See the power cord discussion (posted on the Galen Carol website) by Caelin Gabriel of Shunyata Research. It addresses a few of the widely held beliefs and assumptions about power cords. I found it helpful.
I’m not clear on your question re PCs vs balanced ICs, so can’t help there. Sorry.
https://www.gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/why-power-cables-make-a-difference/
I’m not clear on your question re PCs vs balanced ICs, so can’t help there. Sorry.
https://www.gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/why-power-cables-make-a-difference/