Ralph would have us all buy 4 guage power cords and use whatever for line level (Mogami is fine, with him....a friend of mine started with Mogami and thought is was good...then he tried two others that BLEW away the Mogami). He has said over and over that balanced cables make no difference in sound. Even his customers hear otherwise. You have to listen to know....you have to listen to know.....and listen with an open mind.....an open mind.
This is a misrepresentation; a strawman and is false by definition. I did not made the statements implied in this post nor have I received the feedback he implies.
I've explained that voltage drop is part of why power cords sound different elsewhere on this site. I've also mentioned that there is another variable, which has to do with bandwidth.
WRT balanced lines, I've pointed out many times that if the equipment using it does not support the balanced standard (very common in the 'high end audio' world), differences in cables will be easily heard since the shield of the cable and the dielectric (insulation) have become part of the 'sound' of that cable. The Golden Age of Stereo recordings (1958-1960) demonstrates that the balanced line system works quite well, unrivaled by single-ended connections.
Its one thing to have an open mind; quite another to ignore fact in favor of made up stories.