawman as opposed to addressing the rest of my argument.Clearthink, would you like to try again, to show that you do not understand that the bandwidth of the power delivery to a linear power supply includes harmonics (typically odd harmonics), well above the primary frequency of the AC supply, i.e. there will be significant harmonics at 180, 300, 420, 540, etc. .... and that the sum of those harmonics will be significant, i.e. 30% of the primary is not unusual.


Further, would you like to illustrate how the typical linear power supply would operate if the only frequency of power delivery was 60Hz? I can wait. Why don't you draw it for yourself. Hint, if the only frequency of power delivery is 60Hz, then the current waveform must also be a nice perfect 60Hz sine wave.