Here's how I ended up spending more money than I had planned on power cords.
I had just purchased a new Cary 300sei and wanted to upgrade the power cord for it.
I did this at the dealers.
I used a cd player and a set of grado headphones and started evaluating power cords from the stock Cary ,to the Taipan, Python and Annaconda Shunyatas.
The most detail(P.Barber Companion cd) was with the Annaconda.
Switching to the base Shunyata as a final comparison only nailed the fact that they weren't letting everything thru to the degree the Annacondas were.
So, it cost more, but I rationalize this with the belief that I am getting more of the music I have paid for by investing in the better power cords.
I think this is something that doesn't get mentioned enough in the "power cord controversies".
It brings back memories of the old days when people didn't believe changing lamp cord wire for upscale speaker wires made any difference.
I had just purchased a new Cary 300sei and wanted to upgrade the power cord for it.
I did this at the dealers.
I used a cd player and a set of grado headphones and started evaluating power cords from the stock Cary ,to the Taipan, Python and Annaconda Shunyatas.
The most detail(P.Barber Companion cd) was with the Annaconda.
Switching to the base Shunyata as a final comparison only nailed the fact that they weren't letting everything thru to the degree the Annacondas were.
So, it cost more, but I rationalize this with the belief that I am getting more of the music I have paid for by investing in the better power cords.
I think this is something that doesn't get mentioned enough in the "power cord controversies".
It brings back memories of the old days when people didn't believe changing lamp cord wire for upscale speaker wires made any difference.