Breaking in power cords

FWIW, IMHO, worrying about powercord break-in is about as anal a concern as anything I have ever seen in this hobby! :-)

Well, power cords *do* break in, especially if cryo'ed...

Newbee,
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Who you callin' Anal.
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I am guessing that if someone is reading this thread, they are more than a little interested in reaching the best sound they can. That might be from better components, cables, interconnects, speakers or room treatments.
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Power cords do need to be broken in and can take up to 1,000 to fully break in. If you miss that point, you might judge a power cord prematurely and miss out on a great power cord and some great sonic improvement. If you don't think power cords make a huge difference, you are missing out on quite a bit.
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Ratsamongus,
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Your comments speak to the reality that you have not put any time into working with power cords. They do make a difference and a huge difference at that.
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Cello, I agree that the *anal* talk should stop. It sounds bad to my ears anyway...men talking about *anal* stuff.

As for power cords, the poorer the quality of the power the more effect they have. If your power is good the gap between power cords narrows--and in some cases a power cord that sounded better because it filtered noise can be found to be limiting in the audio band (and colored, too!). That's how the cryo'ed Absolute Power Cord beat the BMI Whale and Shark in my system.

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Psychicanimal,
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I just had my Sharks & Whale's cryoed along with my interconnects and speaker cables - It made a huge sonic difference.
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If you still have any of your Sharks & Whales left, you can have them cryoed for not a lot of money and give your system quite a boost.
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How much does the Absolute Power Cord sell for new (used)?
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