Is it all in my head??

Another way to 'think' of the 'last three(six, whatever) feet of power cord is as a LENS, or a set of lenses, that focus the sloppy waveform of the AC into a coherent and better shaped waveform, with a tighter wavefront and less blurriness. Then the endless miles of powerlines menas nothing, as the lens solve the power waveform issues RIGHT THERE!

@prof : I came to this conclusion after hearing the entire system perform as a whole.  When I say everything matters, I mean everything in the room, including the room itself, diffusers, the exact speaker placement, chair placement, isolation racks, (and yes, even the cables).  It seems to have taken everything involved to create the detailed images I "saw" with my ears.  In fact, I couldn't even hear sound from the speakers when sitting in the listening position!  It was as if those speakers weren't making the sound and it was coming from a different dimension right above the amplifiers.  I cant even describe it, but i would guess if you went switching things all around, the portal to where the music was coming from would be closed and the sound would just come from the speakers (if that makes any sense).

Thanks @waltertexas

Again, that’s in incredible sounding system you heard.

As for the type of dimensionality and sonic “dissapearing” of the speakers - that’s something I’ve always favoured myself, and my speaker choices reflect it. I regularly get that effect from my Thiel, Waveform and especially my MBL omni speakers - an amazing dimensional sound field that seem utterly detached from the speakers. It even happens pretty easily with my little Spendor 3/5s.

All it really takes is decent speaker positioning. I tend to have my speakers well out from the back wall and closer to the listening position. Friends, including fellow audiophiles have described the sensation of hearing my systems as “spooky real” and are generally amazed.

BTW, this didn’t take any aftermarket power cables or expensive high end speaker cables/interconnects to achieve :)
Just good speakers and decent care for acoustics and positioning.

Cheers.

Some folks like those MBL Speakers. I don’t. I guess tastes vary. In fact I had the misfortune to be in the exhibit at CES right next to the MBL Room. Thump, thump, thump all day long. I did take the opportunity at some point to go next door to see what all the fuss was about. But I had to leave right away. The MBLs look impressive, I’ll give you that. Would an aftermarket power cord helped? Difficult to say, but it probably couldn’t have hurt. 

Seasons greetings! 🎄

waltertexas OP9 posts12-28-2018 9:08am

@prof : I came to this conclusion after hearing the entire system perform as a whole. When I say everything matters, I mean everything in the room, including the room itself, diffusers, the exact speaker placement, chair placement, isolation racks, (and yes, even the cables). It seems to have taken everything involved to create the detailed images I "saw" with my ears. In fact, I couldn’t even hear sound from the speakers when sitting in the listening position! It was as if those speakers weren’t making the sound and it was coming from a different dimension right above the amplifiers. I cant even describe it, but i would guess if you went switching things all around, the portal to where the music was coming from would be closed and the sound would just come from the speakers (if that makes any sense).

Makes sense to me....

@ waltertexas OP

Which Kimber Kable do you have? You never said. Also what length is it? I have a 6ft PK10 with a WG330i plug and a WG350i female IEC connector.

For a listening test, if you are up to it. I assume your ears are now accustomed to the sound of your system using the Kimber power cord. You should be able to hear if something is changed.

Over a 10 day period have your wife, or someone, randomly change out the kimber with the stock power cord you were using before the Kimber. (She will need to cover the cable and wall outlet so you will not be able to see which cable she has installed.)

Have your wife keep a daily log showing which cable she installed for each of the 10 days. Also tell her she does not have to switch any of the two cables every day. It is solely her choice. She could choose the power cord of the day by the flip of a coin. Your wife will not discuss which is which until after the 10 days of listening sessions are completed.

For each of the 10 day trail you also keep a daily log of which power cord you are hearing. After the 10 days of listening compare notes. You will need a minimum of 8 out 10 correct.

Post back your results.