Computer power cable and desktop audio


The other day I added the basic Pangea AC-14 power cable for my main computer AC and the audio difference was far beyond what I had guessed, roughly on the level or more of replacing the stock fuses in my Emotiva airmotiv 4s with the Supreme ones. In choosing the $30 Pangea, I assumed that the computer mains is far enough away from the audio system (DAC, speakers) that the audio quality of the cable wouldn't make a difference, or not much of one. Do you think that's true? How about with a TV, where the audio is being handled (Toslink, DAC) by external speakers?

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highstream

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So do you know from experience whether or not the sound quality of a computer mains cord has an effect, or much of one, on desktop speakers run off a DAC?
Thanks. I noticed a big sound improvement on my Samsung LCD TV, along with my computer, when I switched to Pangea AC-14 power cords. Same when I went from a Monoprice "premium" Toslink to a Silflex glass. The improvements didn't surprise me so much as their magnitude. Got me wondering how far away from the end point cable sound character matters.