Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords?

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carlsbad2

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01-04-2025 at 07:35pm 

Here is my take:  Nothing benefits from a high end power cord.
 

I disagree! I removed a captive power cord and replaced it with a Furutech IEC connector so that I can connect my Audioquest Hurricane to my InstantPot. It blew me away!

Spectral results--Each count was 12 hours. High resolution gamma spectroscopy using NIM's. The NIST certified rate is 20.030 CPS for the Region of Interest (ROI). The region of interest is approximately 661.7 keV. 

Results--As you can see, the filtered data is very close to the "True" count rate as per NIST certification. The filtration costs > $50,000 and cleans up the AC power before it powers the sensitive electronics. The crystal operates at - 200 degrees Celsius and is ultra sensitive to electronic noise. 

Using a Nordost Power Cable made no statistically relevant difference as compared to a standard cable. 

I am not sure what this means on the sonic front but if a Power Cable made NO difference on highly sensitive equipment, how could it make a difference on a CD transport. 

There you go again, clouding the issue with facts!

@thecarpathian . LOL...