Which main power cord?

"09-19-14: Stringreen
Richard Gray stuff ruined the sound of my system....I couldn't get it out fast enough."

Ayre designs their products to be used with the stock PC. I tried quite a few PC's on my Ayre components and found the stock cable was the best sounding.

John (Jafox) is spot on with his posts, as usual.

Highfidelitycyprus is new here, and should disclose that he is a dealer.
Welcome to the Audiogon forums Highfidelitycyprus. Dealers and manufacturers are welcome here, but they are encouraged to disclose their identity to increase transparency for the readers.

"... Ayre designs their products to be used with the stock PC. I tried quite a few PC's on my Ayre components and found the stock cable was the best sounding...."

REGA, NAIM, LFD, LINN do also.

The REGA Couple cable built to their specs by KLOTZ in Germany is a high -end cable that comes standard with their Osiris amp and Isis valve cdp.

Personally and hands-on in my "A" system, I A-B'd many external power cables and I always went back to the REGA stock cable as a superior performer.

Curiously, they bested the $1K+ top Furutech with its gold plated plugs,; the top Oyaide cable, Cardas, Ecosse modded with the top Furutech connectors, and Atlas among others.

The Furutech, LFD, and Ecosse perform admirably in my "B" system

Again, the takeaway is that system synergy - including tailoring cables - matters.

You need plenty of clean current.

Try the Pangea AC9SE from AudioAdvisor for 30 days and return it if you don't like it.

I think it's a 7 gauge cord, using different qualities of copper (FPC, PCOCC)

Buy/borrow one to audition/demo head to head against your other contenders.

Power cords are very important, and you don't want to spend $500-$1000+.. just to try them out only to find out they are not ideal.

Something as simple as plugging a component into the wall shouldn't be much of a chore should it?
Any working power cord will do the job.

But, some power cords do the job better than others, and only those who have done the grunt work can attest to this.
All others are only making assumptions.

Some folks seem to need graphs and white papers to back up their claims or make them feel comfortable.
Some of us really do trust our ears,because in my world I listen to the music.I don't read it for enjoyment.

You can build your own power cords.
I've done it many times.Use good connectors.I like Furutech.Recently I tried some NeoTech connectors and they were quite good.
You can also experiment with different wires of all thicknesses and compositions and from different manufacturers.

For me this is the fun part of this hobby.

Have I made anything that betters the Annaconda's I use?
No.
But,on some gear the DIY aren't too shabby.

So where to place the better power cords?
Right now I have them on all the source components,the DIY are on the power amps.

But that's because I need longer power cords for the amps than the standard Shunyata lengths.

I am a believer in keeping wires the same , whether interconnect or power cord or speaker wires.

Providing the house sound is to your liking.