@jafox First, Puritan is a well respected company that gets excellent reviews, many that I read right here on Audiogon. Second is the issue of the stock cables. Yes I have used them, but got sucked into the idea that better power cables from the wall to the amps etc. would greatly improve the sound. Well, that simply has not been the case for me. There are lots of members who regularly post that big money Power Cables are waste of money and I guess I am now moving into that camp.
As for you comment about power cables improving the sound on the SoundLab speakers, I must defer to the designer of the speaker, Dr. Roger West. I asked Roger about upgrading the power cable when I bought the speakers. He unequivocally told me there was no need to do so. Just this week I recieved this email from Roger:
Hello Eric,
The major work that we have been developing is a bias supply that uses a miniscule amount of the audio power from the amplifier to develop the bias voltage. This eliminates the AC power cord, but does not have any effect on the sound quality. The major reason for the development is to eliminate the challenges of different voltages and connector types in foreign countries. Further, it eliminates problems with importing speakers that use AC power, which usually requires an inspection. If you do not mind using an AC power cord then the self-bias approach would be of no value. Other than the self bias development we have not made any changes since you purchased your speakers 4 years ago. Best, Roger
I believe the operative words here are "miniscule amount". So excuse me if I have trouble understanding how a better power cable is going to make a HUGE difference. I mean, I get the fact you need to use a cable of sufficient size and shielding to feed the power demands of a big amp, but the miniscule amount of power my speakers require? The same cable they are about to do away with? I’ll do a little cable swapping but not expecting to hear the results. Cheers.
