Methinks what’s really missing in this thread is a reflection on litz vs. solid core. To my ears solid core (Acoustic Revive, Nordost et al) wins out every time in direct comparison with location accuracy, transparency and impulse response. Those who believe that cables don’t matter should get their ears checked or check into another hobby.
Monstrous power cables
Why?
I’m sitting in my listening chair looking at the over $1K power cable that came with my Running Springs Audio Maxim power conditioner. The guy I bought the unit from said he auditioned three cables all costing over a grand and liked these the best.
The cables are about the diameter of the cardboard center of paper towels (maybe even thicker) and weighs about five pounds. It’s absolutely monstrous! I’ve got a piece of wood supporting it under the receptacle and use other items to support it under the Maxim.
The electricity is carried through my house probably using 14 gauge wire. What’s the logic using more than that going from the outlet to any component?
I’ve got quite a few power cables of various diameters, the thickest (other than the one connected to the Maxim) being the AC9 s from Pangea. And to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever AB’d power cables, having just assumed they do make (at least) some difference.
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@audiodwebe thanks for the info on who recommended the cable to you. Next questions: How does it sound? Are you happy with the package (power cable and power conditioner)?
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Thanks for the info, alexatpos. The cables that came with my Maxim is just slightly larger in diameter than the Crown Jewel. I think I’ll remove the tape at some point to see what the connectors look like and to see in the manufacturer’s name is on it. waytoomuchstuff, my system sounds quite nice to me. But I’ve not swapped the cable to the Maxim with another one. I do know (now that I’ve thought about it) that I have the generic cable that came with my PurePower 2000 sitting around somewhere. I upgraded(?) that PC with a shorter run of the Pangea PC. But I’ll be honest here: 99% of the time I interact with my stereo I’m not wearing my audiophile hat. I just listen to and enjoy the music. That also oftentimes happens when I change cables or or even components. I seldom A/B test listening for the differences. My motto is if the new item doesn’t immediately make me want to remove it, or I notice I’m not enjoying the music as much as before the swap, I normally just leave it in place. I have lots of tubed gear, both for 2-channel stereo and headphone listening. And whenever I buy a new (to me) piece of tubed gear I always buy extra, and in some cases, many extra sets of tubes for “tube rolling”. When I’m buying all the extra tubes I’m normally wearing my audiophile hat. My tube rolling goes like this: I’ll listen to a few minutes of my test tracks a couple of times so that the sound is fresh in my memory. I’ll swap out the tubes and will notice a difference. Then after a few minutes my ears have adjusted to the difference and I’m right back to just listening to, and enjoying the music again. It might just be that I take my audiophile hat off too quickly. Or maybe my hearing just sucks. Or I don’t focus hard enough. Or most likely, I’m a Lazy Audiophile (if there is such a thing). So many times I’ve danced with my speakers an inch here, a half-inch there, a quarter-inch over yonder and even an eighth-inch movements all over the place going from my chair to the speakers back to my chair over and over and over… After many hours or days of this madness is when I’d get tired of it and throw in my Bose 901s! Because with the Bose, they sound pretty good no matter where I put them and I listen to them differently than my other gear that I dance with.
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