A stupid question(s) about power cords
As the title indicates, I admit that this is probably a stupid question. But since I don’t know (for sure) the answer, I am asking it anyway.
The recent power cord thread got me interested in a power cord upgrade (from the stock cord) on my Maranzt SA10 (SACDP). The power cord receptacle on that particular component does not have a male equipment ground pin--only the neutral and hot pins. Therefore the cord supplied by Maranzt is a two pole (if that is the right terminology) cord. But because I have done it this way before, I do know that it will accept a power cord with an equipment ground as well as a neutral and hot.
Question 1: I went to musicdirect and looked at some power cords and I saw one (an open box Audioquest NRG Z2) that they were calling a two pole cord. The end that plugs in to the component only has a neutral and a hot, but the other end, the end that plugs into the outlet in the wall, does have an equipment ground blade (so that end has three blades). Why would that be?
Question 2: (and this is the stupid one) if a power cord has an equipment ground pin plugged into the wall, even if it is not plugged into an eqipment ground in the component itself, that cord is still connected to the neutral bus bar in the panel, right? So that being the case, since the equipment ground wire in the cord is right next to the hot wire, is there a way unwanted stuff (rf or whatever, my understanding of this is quite limited) can that dirty up the power that is traveling on the hot wire in the power cord?
I think that the answer to the last question is probably going to be ’no’? And if the answer is ’no’, that means that I really don’t need to shop for only two pole cords, right? And I see this as sort of important because if I buy a two pole cord, the ONLY component I can use it on/try it out on will be my SACDP--there will be no playing around with a two pole cord on my preamp or my amp.
And ALSO, if I don’t feel constrained to shopping ONLY for two pole cords, I would probably have more options to consider.
TIA for legitimate insight to this, and to all others, feel free to ridicule me and my question--I don’t mind.
@audphile1 ....+(fill in your blank)....I’m totally ’in’ with ur previous enumerated list; in my distorted life, the only clarity in my hearing is through a pair of BTE aids for my compromise.... ICs’, PCs’, Driver lines.....? I’d have to dial ’em up to 11, and Still have to strain the between them to Perhaps notice anything above my tinnitus threshold... So...the Lucky can, and the rest be Believers in the Maybe... Enjoy....until it becomes 'not good enough' once again.... 😏 |
@audphile1 , yeah...too easy to slip into a 'bug hunt'. Although sometimes a necessity to get distracted from the why into the how. I'm happy to be one that isn't in a situation where 'high-level scrutiny' of my IC & PC's demand that. *L* I'd need a sizable Lotto pick to advance on to that plane of audio that would include a space capable to demanding anal-lysis of mosquito chases.... ;) It would take awhile as well, which would run out prior to demise of yours unruly; i'm not sure I'd want to haul that baggage into the Unknown Afterlife pending.... ...not that I'm in any sort of hurry in that regard.... |
