Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier

@ rtorchia

I am 73 years old and have been a music lover and audiophile for over half a century. During that time I have owned numerous classic and high level components. Many of my friends were audiophiles and heard their equipment. I was in the music and hi-fi business while in college and graduate school. Yes, I listen to a lot of music and don't take kindly to being told I don't know how to do so. Yes, I owned some fancy power cords that I was extremely pleased to sell. Why? Because I didn't hear an iota of a difference. But I must confess that I am an ASR enthusiast and believe in science. I readily admit that these designer power cords look beautiful, but don't sound any different than a standard power cord. That is a legitimate opinion and many audiophiles subscribe to it. 

Thanks for sharing your life-long experience, Two thumbs up!!! Stay healthy...

you won’t hear anything better until it warms up for 3 hours.

you need to spend 2.5-3k to make any significant difference on an amp like yours.

The random number generator strikes again.

I never turn my amp, DAC or Streamer off. Aurender and MSB said leave them on. Accuphase said it didn’t matter you can leave it on or turn it off. 

@jasonbourne71  Ahh, but did the Audio Precision AP-555 have blacker backgrounds and a bigger soundstage?  I think not! 🤔

The OP was very gracious about my criticism of power cords so we can agree to disagree. But to the person who said I was arrogant I beg to differ. What can be more arrogant than to dismiss science in favor of pure subjectivity? I think the OP would be best advised to put the money into speakers where improvements are audible. I hope he will read some reviews and comments on the unjustly maligned ASR. I thought my comments might be useful because I did the power cord thing hook, line, and sinker. Then, after a lot of listening and afterwards reading, realized it was nothing. I willingly admit that some of these luxury items look very cool but that isn’t why people buy them. Show me a measurable, quantifiable difference, something other than what the manufacturer supplies, and I will look again.