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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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blumartini OP
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@thyname
Read it an weep:

Siltech's Emperor Crown, part of Siltech's Signature series, uses silver and gold metallurgy to lower audio distortion, and is arguably the most expensive cable on the market costing $39,000 for a 2m pair.
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Sorry to say but you’re a little bit behind the times. Don’t flip your gizzard.

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/music-interface-technologies-acc-268-articulation-control-...
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@geoffkait

Ok, you win.
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blumartini OP
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It's not about the money, it's about the "REAL" audible return for the $$$$$.$$. That is where I was going with the thread. 
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dynaquest4
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Sorry to say but you’re a little bit behind the times. Don’t flip your gizzard.

OK...ACC Series - Articulation Control Console - $80,099.00.  Probably cost something like $300 to build (if mass produced would cost $80).  So it could be sold at $600 at a 100% margin,  Not bad but, at this price, no one would buy such a strange, esoteric piece of equipment.  However, price it above 50 grand and the rich dumb guys come out of their closets and get interested.  One of the factoids of audiophilia.
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