Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords?


Your experiences?

rockadanny

@immatthewj 

You’ve touched on a profound aspect of audio enjoyment, the emotional connection to music often transcends analytical listening. While some enthusiasts focus on dissecting every sonic detail, the ultimate goal is to enjoy the music and feel immersed in the experience.

Ultimately, trust your ears. The best audio system is the one that lets you forget about the gear and lose yourself in the music. It sounds like you’re already there—enjoy the journey!

@lalitk , thanks for the vote of confidence, but actually I wish my hearing was acute to the point where I could immediately identify what gains or losses a piece of gear or a cable offered.  It would make the "quest" easier for me.  As it is, I do try to follow your advice of enjoying the journey and getting lost in the music.  If I could always  adhere to those words of wisdom I'd be less neurotic about the experience.

"jasonbourne71 appears to be a hideous, miserable deaf person in his late 90s, whose only role in life is ruining things for others.  It makes me angry every time I read one of his posts, and I sincerely wish he would just go away."

Or, you might try not reading his posts.

 

To bring this topic back (which is a good one) and off the complain-oh-wheel. I have found like some others, upgrading the source power cord, in my case a cd transport, made a very noticeable improvement.  I got a used cord for 180.00, Shunyata sidewinder vtx.  I worked for high end shops having heard many systems. I never thought you have to spend a lot to get 85-95% of what the very best can do.  Also for me, upgraded power cords in all my other pieces have made a nice improvement across the board.