What is the best power cable under $200.00 retail?

I have found VH audio to be a great bang for the buck and Chris is great to deal with. Having said that I find the whole power cord thing annoying beyond belief. I strongly disagree with people who say there is no differnce . Even my wife can hear it. Yes it is different BUT is it better??? Based what I have seen

1) They are just another variable to screw how the manufacture voiced the amp or whatever.
2) They can act like a tone control.
3) Depending the cord/ amp interface one can drasticaly change the sound of the compnent from what it was.

Do I use them, yes but I do not like because I could spend the rest of life changing out cords and never get it right or wonder is it right. .
Give it a try and find out for yourself keith

If a power cord improves something to your ears, it's an improvement period. Who knows what the manufacture intended the component to sound like? Do you use the same components the manu uses to voice his equipment? Or -- using a stock power cord, would you know what the 'intended' sound of your preamp was while listening to it connected to your source, amp and speakers by your choice of interconnects and speaker cable?

It's your system -- you determine what sounds best, just different, or worse.

Does anyone have any idea what a power cord is suppose to do or not do beyond having sufficient gauge to carry the current one or two meters from the outlet to the IEC? I never heard any explanation that made much sense to me, especially with power regulation built into electronics, or poor connections between plug and wire. What is the theory here? Other than adequate guage?

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01-21-11: Pubul57
Does anyone have any idea what a power cord is suppose to do or not do beyond having sufficient gauge to carry the current one or two meters from the outlet to the IEC?

Careful.

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