FAVORITE POWER CABLE under $100 (1M)

Let’s go with power cables post Edison.  
 

GR Research and DH Labs, but complete cables still over your budget.

cullen, signal cable and pine tree audio all build excellent high value high performance cables i happily use

Whatever you decide to get, buy used!

Perhaps @Tony1954, I might suggest a slight modification to your statement "The problems start when people start trying to think for themselves and become some sort of mental tofu."

@cleeds +1!