Blind Power Cord Test & results


Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity teamed up with the Bay Area Audiophile Society (BAAS) to conduct a blind AC power cord test. Here is the url:
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_4/feature-article-blind-test-power-cords-12-2004.html

I suppose you can interpret these results to your follow your own point of view, but to me they reinforce my thoughts that aftermarket AC cords are "audiophile snakeoil"
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Showing 4 responses by warrenh

For my ears there is a very audible difference in power cords. At least from the ones I've heard for long periods of time. I do not understand the data Sean grooves on, but I know it is significant to him as well as other audiophools. For me, it always comes down to my tympanics. I trust them and they never steer me wrong. I also agreee with Albert. Short listening experiences (at least for me, depending of course on what I'm listening to) are poor justification to come to a sound conclusion. Longer listening periods are the deal. What sounds wonderful to me at first, over the longer audio haul, does not always hold up, especially after listening to oodles of music. I heard the differences immediately when I upgraded my ICs and power cords, but those differences may not have held up after longer listening. In this case, they did. It is hard not to be influenced by ads, other audiophools, and the stereo rags. Over time, however, the ole ears will hear the truth. peace, warren
Sean, I think Dragonman was goofing wit cha. Though he probably didn't learn (or want to--hey that's cool) a thing about clip and paste, many other audiophools have. I was one. Still got a thin skin, there? The power is in ssshhhh. tacit..no response...and a bit sweeter in the beside manner department.......don't beat me up..you're a power; lose the self-righteous bravado....peace, warren

Normally I would mail this to you on the aside, but you're very clear that you want all correspondences on the forum. You said to me before that open discussion concerning yours' or my dirty laundry is good for all? That's a paraphrase, not a direct quote. Something like that? Sean, this ain't a biggie...
Eldarford, call me when that happens..I want to be there...I'll bring the marshmellows...lol
Been down this audio road before. The best you can do with an ab power cord test is decide which you prefer, with that particular system, at that time, with that recording. After deciding which cord is preferred, does that mean it will perform similarly with a different system? I don't think so. Excellent hearing acuity is a quantifiable thing like vision acuity. We may both view the same Monet, but see different things, have different impressions, though we pocess the the same visual acuity. The same goes for hearing, as well. I have golden ears. You have golden ears. I'll bet our listening experiences will be disparate enough to make us wonder enough....who ears are more golden?