good discussion on power cords

Music soothes the savage breast. There should be no emotion when listening, other than a certain amount of enjoyment I suppose, I don’t really think of that as emotion, or admiration either, but mostly try listening with a quiet analytical mind, unencumbered by emotion. Try to empty your mind of thought when listening, I know for some of you that will not be very difficult. 😳 Tune into the performance.

mocassin2 said:
no electrical engineer would support the Validity of the famous claims about power cords unless he turned out to be a cable manufacturer

My existence disproves your assertion. I had special interconnects for a decade before trying really good speaker wires. Then another decade before trying really good power cords. Definitely kicking myself for waiting. The difference isn’t small, and I’m surprised we don’t have public measurements to prove it, yet.

djones51 said:Aural memory is no more accurate than visual memory. Yes we can associate certain feelings with aural stimuli just as with visual but those memories are filtered through our biases and emotions.

I don’t emember how it sounded or how I felt, but I have pretty good memories of how I characterized the sound of each cable. I’ve had one pair of interconnects for 20 years now, but not in my system any more. Sometimes I’ll try them again and they sound just like I remembered that I thought they had sounded. Unlike many, I’ve found that each cable has a consistent sound regardless of where it’s used.

But if someone else put them in your system, would they sound like they remembered, or if they didn't tell you, would you notice at all?

I am not surprised we don't have public measurements. I wouldn't be surprised by a small reduction in noise floor (which would likely only matter if you already have a really low noise floor source), perhaps even a small reduction in IM/THD with the right set of equipment ... but the question is, when do the diminishing returns reach 0 (at what price point), and are there less expensive ways to accomplish the same thing?

"First of all, power cords do not transmit audio signal - unlike speaker cables that transmitting audio signal."
"The power cord soul purpose is to transfer the power from the wall outlet to the equipment".
"How is the last few feet of cable can really make a difference?"
A few quotes from the video that are completely misleading.

The late Charles Hanson once said that an amp is basically a modulator of the power supply.

He also has another video that says expensive speaker cables do not make any difference