Hearing is believing?........power cables.......


For anyone who is skeptical about the difference a high quality power cord can make in your high quality audio system........try it.......hearing is believing. About 10 years ago when I bought my first "entry level" hifi system (B&K amp/preamp, Canton speakers) my audio advisor dropped off a Tara Labs Prism power cord. He said just try it for a week and if you don't think it makes a difference just return it. I, like most unfamiliar with high quality cables, was skeptical.......how could a cable 1 meter long from the wall to my equipment make a difference? I put it on the power amp and yes I could definitely tell there was a more defined bass and overall clearer soundscape. I'm a musicians, so I figured maybe the "non audiophile" can't hear the difference. So my brother-in-law who is a bricklayer came over and we did a blind listening test. I randomly switched the Tara, sometimes trying to fool him......told him I switched but didn't........he could tell every time I used the Tara! So I was convinced that it was "wishful thinking on my part or particularly sensitive ears. If you don't think a great power cable can make a difference........take the challenge. Try one for a week and see (hear) for yourself!
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Shadorne--I suspect your son will appreciate the horological heirloom-to-be more than a power cable.  I think there is a certain, if irrational, romance to it all.  Unabused and properly maintained, should outlive us.

Absolutely, no BS...something about me will kill a quartz analog watch within weeks or, at best, a few months.  Just will stop working and never work again.  The Rolex and quality mechanicals survive my black magic curse.

Although a lot of folks take issue with the way others spend their money in the hobby or in life, with the power cables (or fuses or jumpers), unless there is particular issue being addressed, the fair criticism is of the fantastic claims that some fancy or expensive power cable (that replaced a properly functioning and rated cable) made as big of a difference as swapping Bose cubes for Wilsons, Raidhos, or whatever your favorite speakers are.  Subjectivity has its limits.
stfoth:  Well put: "... fair criticism is of the fantastic claims..."  I really have no issue with people spending their money any way they want - it is their money.  My issue is, as you pointed out, with "fantastic claims" made by some here, subsequent to changing out power cords, ethernet cable,HDMI, speaker cables and other "wire."  Those claims ("unbelievable," "jaw-dropping," " incredible analog-like liquidity") influence others that show up here and cause them to make the same bad decisions about how to "upgrade" the quality of their (as clearthink says) Music Reproduction System.  

Subjectivity has its limits.
Not my definition of subjectivity.
Those claims ("unbelievable," "jaw-dropping," " incredible analog-like liquidity") influence others that show up here and cause them to make the same bad decisions about how to "upgrade" the quality of their (as clearthink says) Music Reproduction System.
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