Power Cables diminishing returns


I'm thinking of upgrading my PCs, but am wondering what the sweat spot is as far as price. The price point after which, you see diminishing returns. for example a $1000 is certainly not twice as good as a $500 cable.
linaeum66
Schubert,
A bad past experience will leave residual bitterness. I mouthed off on a thread about Talon speakers for the same reason, and later regretted it and apologized. No problem; you're a nice guy too.
Thanks, Roxy.

"Ah music , a magic beyond all we do here ,,,,, "

Albus Dumbledore
Schubert and Brownsfan +1,
Very good and well stated thoughts. As much as I respect science and scientific method it isn't always adequate for everything we encounter. There are in audio things we clearly experience that can't be satisfactory explained with scientific principles exclusively. I simply trust what I hear.
Charles,
Power cables can be the trickiest upgrade of all. Throwing money at a power cable can be a recipe for disaster, if judging by price alone and not hearing with particular components in your system. As power cords can often make the sound better, they can also sound worse than stock cords on certain components.

I currently have a relatively cheap power cord ($200 Harmonic Technology Pro AC 11) on my CD player. I also currently have an expensive ( $2000 Kubala Sosna Elation) power cord on my preamp. Sorry to those who laugh at me, but I can hear the difference. Each cable works well on the respective component, however the $200 Harmonic Tech sounds better on my CD player than the much more expensive Kubala Sosna! I'm happy keeping both where they are (the Kubala Sosna is better on my preamp), but just wanted to share a scenario where more $$$ is not always better for every component. Power cords seem to be component-dependent.

It might be wise to audition cheap power cords, and if you like the sound, buy them. If you like the house sounds of a certain brand on a particular cord, but think you can do a little better, move up the line. But try to determine what sound you wish for, and which power cords might help the most. Different power cables are better at some attributes, while others have different strengths.

Like others in this thread attest, I also believe Audience Power Chord e cables are good power cords. I use them on my mono bloc amps.
Jl35... Where you say "now that the SE is out" are you saying there's now an SE version of the Audience PowerChord? Considering that the SE versions of the RCA and XLR interconnects appear to be the use of higher quality connectors, it would be really interesting learn what connectors are implemented on the SE version of the Powerchord.