09-09-11: Drubin
I stand by what I wrote, paperw8, but do acknowledge that it's a bit more complicated. Manufacturers know these days that their products need to come with detachable power cords because audiophiles are accustomed to having that choice. If they bundle a specific cord with the amp because they think it sounds best with their product, some customers will insist on using a different cord and will balk at having to pay extra for the bundled cord. This isn't about "value buyers." If you were building a $6,000 amp but it would have to sell for $8,000 with your power cord of choice, would you do it? I think it would be a poor business decision.
a person spending $6,000 on an amplifier will probably not want to spend $2,000 on an "upmarket" power cord; but a person spending $20,000 probably would be willing to do so, and a person spending $100,000 (or more) would probably not think twice about it. that was my point in an earlier posting: the target market for "tweaks" is people who are spending big money on their systems such that the additional cost of the "tweaks" does not seem large in comparison to the overall cash outlay.
but feel free to sand by your comments. but as i previously stated, if you shell out large sums of money to buy "reference"/"cost no object" equipment, don't you think that you have a right to expect to get for your money a product that actually was "cost no object"? but if you insist on the right to pay extra for upmarket "tweaks", you can take comfort in the fact that there is a segment of the audio industry that is happy to accommodate you.
09-09-11: Drubin
Oh, and what if the customer needs a longer length?
get a power strip that has it's own cord. voila! you have an extension.
