Silly Question: Short Power Cord + Ext. Cord?

I haven't seen many cable makers claim their products work based on your criteria #2, so maybe it is the cord that is the absence of the bad cord that makes better music?

If RFI is an issue, you can even get cheap shielded low gauge cables like Voltex.

steve

Search the web for Panamax Pinnacle 12 AWG AC power extension cord with gold-plated connectors, twisted architecture and a drain wire. You should find a 10' Pinnacle for $30. Best extension cord for your needs.

like buying beatiful furniture and putting plastic slip covers on them. I go with: a system is as good as its' weakest link. I'd save for a longer power cord...peace, warren

I believe the problem is in the makeup of the extension cord. The conductor is stranded wire, very small strands at that. If you were to make the extension of 12-2 w/grd romex then there would be no degrade in sonics. The romex being solid conductor wire.

Jim

Thanks, guys, for your thoughts and ideas. Hope to have more responses and opinions.

I didn't think about the fact that one would be going from solid core Romex in the wall to stranded in the extension cord, which probably creates some change in the transfer of the raw AC. Also, another set of connectors for the AC to travel through, which probably alters these unknown AC phenomena / properties that obviously have sonic effects.

However, this brings into question the effect of these 'interruptions' in the AC signal that power conditioners themselves would also create. The AC is going through the cord of the conditioner, its connectors, internal wiring, and then its outlets. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that some audiophiles love conditioners, and others feel they do something detrimental.