Power cable education needed

No one using freebie rubber power cords and patch cords (interconnects) should be upgrading any component without first upgrading all that absolute crap wire. Putting everything on Nobsound (or better) springs. Getting all their wire up off the floor. And making sure all that wire is routed away from everything else. At an absolute minimum. Not everyone can do room treatment, but these almost everyone can do and for minimal expense. Because if you are running the free crap it is so awful anything you can find even if less than $100 will be an improvement. 

Unless of course you are running an AVR. The one thing nothing else is ever worse than is an AVR. Freebie rubber power cords come close. But when it comes to crap the AVR is in a league of its own.

millercarbon9,065 posts05-06-2021 9:23pmNo one using freebie rubber power cords and patch cords (interconnects) should be upgrading any component without first upgrading all that absolute crap wire. Putting everything on Nobsound (or better) springs. Getting all their wire up off the floor. And making sure all that wire is routed away from everything else. At an absolute minimum. Not everyone can do room treatment, but these almost everyone can do and for minimal expense. Because if you are running the free crap it is so awful anything you can find even if less than $100 will be an improvement.

Unless of course you are running an AVR. The one thing nothing else is ever worse than is an AVR. Freebie rubber power cords come close. But when it comes to crap the AVR is in a league of its own.

The crap that you post here is in a league of it's own. You lost ALL respect when you said a posters ELECTRICIAN was nuts for following NEC Code. Here's a guy that has actually done real world power cable measurements. It's all complete Bullsh**. You're a shill, a fraud, and you damn well know it. You all can continue to live in your fantasy world...but it's all one gigantic lie.

http://archimago.blogspot.com/2020/02/measurements-do-power-cables-make.html

Power cords with better shielding, and build integrity don't make a difference. What?  I would rather have a better power cable on my equipment because they are made better, and if there is an improvement in sound, then that's even better. By the way, I do hear changes in the sound, which will depend on the cable being used.

@edgewound,

your offensive language is in no way acceptable given the irrelevant and dodgy test method you quote. It is this overreaching and obnoxious behaviour that makes me wonder whether a rational argument can be had in these fora. Disgraceful and silly.

antigrunge2427 posts05-07-2021 11:49am@edgewound,

your offensive language is in no way acceptable given the irrelevant and dodgy test method you quote. It is this overreaching and obnoxious behaviour that makes me wonder whether a rational argument can be had in these fora. Disgraceful and silly.

I apologize if I hurt your delicate feelings.
My friends that work at JPL and managed to stick some landings, rovers, a remote control helicopter, send photos, and a few other little experiments laugh at these conversations and claims that can’t be backed up with one iota of science when it applies to audio frequencies.

Believe what you will...I’m not buying it.