question on pwr cords

I know cables and IC's can sound different depending on design and usage, why not PC's. I just haven't heard it, yet.
Newbee (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)

Listen for the same things you listen for when auditioning any other wire or piece of gear.

Tvad, Thanks for the advise. I do just that but I think that the changes might be subtle enuf to be obscured by the 2d order harmonics of all those tubes in my systems. Besides its more fun to change tubes than PC's. :-)

Newbee, consider yourself lucky that you don't hear a diffeence among PCs. It's saving you some dough!

One day, though, it'll happen. ;)

Got a question for the 'power cord' experts. Is perhaps the reason that I have not been able to hear a meaningful difference in different heavy guage PC's due to the adequacy of the power supplies in my amps, pre amps, etc or is that not an issue?

I heard an appreciable difference in power cords when experimenting on my VAC Phi 110 amplifier. The VAC had an external power supply that weighed about 30 pounds. The main unit was made with the finest parts available. I find it unlikely the VAC's power supply was inadequate, and yet I heard subtle differences when swapping power cords.

Effects of power cords and other wire become more apparent as the system becomes more resolving. The first time I became aware of the effects of wire was when I installed the First Sound Presence Deluxe II preamp. The next was when I installed the APL Denon 3910 digital source. Each change improved the resolution of the system.