Beer tastes a bit crisper with this power cord on the fridge. Who would have thought!!!
Just kidding. It is on the fridge and cooking. I’ll throw it back into the system Tuesday/Wednesday
A stupid question(s) about power cords
As the title indicates, I admit that this is probably a stupid question. But since I don’t know (for sure) the answer, I am asking it anyway.
The recent power cord thread got me interested in a power cord upgrade (from the stock cord) on my Maranzt SA10 (SACDP). The power cord receptacle on that particular component does not have a male equipment ground pin--only the neutral and hot pins. Therefore the cord supplied by Maranzt is a two pole (if that is the right terminology) cord. But because I have done it this way before, I do know that it will accept a power cord with an equipment ground as well as a neutral and hot.
Question 1: I went to musicdirect and looked at some power cords and I saw one (an open box Audioquest NRG Z2) that they were calling a two pole cord. The end that plugs in to the component only has a neutral and a hot, but the other end, the end that plugs into the outlet in the wall, does have an equipment ground blade (so that end has three blades). Why would that be?
Question 2: (and this is the stupid one) if a power cord has an equipment ground pin plugged into the wall, even if it is not plugged into an eqipment ground in the component itself, that cord is still connected to the neutral bus bar in the panel, right? So that being the case, since the equipment ground wire in the cord is right next to the hot wire, is there a way unwanted stuff (rf or whatever, my understanding of this is quite limited) can that dirty up the power that is traveling on the hot wire in the power cord?
I think that the answer to the last question is probably going to be ’no’? And if the answer is ’no’, that means that I really don’t need to shop for only two pole cords, right? And I see this as sort of important because if I buy a two pole cord, the ONLY component I can use it on/try it out on will be my SACDP--there will be no playing around with a two pole cord on my preamp or my amp.
And ALSO, if I don’t feel constrained to shopping ONLY for two pole cords, I would probably have more options to consider.
TIA for legitimate insight to this, and to all others, feel free to ridicule me and my question--I don’t mind.
- ...
- 163 posts total
@audphile1 I took you seriously...lol. Keep in mind, most modern refrigerators cycle between on and off. I would give it a full week, or more. |
Well . . . I did put five hours and some change on my new power cords and speakers, and as I typed that I was going to do, I did pull my red book MFSL Slow Hand off the shelf and give it a spin. I jotted down some observations and I had intended to revisit the subject here, but I don't think I will bother with it. We all listen for what we listen for and it may not be the same for all of us; I suppose that the priority should be our personal enjoyment, and I will say that I enjoyed what I heard. |
@immatthewj Lay Down Sally….it’s just spinning in my head and I can’t get rid of it. Btw when I listened to my FLAC CD rip I compared it to Qobuz 24bit version. I much prefer the rip. Even through the Qobuz hi-res version sounds a bit bigger in the bass, it has a processed feel to it. The CD rip sounds more natural. Just to add some context…my CD rips are on the Samsung SSD mounted inside the Aurender N200 streamer. In both cases though I just enjoyed the music. Good album and I’m not really a Clapton fan. |
@mrdecibel will keep it on the fridge as long as my patience (not my virtue) permits I’ll report back |
- 163 posts total