COngratulations on getting a few good cords and "hearing the difference".
At the risk of vastly oversimplifying the above discourse, it seems to me that the more resolving your system, the more you will hear sonic differences in ICs, PCs and SCs. The "non-believer" camp will usually have non-resolving gear, and thus ICs, Pcs, etc will all sound pretty much the same to them, thus perpetuating their "waste of money" diatribes and Home Depot power cords.
Those with more resolving gear usually CAN hear the differences, because their systems allow them to, plus at some point they have probably been guided as to how to "hear into" the music, which is where lots of the enjoyment lies.
In other words, each side's arguments become self-perpetuating due to their particular approaches to "putting together a system". Sometimes this might be a function of money spent, but not necessarily so. "Resolving" doesn't require lots of money, just a good synergy between components, in most cases. The best advice is to put the cord into your system and listen for yourself. IF you have a fairly resolving system and a good ear, you will probably hear a difference, either positive or negative. Just my $.02
At the risk of vastly oversimplifying the above discourse, it seems to me that the more resolving your system, the more you will hear sonic differences in ICs, PCs and SCs. The "non-believer" camp will usually have non-resolving gear, and thus ICs, Pcs, etc will all sound pretty much the same to them, thus perpetuating their "waste of money" diatribes and Home Depot power cords.
Those with more resolving gear usually CAN hear the differences, because their systems allow them to, plus at some point they have probably been guided as to how to "hear into" the music, which is where lots of the enjoyment lies.
In other words, each side's arguments become self-perpetuating due to their particular approaches to "putting together a system". Sometimes this might be a function of money spent, but not necessarily so. "Resolving" doesn't require lots of money, just a good synergy between components, in most cases. The best advice is to put the cord into your system and listen for yourself. IF you have a fairly resolving system and a good ear, you will probably hear a difference, either positive or negative. Just my $.02