Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords?

@grunge1000

The electricity I receive at my humble abode is generated over 100 miles away. . . How on gods green earth can a 6 foot cable running into my amplifier make a difference?

During a two week rafting trip down the Colorado River - through the Grand Canyon - we drank water only from the river - lots of it. No bottled water. The river was hugely contaminated with viruses, bacteria, protozoa, waste products and who knows what else. Thanks to the last 6 inches of the reverse osmosis pump filter, nobody got sick - ever. I did that rafting trip twice.

Just like a household filtration system, the drinking water in the kitchen is filtered at the tap - just before the end user. It’s no different for an audio system.

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It’s important to understand that digital audio components themselves create noise - which is regurgitated back into the system circuitry. This, in turn, pollutes the other components. An audio system is its own ecosystem. The noise isn’t just coming from the utility company. Much is home-grown.

I use quality power cords in conjunction with quality power conditioners to clean my power. My ears tell me that it’s working quite well.

Firstly, I hope everyone has a prosperous & Happy New Year. 

I have few extra Shunyata power cords that I've bought & kept over the years.  I did a little experiment on the Luxman D-03X player that I use as a transport; I use an Audio Research DAC 9 with 6H30p DR bottles.  I've always had a JPS Kaptovator PC (power cord) connected to my D-03X.  I then swapped that PC for a AQ Hurricane and voila, smoother sound!  I then tried a Shunyata Python CX PC, and it became better.  Okay...  In goes an Anaconda Zitron PC, and low and behold, better again.  I figured I'd need my head examined if I sought out a Sigma V2 NR or crazier Omega QR PC, which would be in the $5K neighborhood.  Nope, not gonna do that....  

Nope!

And this is funny!

During a two week rafting trip down the Colorado River - through the Grand Canyon - we drank water only from the river - lots of it. No bottled water. The river was hugely contaminated with viruses, bacteria, protozoa, waste products and who knows what else. Thanks to the last 6 inches of the reverse osmosis pump filter, nobody got sick - ever. I did that rafting trip twice.

Just like a household filtration system, the drinking water in the kitchen is filtered at the tap - just before the end user. It’s no different for an audio system.

- - - -

It’s important to understand that digital audio components themselves create noise - which is regurgitated back into the system circuitry. This, in turn, pollutes the other components. An audio system is its own ecosystem. The noise isn’t just coming from the utility company. Much is home-grown.

I use quality power cords in conjunction with quality power conditioners to clean my power. My ears tell me that it’s working quite well.

@steakster

+1 good analogy. I think about power cords as conditioners. I found 2 meters sound better than one meter... hence the rule of thumb of always buy 2 meter cords whether you need them or not. Shunyata has a great video by the founder somewhere that shows how the water analogy for power doesn't work. 

So, these special power cords are able to "filter" out the displeasing sounding electrons?  Thanks for the insight..