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Power Cords Snake Oil ??

Having been a long time audiophile living with countless high end compnents I have to wonder about the theory and practicality of high end power cords.

I have yet to hear the difference a power cord makes. Ive owned, synergistic, Shunyata, BMI and cardas. I in no way can detect any sonic signature or change. Give me a pair of interconnects and I imeadiately notice a difference somewhere in the sonic spectrum. Not the PC though. I have accomplished 4 blind tests with my friends. 3 out of the 4 they did not know their cord was replaced. All 4 were using a stock factory supplied cord. Each of the 4 tests were done on different components. Amp, CDP, Preamp & dac.

My electrical backround tells me that provided you supply the component with its required voltage bet 110vac or 220/240vac its happy. Now, change the incoming frequency from 60hz to say 53hz and watch how quickly your soundstage collapses.! This is often the case during the summer months when home air conditioners are in use and the utility company power output is taxed to the max. A really good power conditioner should however take care of the frequency fluctuations. But 110vac is still 110vac regardless of the conductor it passes through as long as its remains 110vac when it reaches the intended circuit. Does your 8k amp or preamp know the difference of the path the voltage took to reach it ? Many an audiophile will use a dedicated 20amp circut for their equipment.That is a good idea as voltage & frequency fluctuations will occur in the home circuit to to other loads on the main breaker panel but again, A power cord simply is the means of transporting the voltage from the wall to the component. IF there is a clean 110vac @ 60hz at the wall socket, no matter what the medium is to go from the socket to the component, it will still be 110vac @60hz.

Could somebody expand on this a bit more. I just dont understand it. ??
jetmek

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elizabeth
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I am of the "for those that can hear, buy.. For those that cannot hear, save your money.
Who cares if somebody ELSE thinks they hear a difference?
I tried some auction Zucable "Birth" powercords and heard a definite difference. So?
YOU are not required to run out and buy some new powercords!!!
For the folks thinking about trying some.. buy 'em used on A'goN and if they suck, sell 'em to some other 'sucker'
elizabeth
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I like how I can swap between the older version of my Pangea power cords and newer ones and hear differences that help me to adjust the sound to perfection. As the new ones break in more, I am leaning toward them more. Adding some Furutech outlets also have improved the ability fof the power cords to make the music sound more natural. I don't need any one else to tell me it is OK. thanks anyway. LOL
elizabeth
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As I listen to the results of buying a few new power cords, and adding in a pair of Furutech GTX duplex.All the endless drivel both good and bad... just falls away.....
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
"" Busy day at Subway? "" is a simple statement, not much baggage. Is funny is a snarky way. It may mean all sorts of things. Yeah it is slightly insulting on the face of it.
The ’odd" parts are the extended responses. all of which add endless baggage to the simple statement, none of which is justified in any way! So i suggest stop trying to expand the statement into the downtrodden workers of the World, and all the rest. Proof most audiophiles have zero sense of humor. And it SHOWS. The fact is the added responses are desperately trying to make something out of nothing. Like if we blow this all out of proportion, maybe somebody on "The Insider" TV show will notice it?
elizabeth
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I can remember when the goN’ was in Michigan, and the ads were all only $2 a pop. (I kinda thing they started at $1 each.. but it has been so long and I am so old???)  In fact they owe me like $5 on file I never used.. It got lost in the shuffle, and since I never sold anything further, only bought.. It got lost in the haze. But I still remember.Plus my 5000 posts come with YEARS of no posting at all...Time adds up.I have owned a ’better’ stereo since I was 15 years old. Johnson was President. Hah ha not Andrew Johnson either.
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