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How can power cords make a difference?

I am trying to understand why power cords can make a difference.

It makes sense to me that interconnects and speaker cables make a difference. They are dealing with a complex signal that contains numerous frequencies at various phases and amplitudes. Any change in these parameters should affect the sound.

A power cord is ideally dealing with only a single frequency. If the explanation is RF rejection, then an AC regeneration device like PS Audio’s should make these cords unnecessary. I suppose it could be the capacitance of these cables offering some power factor correction since the transformer is an inductive load.

The purpose of my post is not to start a war between the “I hear what I hear so it must be so” camp and the “you’re crazy and wasting your money,” advocates. I am looking for reasons. I am hoping that someone can offer some valid scientific explanations or point me toward sources of this information. Thanks.
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jadem6
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Keep in mind Jhunter that you have shown the integrity to try a power cord on a system you know. I think the reaction you have received (on your other post) shows all we want is open minds. You have separated yourself from the other nay sayers, even though your opinion has not changed.
You've receive my respect, 7 receives nothing for he has offered nothing. So to answer your question, NO! I'm be completely in line given the respect 7 has show me.
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Albertporter: why do you say I don't care for Audiogon or for music? Do you have some psychic ability to look into peoples' thoughts? If you do, it's defective.

What's your basis for saying I'm unable to think for myself? Do you have some rebuttal to double-blind testing? If so, please, please tell me what faults you find with it and what sort of testing is better and why.

And should I care that someone who believes in magic properties of wires believes I'm a "pseudo intellect?"

I have my ideas of what learning about music and audio is, and they do not coincide with yours. And I channel my energy into learning the way I see is correct, which means real research and testing and involvement.

Jadem6: Ha ha ha haaa!!
sedond
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7, no problem if ewe do real research, testing, & inwolvement. woodn't hurt if ewe tried *listening*, too... refusal to try someting yust cuz it doesn't fit into yer pre-conceived notions of what's possible, isn't *real* research, testing, inwolvement. gotta include *all* the data for that...

doug s.

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Sedond: why do you assume that I don't listen? That's part of testing, man.
sedond
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7, everyone here is still waiting to hear what kinda music ewe listen to, on what equipment, w/what cabling, & what equipment/cabling yure familiar with. *yure* the one keeping it a secret. what's the point? i thought the purpose of this site was to learn by sharing experiences. no one can learn from ewe when ya keep everyting a secret, except yer belief that cabling makes no difference. whether one agrees or disagrees about the worthiness of cabling upgrades, yer beliefs have no meaning w/o examples of how ewe came to them...

doug s.

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