Will a good power cable replace the need for a PC?

hi elizabeth:

are you saying that a dedicated line will produce "better" sound than a line which has multiple sources plugged into it ??

thus , you would be saying that i would get better sound if i plugged my amp into a dedicated line than i would if i plugged my amp into a line that , say, had several lamps, or at least someother appliance sharing the line with the amp.

i may have misunderstood your statement, but if i accurately represented your connotation, wouldn't one's preference be idiosyncratic and thus unpredicrable.

since a stereo system has multiple "colorations", a dedicated line would not necessarily be preferred.

Mrtennis, that was definitely a fault! LOL

I don't understand the last two posts but the short answer is yes, dedicated lines are preferred to plugging into an outlet that shares with multiple other items.

Every outlet, switch and additional run of the electrical is a break in the line. Most people have builder grade electrical outlets and many have marginal wire gauge.

Running a single (10 gauge Romex) copper line direct to your stereo system will pretty much always benefit a good quality system.

On my system it was absolutely huge, I heard the before and after and so did the twenty or more people that visit me regularly.

There are dozens of posts on this topic at Audiogon and many, many Audiogon members that report benefit with all brands of equipment.

In general, there are two camps, one that believes in using a power conditioner and other that doesnt. The second category will always go with the best power cord and no power conditioning while the first will tell you to first get a good power conditioner/regenerator and ONLY then evaluate other cables (that includes power cables as well).

While I cant say about conditioners because I am yet come across one that is neutral but I strongly believe and suggest using a good AC regenerator. I say this because I have heard some of the best in the business extensively. The APS Purepower and Monarchy Regenerators. Both are super products and only improve every aspects of music reproduction. The only limitation with Monarchy is its capacity to support power draw of max 150 watts. So it is suggested for digital equipments and low powered amps. But then it is also very reasonably priced at $700. I can say without any disclaimer that you will need an extremely good power cord costing much much more to beat the Monarchy regenerator, say something in the range of 5k USD. And yes, I have also noticed that after adding the Monarchy the difference between various power cords diminished, they were clearly audible but the incremental improvement going from a decent to a very good cord was not as significant as it used to be without the regenerator. Music takes on a new meaning with this device.

my statement regarding dedicated vs non dedciared lines is based upon my own experience.

i have two dedicated and one non-deicated line in my listening room.

i prefer the sound of the stereo system using the non-deicated 12 gauge romex line to the dedicated 8 or 10 romex dedicated lines.

perhaps its a case of complementary colorations.

i would suggest anyone in my area to test my results.