power cord too short? what now?

Gregadd, Its not hard for me to tell others how to spend their hard earned money. If you follow my posts/threads you will note that I am consistent in giving advise to others regarding spending their hard earned money (as I did your's). "Try it and if you can't hear a difference don't buy it." I'm obviously not a power cord salesman.

For the most part my only reason for posting is to help others in need of information and in avoiding the tar pits of audio. I obviously failed to do either in this thread. :-(

I think that if P.T. Barnum was alive today he would be in the audio aftermarket business. I know every time I spend money on aftermarket, my brain and wallet tell my ears that it sounds improved. It better sound better or I got taken. If it sounds better too me, than I enjoy it.

I think that Metro04 does have a good point, the whole debate over power cord benefits, its length, gauge, & additional connections must be limited by the house wiring behind the walls. The old addage your system is only as good as its weakest link should apply.

In regards to house wiring, Romex 14/2 is used for lighting and 12/2 for other applications. So if 12 gauge is the limiting factor, to buy a power cord with a heavier gauge than 12 seems self defeating unless you have a dedicated line from your main service box to your stereo to support heavier gauged power cords. What I do know is that a quality power cord does make a clear audible difference, especially in digital amplification but again probably not always based on its gauge when you take into account the factors that may or may not exist within your walls.