One Cord To Rule Them All
Many apologies; I got the quote wrong. He said, "If it measures good and sounds bad, it's bad. If it measures bad and sounds good, you're measuring the wrong thing." Recklinghausen was the chief engineer for HH Scott back in the day. His long of audio accomplishments is here: http://hhscott.com/vonrecklinghausen.htm |
Millercarbon I am in Seattle and I greatly appreciate your kind offer to hear your system. I am sure it better than mine, as I am still working on the room to set it up in. Will PM you with contact info. I am simply saying that worrying about the power cord for a product whose purpose is to improve the power quality implies a lack faith in that product's ability to do its job. And I'm sorry, but I don't see any logic in your statement. You talk about a ripple or artifact from the original power source (the utility I presume) being carried through the AC/DC and DC/AC conversion unless you disconnect AC power and run it on a battery alone. That's just not true. A voltage regulator in the circuit will eliminate ripple current. I am sure the PS Audio device has something like that. This could be easily determined by testing the regenerator on a O-Scope. In any case, no power cord is going to eliminate ripple current. |
I have tried three reasonable priced PC in the past year. They are Iconoclast BAV 10AWG, Audio Envy Ocean 3p, and Anticable 3.0. My personal favorite is Anticable and Audio Envy comes in 2nd in my system. I ordered Cullen PC but they will take three weeks to make. I also have some more expensive PC and they do sound better in general. |
Lostinseattle: the cable lending library from the Cable Co. is available to anyone in United States. They are located in Philadelphia, but they can certainly ship to Seattle. Other ways to try some cables with no or little risk: borrow / exchange from local friends, local dealers that are willing to lend you cables to try (it may require existing business relationships with that dealer). Or buy used from here at discount prices, so that if not liked can be sold with little loss. Glupson: thank you for your service |
lostinseattle, The problem with lending/borrowing is that, in case you find no difference in cable performance, you may need to bow and admit you did not "break/burn" them "in" long enough. Even if you use them for a week, it may not be enough if the result is not what it has to be. In cable threads, you either accept what you do not notice, or you are called cable-hater by people who mistakenly escaped being removed from public fora. In any case, I somehow have the feeling you may be more objective here so I am hoping you do post your findings at some point. As far as Shunyata research findings you mentioned earlier, it is not surprising they had found something to talk about and present numbers that can get pulled to whatever side convenient. I do not doubt (too much) in credibility of those findings. However, in another part of any manufacturer’s practice it is called marketing and may need to be approached as such. |
