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Power cable education needed

Hi everyone. I need some education on power cables. I have been reading that a good power cable is vital to a good sounding system. If that is true wouldn’t the companies the make the components include a good power cable to insure their product sounds the best that it can ? Should I evaluate the power cables in all of the components in my system? 
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People that claim to hear a "difference/improvement" with a different power cord are deluded. The sound of an electronic component starts with what comes out of the power supply. Not with anything before it!
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Would your car have improved gas mileage if you used a custom hose to fill up the gas tank? Same thing applies to power cords, wall outlets, power conditioners. 
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"...the quality of the power cord matters just as much as the quality of the power amp." - this from mc who is an anti-science proponent of useless/waste of money tweaks.
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Ditto for "audiophile-grade" fuses! Anybody like Ted Denney that can sell painted fuses for hundreds of $$$$ has got some balls!
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So then can you please explain to me what these giant power cords bring to the table? I purchased a couple and I couldn’t notice a difference. I’ve got good hearing and approximately 50 K in my system. I’m trying to figure out what a $10,000 Power cord brings to the equation. I’d love to have an explain to me. Thanks

Come hear the ones I have. When you scrape your chin up off the floor take a minute to regain your composure and then explain to me which you would rather have: that sound? Or the explanation?
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