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Audioquest Storm Series power cables

I have been reading about Audioquest storm series here at Agon since they were released unfortunately they are so expensive and never bother to take them seriously. I like their mid price ic and speakers cables especially their old model.This past weekend Music Direct has warehouse sales demo and returns, I spoke to the rep ask for a good deal for three pc 2 hurricane High current 1 meter , one 2 m tornado high current pc.Bless to have a good deal. Hurricane went to my Plinius amp, one hurricane pc  connected to my Ruby sacd player, tornado pc connected to my power conditioner, Indeed the musical impact did to both system is amazing , I will try to update after 50 hrs. 

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facten
2,882 posts
 

Making statements that ungraded power cables don't matter when you actually haven't tried them isn't really providing anyone valuable insights

 

 

csmgolf
897 posts
 

I draw the line at 6 feet of passive mains cable at the end of the 10 miles or whatever of cable joining your system to the power station.  If the 6 foot of cable makes a difference, why not the 10 miles?

Because it is not directly connected to the power station. That is unless you have 345,000 volts going into your home. It has been stepped down multiple times and for the last time right at your home. I am not saying that power cables make a difference, but I am saying that your logic is sorely lacking.

ghdprentice
7,127 posts
 

@facten 

 

+1

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ozzy
7,499 posts
 

And here we go again, the same old statements from people with no actual experience with better power cords.

I guess if your system is just for making amplified noise then none of this matter's.

ozzy

westcoastaudiophile
313 posts
 

@ozzy "people with no actual experience with better power cords"

Dear ozzy, please elaborate on “better” in your statement, it is not clear what do you mean. If would be good to know what cable you compared to, and what exact issue was fixed. If your “better” means look, feel, higher price, I would agree with you! 

All respectful equipment manufacturers have nice power cords incl in the package, and they do design power module in the amp/pre/etc for best performance, assuming incoming power noise etc. Plenty of designs have main power module separated from sensitive audio processing unit, others have power cable attached permanently to reduce resistance. Most of resistance in AC path is not the power cable, rather fuse, power switch, power transformer winding etc. Typical power transformer used for pre has about x10 Ohms resistance, while power amp has much lower resistance in the range of Ohms. Power amp cable resistance is couple of milli-Ohms, which is 1 / 1000 or less comparing to the rest of AC path. 

@facten +1 

In my 40+ years professional experience, incl big shows and recording studios, I found as “hearable" power issues can’t be fixed by power cord replacement, unless power cord/connectors are broken or are not meeting spec. To identify bad cables, I use special tester with two plugs. 

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