Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords?

@audphile1 

I think you are reading the results wrong. The cable tests were unfiltered (No AC filtration). I used the filtered and unfiltered tests to prove that AC filtration is measurable (Albeit very small but measurable difference). The PC didn't make any difference in this counting system, and it would have if there was some sort of signal degradation due to an "inferior" PC. 

@grunge1000 ok that’s fine and even so…

Still, the measurements were performed in isolation, not within an ecosystem of components, routers, SMPs polluting the line, digital streamers, computers, whatever else we have in our systems that creates that unique environment that no one takes into account when performing measurements on cables and even components. In addition, the dataset is way too small to have anything conclusive as outcome. Measure it in silo all you want. Doesn’t translate to a real life use case. And doesn’t mean anything when we’re talking sound - tonality, imaging, soundstage, etc. As I mentioned earlier, how do you measure that?

To add, I literally had just spent almost two days auditioning a new (to me) power cable in my system. I had high expectations for it. It sounded worse than any of the 3 power cords I currently own. Drastically different and in a very bad way as far as my system synergy is concerned. Despite costing 3x as much as my cheapest power cable, it was beat by the latter. So it’s going back.
However, another power cord I have on loan sounds wonderful on DAC and sucks on streamer and is only so so on my amp. I know, you don’t have to believe me, I could be a nut case or just some dude with imagination who makes crap up. But the audible difference between these cables is right in front of me in my system that I’m extremely familiar with. I yanked the new cable out. That’s how bad of a match it is here. I’m sure even my dog heard the difference but she just can’t verbally confirm it. Lol

@audphile1 ,

As to your question; Everything @grunge1000 posted is a fact. I don't think he's lying, do you? Does any of his experiment and results pertain to audio in any way? Beats me. He even stated as much himself. I've stated through the years many, many times that I would never presume to tell anyone what they hear or don't hear. I don't believe @grunge1000 ever stated as much either. My slant is he, being of a scientific mind, is simply looking for the 'why' are people hearing what they say they are hearing. Did his experiment prove anything conclusively either way? Again, beats me. But, the conclusion of his experiment is a fact, and this subject, being that it boils down to personal perception, is indeed a cloudy one.

It’s a fact within the boundaries of that measurement that was posted (not sure what the source of that information is by the way) but it doesn’t apply to audio.

It’s completely irrelevant. And as such isn’t s fact when discussing impacts of cables in the system. 

It's still a fact whether it pertains to audio or not.

It may not be perceived as relevant, but that doesn't change its status.

Don't read too much into my simple statement because it doesn't warrant in-depth scrutiny. It's just a simple statement that doesn't lean to any side.