John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense"

I thought that i DID answer that question pretty plainly.

Since i think that a music reproduction system includes EVERYTHING that is involved in what you hear ( this includes power cords, components, interconnects, speaker cables, racks, speakers, the room, etc...), the answer would be a resounding YES. This is especially true in the limited context that you are asking the question.

When all is said and done, your question can be summed up as "is one part of the system more important than another" ??? The answer, of course, is a resounding NO. The "system" is only as strong as the weakest link. This is true whether it be a power cord, source, interconnect, amplifier, speaker cable, speaker or the acoustics of the room. Given that most of us are looking to achieve the best performing SYSTEM possible, no part of it is beyond reproach or fine tuning. Sean
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What agitates people is not the questions. What's agitating is a questioner who poses a query, then insists that they already know the answer, yet continues to bait others into discussing the subject. In my book that's has all the earmarkings of a troll.

Is this not a discussion forum and a hot topic worth debating? If it pleases people, I will again plainly state my view that I do not believe an AC power cord should be used as a tone control and asked if they do.

If this offends people so much that they have to make personal attacks against me, perhaps some of them are struggling with this themselves and can't arrive at a simple YES or NO answer.

I for one am not angry at all. It's just that in my *opinion* you are full of shit. I do not say that to be rude, or to start a fight, it's just that I don't know how to say what I *believe* any better than that. I would say the same thing to your face, with a smile on my face, if we were having this conversation some place other than here.

I will go so far to venture a guess though, that you yourself don't actually believe yourself, and instead just want to argue and hear yourself talk. And with that, I am through with you on this.

Well I'm through with this too after a few paragraphs..........

Some things to think about:

Fact: Interconnects are designed to carry low-level audio signals between various audio components by coupling their electronic circuitry together. It makes perfect sense then that interconnects will have an audible effect on the sound of a system. It also makes sense that one could experiment with interconnects to alter the "tone" or "sonic signature" of the system.

Fact: Speaker cables are designed to carry audio signals and should also have an effect on the over all sound of a system (but to a lesser extent than the interconnects which carry a low-level signal that by its very nature is more sensitive to variations in cable vs the high-level signal carried by the speaker cables).

Fact: The AC power cord is designed to carry AC power with sufficient current to the equipment. It is not designed or intented to carry audio signals at all. Additionally, the AC current being fed to the equipment will ultimately be turned into "clean" direct current within the power supply. The intent is to have NO AC signal, audio or otherwise, in the DC power being supplied to power the circuitry.

Fact: The AC wiring in your house behind the power outlet is common and cheap. Unless you rewire your house first, it makes no sense to me to use an outrageously exotic power cord to the equipment.

Back to my original question, "do you believe an AC power cord should be used as a tone control"? I do not.