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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
elizabeth
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"" 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?
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ostensible_constituency
75 posts
 
It may mean all sorts of things.

No - it was meant to insult anyone who works in fast food as though they have no valid opinion on anything related to audio. Stop dissembling and trying to distract. It's pathetic. It was also in theme with two other recent comments by different participants which implied that they were ultra-successful businessmen and that they could afford audio tweaks and cables that the rest of us can't. That's totally false. And offensive - especially considering the other things that moderators have removed (or which you and yours have flagged for removal). It's hypocrisy to downplay that comment and then flag mine for removal. 

 Yeah it is slightly insulting on the face of it.

Nice admission and attempt to downplay 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!

Provide examples or your allegations have no merit.  "ALL" the extended responses to the Subway post? There was ONE and it was deleted by a mod so I mentioned it again. You need to re-assess your grasp on reality. 

So i suggest stop trying to expand the statement into the downtrodden workers of the World, and all the rest.

That's projection or just intentional misinterpretation. Nobody mentioned "the world" or "workers" - rather I called out that he was being intentionally condescending and engaging in ad hominem in order to discredit the opinion of someone with whom he disagreed, by explicitly accusing me of working at Subway. 

 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?


Your responses all exhibit this exact tendency. Something out of nothing, zero humor, etc. So what do you think you're accomplishing here?  Two can easily play at this little game of yours "Elizabeth"....
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geoffkait
14,147 posts
 
I got them old flashback blues. The more things change the more things stay the same. Same old tired arguments from clones of all the pseudo skeptics that went before. Do you really think I never heard all this before? It’s the same movie, different theater. Try to get a sense of humor somewhere. That would be a start.

Spent most of my youth
Out hobo cruising
And all I got for proof
Is rocks in my pockets and dirt in my shoes
So goodbye nonbeliever
Don't you know that I hate to leave here
So long babe, I got the flashback blues

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nonoise
4,382 posts
 
Like Westley said to Inigo: Get used to disappointment. 
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ostensible_constituency
75 posts
 
John Prine and Princess Bride quotes instead of any further justification for ridiculous claims. LMAOOOOOOOOOO --- and the mods have let the subway ridicule stand. 

AUDIOGON - FLIP YOU - Delete me and my account. I DEMAND that you do so now. 
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