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Why Power Cables Affect Sound

I just bought a new CD player and was underwhelmed with it compared to my cheaper, lower quality CD player. That’s when it hit me that my cheaper CD player is using an upgraded power cable. When I put an upgraded power cable on my new CD player, the sound was instantly transformed: the treble was tamed, the music was more dynamic and lifelike, and overall more musical. 

This got me thinking as to how in the world a power cable can affect sound. I want to hear all of your ideas. Here’s one of my ideas:

I have heard from many sources that a good power cable is made of multiple gauge conductors from large gauge to small gauge. The electrons in a power cable are like a train with each electron acting as a train car. When a treble note is played, for example, the small gauge wires can react quickly because that “train” has much less mass than a large gauge conductor. If you only had one large gauge conductor, you would need to accelerate a very large train for a small, quick treble note, and this leads to poor dynamics. A similar analogy might be water in a pipe. A small pipe can react much quicker to higher frequencies than a large pipe due to the decreased mass/momentum of the water in the pipe. 

That’s one of my ideas. Now I want to hear your thoughts and have a general discussion of why power cables matter. 

If you don’t think power cables matter at all, please refrain from derailing the conversation with antagonism. There a time and place for that but not in this thread please. 
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nonoise
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My older brother had the same gift as you, elizabeth. Any gift or present I got he'd take and say "let me see it" and within minutes, it was useless.
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All the best,
Nonoise
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vair68robert
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Nobody is trying to convince anybody ,
a question was asked and yet people answering seem to not be able to read , just troll.
It's about POWER CORDS and it is a legitimate question that I don't think that can be answered by anything other than listening.

"Now I want to hear your thoughts and have a general discussion of why power cables matter.

If you don’t think power cables matter at all, please refrain from derailing the conversation with antagonism. There a time and place for that but not in this thread please. "
elizabeth
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I AM trying to convince folks... Just sayin'.  If I could just hypnotize everyone yeah! BUY AFTERMARKET POWERCORDS!!!! and as  mantra you can't forget...        No need to be reasonable. just go do it.                    
If I could do that...... I certainly would include 'send me gifts of money'... LOL
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nrgcustomcables
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The relatively simple reason behind a well-constructed power cord making a difference is this: more current delivered (quality conductors) + a cleaner signal (proper shielding) = better sound.
The use of multiple gauges, different wire types (stranded, solid core, etc.), and "exotic" materials, are just different approaches to delivering on the same goal - maximum current transfer with minimum interference/noise (and, of course, a healthy dose of marketing thrown in for good measure).
As far as pricing for cables, or any other component for that matter, the price will reflect whatever the market will bear.  That itself is based on many factors, including brand recognition/reputation, and what the current "equivalent" product sells for.To put it another way, the price reflects whatever someone is willing to pay.
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bo1972
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I sold by far the most Audioquest Storm powercables in my country this year. And my clients even call them a ’bargain’.

In the beginning of 2019 Audioquest Europe will visit me at home. We will show them how much more quality and result we can get out of their cables then they can reach.

They will bring in their Niagara powerconditioners (I asked them to) and then they can give a demo how they use their cables.

After this the master will outperform them by Tru-Fi. I will proof how much more quality and result we can create with their powercabels than they can create by the way they use them.

Due to Tru-Fi I can reach and use the full potential of their cables. And I will proof on sound and facts how much more we can get out of these cables than they can reach.

When you use powercables by trial and error you only can reach a limited level in result. That is why I wanted to invite them. Tru-Fi gives us access to the full DNA of their cables. Audioquest Europe is impressed why we sell so much more of these powercables compared to all other shops. So we will demonstrate them the reason why.

We have proven to our clients that we can reach a step in result and quality with these powercables they could not get by spending the same money on another audio product.

We have done a lot of research in electricity in the last few years. We also create separate electricity groups for audio for our clients. But we also did a lot of research regarding smog, highfrequent noise and magnetism. And also in these parts we made big steps.

I started in 2002 to do a lot of research in powercables. And this made me use them a lot since this time. The new Audioquest Storm powercables are stunning in our Tru-Fi world. Because we can use all the properties they own. This makes them so much more influential than when you would use them in a limited trail and error world.
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