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Is it all in my head??

So I bought a Kimber Power Kord...  yeah, yeah, but it looks prettier than stock, is well built, and having built all my cables myself I appreciated the craftsmanship.

...so, I'm playing an Everest LP--symphony stuff.. and it always sounded noisy and muffled (which is why i decided to give it a spin).  The power cable is plugged into my furman conditioner, and all the other cables are the same.  I swear this LP sounds more "untangled" now (that's the best way i can describe it).

I am an engineer and know intellectually this makes zero sense--is it some confirmation bias?  How can it be.. i didnt buy it expecting a sonic impact, i bought it because i couldn't make one that looks as cool (think of it as a necklace for my rig).  But I swear I think i hear a difference...  tell me it's all in my head.
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jea48
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boxer121,264 posts12-28-2018 9:13pm

prof,
If you ever want to experiment a bit, try an audio grade outlet. Pangea makes a good one for $100, available from audio advisor. It was a great improvement in my system, for the money.
LOL, you’re kidding right? If he doesn’t believe a 5’ or 6’ audio grade aftermarket power cord can make a difference he sure the hell ain’t gonna believe the contacts of a receptacle will make a difference.
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elizabeth
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Who cares if he 'believes? This is not a Revival Meeting. If what he has is all he wants..No need to ply him with toys to up the ante!  
I think I am going to make my 'New Year's Resolution" to stop posting in cable threads.. LOL
schubert
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True Elizabeth, but Walkerland is ground zero for elderly ignorance .When I was trapped there the Journal ran a piece on their first big poll back in "33 . Adolph got 29 % of vote in Berlin and 40% in MKE .Not that I believed it myself , 40 % was surely way low .
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stringreen
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A few weeks ago, I removed the power cord of my Ayre amp and replugged it into the socket...about 6 feet away.  Suddenly the system sounded MUCH better.  ....went the other direction and plugged the amp into a socket on the farther side, and it closed down and just sounded "very good" again.  All three sockets had Meistro sockets installed. 
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twoleftears
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@elizabeth  Carly Simon's inspiration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Delbanco

BTW, she was right about him.

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