Do powercords make a difference in sound?

Hi Mr. T,

Let me make clear that my comments pertained strictly to power cords, not to interconnect cables, speaker cables, or phono cables. In those cases, IMO, it is certainly conceivable, and even expectable, that consistent results (differing in degree, but not in kind) would occur across multiple systems.

Foster_9 & Kijanki, thanks very much for your kind words.

Best regards,
-- Al

i am reviewing some line cords which might be the exception to the your experience. that is its performance in different stereo systems might be very similar.

i will not mention the product until it has appeared in review form on audiophilia.com.

one would expect that as a cable becomes less and less "colored", its performance would become more similar when placed in stereo systems.

Mrtennis,

"one would expect that as a cable becomes less and less "colored", its performance would become more similar when placed in stereo systems."

How does a cable become less and less colored?

Maybe the stock power cord is the least colored since that is the cord the equipment was voiced with and all aftermarket cords are colored since they are adding or subtracting from the original sound.

Mrtennis,

"there are many ics and ac cords, so it is a bit presumptuous to make such a statement which includes the word "undeniable". obviously, it's your ears and your opinion."

It's your ears and your opinion providing you have a clue. There is one thing I have noticed. When something sounds good everybody knows it.

To the OP: Powercords do have noticeable and reliable effects: they noticeably and reliably start threads just like this one!

Although I won't presume to say what you *should* do, I'll presume to say what you *will* do. If you stay in the hobby, you'll fool around with powercords, simply because it's fun to play, and wire is a comparatively low cost way to do so: much easier to get a $300 PC past the home administration than a $3000 amp.

The wire skeptics have all played with powercords (if they haven't, they shouldn't be posting about powercords). Why shouldn't you have fun too?

Enjoy!

John