Audioquest Storm Series power cables

@clearthinker

While that may sound very intellectual and perhaps makes you feel superior to the rest of us… what you say is total nonsense. Many tens of thousands of audiophiles, with their feet… well, ears well grounds in reality can hear these obvious differences and improvements and own systems that demonstrate their knowledge.

Oh yes the cables  makes a difference . 

Cables do make a difference. Interconnect and loudspeaker and power cables. What you HEAR depends on the components in your audio system and the overall synergy. And of your individual hearing capacity, of course. In my experience, „even“ power cords may drastically change the overall sound quality - if you like it is up to you. From time to time I get bitten by the urge for experimenting a bit, and my last „listening revelation“ happened when I tried different brands of power cables for my phono stage (MF Nu-Vista Vinyl). What I heard was from „no difference“ to the bypack cable (which is quite decent) up to „another world“. Unfortunately, the „best“ power cable was … the one with the highest price tag (1.5 m = 6‘000 USD). Insane but the bitter truth. So my quest continues.
N.B. If you test any components or cables be sure to do it on various days and take your time, because physical and mental state might play tricks on your listening condition. But you know that already.

@ghdprentice 

@ursm 

I don't doubt cables in the signal path can and to make differences to what we hear.

I draw the line at 6 feet of passive mains cable at the end of the 10 miles or whatever of cable joining your system to the power station.  If the 6 foot of cable makes a difference, why not the 10 miles?

I think this is imagined rather than heard.  But each to his own.

If to you, you can be transported to 'another world' for a mere $6000, surely you would just spend out and be thankful.

@ursm 

1): signal path cables - yes, better EM shielding, better match to audio analog/digital path impedance, better connectors always helping me to reduce noise, and to flatten freq response. 

2): power cables - nope, clean, not oxidized over time, looking fresh, power cable' provided by manufacturer is fine, technically nothing can be improved. If cable is tool long, I cut cable and use professional grade plug. As for phono-pre or other separate's cable, you may use ferritic EM filter clamp to put on cable, which will reduce significantly AC power line. Good filter clamp reduces noise in original cable by 60dB or more (x1000 less noise), and it cost nut much, In many cases replacing aged wall outlet, and resistive fuses in the house AC power distribution is helping to reduce power drops. Try to avoid ground loop in hifi setup, if hum noise can be heard from speaker.