High priced power cable what about the romex

The last three feet is the killer according to the subjective 'phile's bible! I lost in my attempts to have Hydro-Québec rewire with audiophile grade cable from my system back to the power generating system at the dam, damn!

Punkuk - Powercords (and digital cables, sheesh, don't get me started) are one of those things that for the most part owe their continued survival to the power of suggestion and the avoidance of blind testing.
However, as one plush digital cable owner told me, "if I think it is better and it makes my toe tap, then it is". This ain't my perspective but I think he had a point.

And in the end we will still buy that overpriced Power/Interconnect/Speaker/Plug/Conditoner/CD Player/Tube Amp/PreAmp/Turntable/Cartride/Record Clamp/Record Snake Oil/ Yadda Yadda Yadda and why...............Cause we fricking love it and it what’s we do!!!!

Do a search and you will find a lot of drivel and a few bits of insight as to why power cords do make a difference. If you really have to have an explanation as to why they make a difference then there are a few explanations worth considering - such as the geometry being designed to attenuate high frequency noise, and designed to not radiate noise into nearby signal cables (something the miles of Romex is unlikely to do unless you run signal cables along walls). In the end, whether the explanations offered actually affect the sound in a way you will notice cannot be irrefutably proven one way or another. So why don't you just try some recommended cables and decide for yourself? Who cares what the available explanations are? Even if there is an explanation you are prepared to believe, what is the guarantee it is the actual reason why you hear a difference? Park the anal fretting and just give it a go. And Jeff, digital cables do make a difference too IME. Ever tried listening to some yourself?

Redkiwi - Interesting moniker. In any case, yes I've fiddled with digital cables and power cables. I've still got two fancy power cables and acoustic zen's digital cable connected in my system fwiw, (When I take up hours of a dealers time or otherwise cause significant expense for an audition I always feel like I ought give at least a small sale, and they look cool). On the power cable side, the cable that JPS labs markets as their digital AC cable seems to have a suppression network molded into the plug & this does seem to have a positive effect when connected to my dac. Else, theoretically and emphirically my conclusion is that this stuff is a tax on folks who won't blind test. But it does look cool, and if somebody thinks something sounds better, then it does sound better for practical purposes.