Are manufacturer AC cables good enough?

thyname,

Thanks for the link. Interesting article but unless I missed something it is a mere long winded cataloguing of all the various factors that Caelin Gabriel (head honcho of Shunyata Research) believes DON’T make a significant difference to power cord performance.

These include gauge, materials, length, distance from supply, external electrical interference etc. Heretical words for some, common sense for others.

However for an article titled WHY POWER CABLES MAKE A DIFFERENCE, there was seemingly nothing in it to justify its own title.

Upon a careful re-examination however, I think I might have found the passage where this particular audiophile dog may be carefully hidden, I mean buried -

Misconception #4.

"The power cable is effectively part of the primary winding of the power transformer. The transition between the various metals used in a power cable and its connectors can cause electromagnetic reflections and diode-like rectification of the noise impulses as they propagate away from the power supply. If the power cable presents a high impedance to these signals they will be reflected back into the power supply where they will intermodulate, thus increasing the high frequency noise levels of the component."

Now I don’t know what you think of this, but it’s difficult for me not to conclude that this is another fine example of attempting to blind with science - highly questionable and certainly unprovable science.

In other words, Snake Oil, albeit a higher class of that most miraculous audio panacea.

Anyway thanks again for the link. Knowledge shared can sometimes be knowledge gained, but sadly for me, not in this case.

Rule No. 1, Never try to explain something technical to an English major.

How about an English colonel?

Rule No. 2, Never ask geoffkait.

@cd318 --- I knew exactly what you were going to say. And I regret even trying it. Carry on with the snake oil theory. In fact, if you are so convinced with said snake oil theory, why do you even participate in cable threads?

P.s. you missed #3, with a reference to #1. That was the answer to exactly asked you in the first place: "... In the meantime not one credible explanation has emerged as to why the last 2 metres of electrical cabling should matter exponentially more than the previous possible kilometres."