2. cables
  3. 129450-96171

Hearing is believing?........power cables.......

For anyone who is skeptical about the difference a high quality power cord can make in your high quality audio system........try it.......hearing is believing. About 10 years ago when I bought my first "entry level" hifi system (B&K amp/preamp, Canton speakers) my audio advisor dropped off a Tara Labs Prism power cord. He said just try it for a week and if you don't think it makes a difference just return it. I, like most unfamiliar with high quality cables, was skeptical.......how could a cable 1 meter long from the wall to my equipment make a difference? I put it on the power amp and yes I could definitely tell there was a more defined bass and overall clearer soundscape. I'm a musicians, so I figured maybe the "non audiophile" can't hear the difference. So my brother-in-law who is a bricklayer came over and we did a blind listening test. I randomly switched the Tara, sometimes trying to fool him......told him I switched but didn't........he could tell every time I used the Tara! So I was convinced that it was "wishful thinking on my part or particularly sensitive ears. If you don't think a great power cable can make a difference........take the challenge. Try one for a week and see (hear) for yourself!
mikeelzeysguitarstudio
shadorne's avatar
shadorne
7,333 posts
 
@geoffkait

"Calling power cords "band aids" doesn’t change the fact that replacing stock power cords in high end well-designed electronics with better power cords usually improves the sound. "

Ok ok so you say it is a fact.

I agree it is a fact and simply point out how badly designed and built these "high end well-designed electronics" must necessarily be.

Designing a good power supply and good mains filtering isn’t rocket science. If power cord companies can do it then why do SOTA designers and manufacturers have such a big hole in their technical skills???

Why do they fail?

Why is this not poorly designed and built gear? Is it acceptable to expect problems from the get go with SOTA gear?

Isnt a power supply supposed to filter out mains noise?
geoffkait's avatar
geoffkait
14,147 posts
 
Shadorne, everything single thing you said is a Strawman argument. Get real!

shadorne's avatar
shadorne
7,333 posts
 
@geoffkait   

Nothing I said is Strawman.

You say SOTA gear improves with better power cords. FACT 

I do not contest that statement but ask is this acceptable from SOTA gear?

I ask if it is not reasonable to expect SOTA gear to work properly without special power cords? Or at least come with a suitable power cord in the first place (if it makes so much difference)?
randy-11
1,913 posts
 
be sure to replace the wiring in your house and get the utility to rewire back to the sub-station
geoffkait's avatar
geoffkait
14,147 posts
 
Shadorne
@geoffkait

"Nothing I said is Strawman.

You say SOTA gear improves with better power cords. FACT

I do not contest that statement but ask is this acceptable from SOTA gear?

I ask if it is not reasonable to expect SOTA gear to work properly without special power cords? Or at least come with a suitable power cord in the first place (if it makes so much difference)?"

It’s a Strawman argument when you ask if SOTA gear works properly without a special power cord. Of course it works "properly." That’s not the issue. The issue is EVERYTHING can be improved. No matter how expensive. Better capacitors. Better resistors. Better internal damping. Vibration isolation. Shielding the transformer. Better fuse. Better power cords. Hel-loo! Have you been living in a cave for the last twenty years?

More to discover