Stillpoints - snake oil?

Any Stillpoints dealers here? Please PM

Roger Modjeski doesn't provide ANY power cord with his Music Reference RM-200 power amp, saying he figures everyone has an unused computer cord in a drawer, or will be using an aftermarket cord anyway.

djones that is just a silly argument.  Take for example an automobile Ford could make tires for their cars themselves it isn't practical, Pirelli has invested millions of dollars perfecting their designs, molds, tread patterns, carbon black compounds, etc. 

You are assuming that a power cord is a simple piece of wire, sometimes there is a lot more going on with weaving, custom materials, custom dielectrics and so on. 

Cable companies specialize in creating vey advanced designs that are sold because they a product sound better even if sold wholesale that additional cost will have to be factored into the products selling price which now will be more expensive. 


Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

Are Tip Toes still being made? I remember back whenever they came out. I still use a few like under the Furman REF 20i to get the under vents up out of he carpet, (at almost 80lbs it needs something rugged. The Tip Toes are perfect for it on carpet.)   Years back I bought a cheap couple of racks with GLASS SHELVES. My go to foot are butyl rubber chemical bottle stoppers size ten. $1.50 a pop. good combo for thin tempered glass shelves. I own a LOT of them. And I use a few of those stick-on dome sorbothane things. Not the audiophile, expensive ones. I am way too cheap. Just like $100 cable risers.. What??? If I wanted a rise out of my cables, I would use discarded toilet paper tubes, or paper towel tubes cut down. You could even make them look really fancy painting them black. ooh. (I tried risers, paper tube ones, but seemed too annoying, and got rid of them.)
At heart I am still a cheapskate.

" Still makes no sense to me."
You are looking at it the wrong way. First, there are 100’s of aftermarket power cords available. I see no reason that high-end audio makers would waste time & money on a process that would not make them any more money. One gets a generic cord (low cost) with your purchase that will work fine for many users. YOU have the option to experiment with aftermarket cords or not, YOU decide. The manufacturer will not and should not recommenced one over the other, there is no upside for them.