A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks


And I realize that there are those that don’t believe in either

Assuming you use a power conditioner and after market power cords, do you feel that the power cord from the power conditioner to the wall might be a limiting or even a negating factor to the performance of the after market power cords that run from the power conditioner to the gear?

The reason I ask is that I was about to embark upon some more experimentation with different power cords and where I plugged them into when I discovered that the aftermarket cords I had purchased before and some recent arrivals are actually a meter shorter than the ones that came with the gear. This doesn’t matter for the amp due to its location, but when I did my last power cord upgrade I ran my CDP and pre into a conditioner so the length for those didn’t matter either, but as I was doing the musical chairs with power cords thing today, I also was intending to run the CDP and pre straight into the wall on separate dedicated circuits, but I found out that I am a tad short on those two.

Which doesn’t preclude me from moving my dedicated circuit outlets up a couple of feet, and I suppose I probably will, but I was curious as to the opinions about the limitations of a power conditioners power cord.

immatthewj

@immatthewj moving the outlets and going direct to wall would be my preference as well. I just installed a second Shunyata SR-Z1 outlet. Got the first one a week ago. Really nice and not very expensive. Consider these when you  work on moving the circuits. Great connection and grip. Solid buy. 

I wonder if the power cord from the wall to the power conditionner , should be a low  guage  one ?  Such as 8 or 10 ?    According , that there are several gears connected to the power conditionner .

I have PS Audio Perfect Wave  AC12 from the wall to the power conditionner

Everything is important!!!  Get the best power cable that you can afford to go from your wall socket to your power conditioner.  Just that simple.

@kennymacc , it would be that simple, except if you read through the thread, the conditioner I am using right now has the power cord hardwired to it.

I wonder if the power cord from the wall to the power conditionner , should be a low  guage  one ?  Such as 8 or 10 ?    According , that there are several gears connected to the power conditionner .

I would think that it should be, @maxwav , and the cord hardwired to my power conditioner looks pretty heavy duty, the three individual wires are braided, but I was also thinking there was more to it than wire gauge.

Here is how I address your question.  Every power cord is the same:  Audio Sensibility Statement.  The one to my PS Audio P20 and the ones to every component that plugs into it are all the same.  I order lengths as needed.  I do not vary or try others since settling on this cord several years ago.  Incidently, I use that same cabling for everything else too, speakers, interconnects, everything.  It makes life simpler.  Plus I do not believe that anyone offers superior wire products.