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Power Cables which take the soundstage back

Hello,
I have almost always focused on ICs and Spk Cables...but I always knew that Power chords also make a good difference. This is the first time I am venturing seriously into power chords. I am not looking for anything fancy. Primarily I see power chords should be doing the following:

a) Clean up the background noise (because of better shielding etc) which a stock chord would not be doing a good job at.

b) Provide good current capabilities which enables to make music denser, tones get more body and especially bass gets meatier and tighter (the last one normally happens more often)

These are primarily two things I am looking at.
I have tried some power chords in the near past and I have observed one common pattern:

1. Power chords which tighten up the bass (in comparison to stock chords) also bring the images a bit forward.

2. Some Power chords do a good job of taking the soundstage further back...I dont know how and why but I have seen it happening. Some of them end up presenting a bit loose bass in the process (only some of them)

So, for me at this point, a power chord which can take the soundstage back (without introducing anomalies like loose bass) would be a wonderful addition. Thats a very critical requirement for me. I am sure you guys would have experienced power chords which do such things. I am not intending to shell out more than $200 (new or used) at this point. Kindly suggest.
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macdadtexas
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Shellie and Knownothing (once again, very Plato-esque), you may now only refer to me as your Copernicus.

Neither of you are members of the inquisition are you?

Or since you obviously are practicioners of Magic, with your Magic Electric cords, are you by chance minions of the Dark Lord, "He Who Cannot be Named"? Oh what the heck, are your Magic cords some dark magic from Lord Voldemort?
macdadtexas
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You won't believe what just happened! The passionate (panicked) defense of hugely expensive power cord purchases swayed me and I went out and bought the most expensive cord my dealer had, thanks for opening for a Monday emergency Viet, and you guys were right.

I plugged the cord into one of my amps (sorry couldn't afford the $5k more for the second one) and when I turned on the system it started to GLOW, and then when I set the arm down onto Police's "Ghost in the Machine" (irony), the whole room began to shake, and the very air seemed to pulsate. Suddenly there was a great flash, and I was knocked out. But through my semi-conscious state I could here the strains of "Spirits in the Material World" beginning as I have never heard them before. My God, you are right, what a difference.

But my God, as I came to I realize that the sound is so great because my system is now gone and The Police themselves have materialized in my living room. Shellie you were right about my ears, I just needed to once again do a listening test with an open mind.

I can't wait to see what happens when I put on The Beatles or Jimmy Hendrix. I'm going to get the camera out for that.
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tpreaves
2,686 posts
 
Mac,now stop exaggerating.You know good and well that Sting doesn't do private gigs.
macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
TP, Really, reallly, Really????? Then why did I just spend the last half hour at Whole Foods buying organic everything for a Vegan meal?

Thanks God Stuart was raised in Lebanon, he wants some bloody lamb chops (got those at Whole Foods too)!!
hifitime
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