Do powercords make a difference in sound?

Paperw8: How do you explain the audiophile, such as myself and no doubt just about anyone who has actually tried a variety of power cords and hears differences among them (or any other component for that matter -- power cords are no different from anything else in this regard), who has had the experience of buying something that yes, they hoped would succeed and fulfill their expectations, and yes, paid good money for it, and no, their auditioning wasn't performed double-blind (of course), and yet, wound up NOT preferring the most expensive, or the newest, or the prettiest, or the best-reviewed item? This does happen not-infrequently in the real world...

Gentlemen;

Some of you have alluded through your posts you write reviews. I take this to mean you write professionally for a periodical or site?

If so, I wonder, is it inappropriate to ask you to identify yourselves and where one could find your reviews?

I for one would be interested in reading your points of view on other subjects besides power cords.

Best,

Dave

hi dave:

i write for audiophilia.com. if you do a search on my name, you will find a variety of essays that are not reviews.

if you read any review i would appreciate feedback as to your attitude regarding my reviewing style.

Dave, I write for StereoTimes. I did write for Dagogo and for SoundStage. Let's just say they didn't work out. I am the only Norm on StereoTimes list.

Dave: That's a very interesting question you asked. I am quite frankly surprised by the answers.

(It would be too politically incorrect for me to explicitly say why -- although in another sense I guess I shouldn't be surprised at all, since I myself was once asked if I would be interested in reviewing for one of the publications mentioned above, by its editor. I wasn't, but also declined because I didn't feel that I was qualified: not as an audiophile, nor technically, nor as a writer.)