Do you run a high end power cord on your sub?

This discussion is rife with self promoting silliness regarding characteristics of power cables like "don't go high enough" and "speed"...we're talking about power cables, and these opinions seem to ignore what these things actually do, and do nothing more than offer a forum for unsubstantiated rants like mine. Oh...I use a very thick PS Audio "Plasma" cable into a Power Port for my sub...interestingly, since it's called "Plasma" I assume it uses pulsating hot gas instead of copper wire, although I haven't actually looked inside. It wasn't expensive, but it is fast and sounds better than all of the aforementioned crap I haven't listened to...I'm certain of this...fast...really fast...

I can say with near certainty that Audioquest likely does not care one teeny bit what Bo thinks about anything. To think there is much, if any, performance disparity between well designed high end AC cables connected to subs is laughable, and displays a strange support of some arcane supposed perception of quality based on sales experience and live violins. There, I said something.

I rest my case. Again.

Statements like "it is at it is...nothing is as it is" simply isn't much besides gibberish. Risking signal degradation or alteration by using digital room correction to limit and compress sub signals weirdly adjusted up into low midrange frequency levels (that will clearly interfere with any wide frequency range main speaker) is odd, and I can only assume this silliness absolutely MUST have digital room correction to work at all. Room correction gizmos are generally designed more to detect and limit the specific frequencies that produce standing waves or what a particular listener feels is unnatural or "lumpy" bass, and not necessarily to repair woofer abuse (!). RELs aren't designed for lower mids as they know that it doesn't make sense, and BO's "set it up weird and fix it with Audyssey" approach likely has far more impact on tonality than AC cables. I suppose the resulting overkill sounds like music to him, but my sympathies lie with anybody walking into his shop and his dream world inspired by what he thinks violins sound like. The rest of us can listen to properly set up subs (with fat AC cables) that add the mojo to their rig without risking the likely pitfalls promoted by a delusional self important salesman.

The important difference between Bo's world and mine is the fact that I don't claim to have the answers or deem the sound of my dusty old REL sub to be superior to anybody elses rig...I simply state that my system reproduces recorded music very well in my listening room, without the aid, expense, or need for extra signal processing. Others may relish the sound of Bo's approach and delight in the use of room correction, but many simply don't care about it...this hurts Bo's feelings but, alas, his issues with the need for relentless campaigning for support of his approach is best left to his therapist. You don't need to understand every tool, especially a tool like Bo.

I never claim to speak for anybody else, and, of course, only know Bo from his innane commentary punctuated by hysterical responses not limited to questionable claims of valid experience with live sound, strident misguided and elitist proselytizing regarding personal taste, and an utter lack of comprehensive critical understanding of anybody elses opinion. All characteristics of the tragically insecure. I do admit to attempting to have as much fun as possible at all times, especially with delusional gasbags like Bo, who instead of directly addressing what I (and perhaps others) might consider to be reasoned criticism of his absolutist single minded approach to selling hifi, gets going on weirdly personal tangents designed to denegrate the valid opinions of anybody questioning his approach. I might be viewed by Bo as a clown and idiot, but 40 plus years as a successful professional musician and sound technician has taught me at least one thing: suffer fools only if it's sort of fun, and enjoy the chance to possibly inspire them to dig their own hole in which to plunge. OK...maybe 2 things.

I stuck a "garden hose thick" PS Audio IEC cable on my REL mostly to reward it for doing such a great job. I'm not sure it sounds better, but it feels better and that's enough for me.