Do upgraded power cords really make a significant difference in sound quality? I have a Jolida 502p that I think sounds pretty good. What do you recommend for a power cord that would make a significant improvement?
@ Tls49, I believe we both were mistaken as to what the Tara labs cobalt power cord's gauge size is, I do know that the conductors are 24 awg, and has 60 of them, you may confirm this on the Tara labs site, according to the wire caculator you supplied, My power cord gauge size is 6 gauge, BTW is really good, or you can use the other caculator, the power cord has three runs of 10 awg, and that turns out to be 5 gauge, either way, The cobalt is not 10 gauge.
That's strange, the Tara Labs site about their Cobalt power cord, as skimpy as the info is, clearly states it is a 10ga cord made up of 60 conductors. That would mean 60 #28 ga wires in a bundle.
Audiolabyrinth, I believe you are confused again. A power cord consists of 3 conductors, hot, neutral and ground. The gauge of the power cord is the gauge of one of those conductors, not the 3 combined. Tara Labs specs the Cobalt as a 10 gauge power cord, so I'm thinking the 60 runs would be 20 runs in each of the 3 conductors, therefore making the 20 runs of this smaller wire equivalent to 10 gauge. Same is true for speaker cable that has 2 conductors, positive and negative. The gauge of the speaker cable is the gauge of one of those conductors, not the 2 combined.
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