@jeffreyw I totally agree with you. I am using 2 Audioquest Dragon HC PCs for my ARC Ref 750s. One is a 2 m and the other is a 1 m. They both sound exactly the same.
Power cords: does length matter?
This is a serious question, however if you don’t believe that anything about power cords matter, and you feel the need to make a joke out of the question, feel free.
Anyway: I have noted that all the stock power cords that have been provided by the manufacturers for my equipment are about six feet long. After looking at various aftermarket power cords on the internet, I note that they can be ordered in various lengths from one meter on up.
I would think that the shortest possible power cord in any given application would be desirable (meaning one meter if it would work), but I find that a lot of notions I had about things like this are often wrong (such as what I very recently posted on misc about manually tripping breakers to protect components). So am I also mistaken about selecting lengths of power cords?
TIA for any and all legitimate consideration and answers to this question, and to all others, enjoy the laughs.
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@jeffreyw : Of course, you are entitled to have your own opinion. I'm just reporting what I'm hearing. I also think my opinion makes more sense than your opinion - not that all the audio findings (mine and others') make a lot of logical sense. In this case, still, if you believe the power cord makes a difference then why wouldn't "more" (=longer) power cord make more of a difference? It's like saying that adding salt to your food makes it saltier, but the quantity of salt doesn't matter at all. I've recently read an older article by Louis Motek, the founder of Lessloss, claiming that length does matter in power cords. On the other hand, he told me in an email talking about his C-marc power cords that the sound impact of 1m should be minimal, so there's that. |
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