Best to ask Atmasphere owners about their experience. Right? As a past owner it is easy for me to say yes power cords made a nice improvement. Not only on Atmasphere gear, but on most all gear I have owned. Power cords are the most important cabling in your system. Always start there in terms of relative importance. However, it sounds like the OP has already made up his mind on this topic per his posts here. I do understand some folks may not hear or appreciate the difference an aftermarket power cord can make. Many reasons from room to gear to ears.
Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers?
The reason I am asking is I feel manufacturers of high quality components include all that is ever needed, power cable wise. Sure, some people buy power cables because they need special lengths or have some out of the ordinary "noise" issues that need extra insulation. Some even like the visual aspect of the aftermarket cables. I’m just curious why many spend thousands of dollars on such when the manufacturer has taken the power cable into account when producing the product. I cannot see a High-quality audiophile component maker (especially some that sell volume) pass on a few dollars for a better sounding power cable if indeed the cable improved their product. I cannot see a person buying that $7000 amp is not going to balk if the product was introduced at $7100 (with the better cable).
I wonder if Luxman, Accuphase, McIntosh, Gryphon...you name it "dressed" their power cables up to look like expensive aftermarket cables, owners would be so quick to "upgrade"?
I’d be curious to hear Ralph’s opinion on the subject
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Manufacturers don’t wanna have anything to do with cables! I don’t understand why you guys don’t understand this. It’s a noob thing to say. they just give you the cheapest power cable just to prove to the dealer or distributor that it will turn on. That’s the only reason for that cable is not to be listened to. It’s just a function test. |
@aberyclark I just wanted to point out the 2 different definitions of a "quality power cable" that might require 2 different answers to your question. |
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