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Is it all in my head??

So I bought a Kimber Power Kord...  yeah, yeah, but it looks prettier than stock, is well built, and having built all my cables myself I appreciated the craftsmanship.

...so, I'm playing an Everest LP--symphony stuff.. and it always sounded noisy and muffled (which is why i decided to give it a spin).  The power cable is plugged into my furman conditioner, and all the other cables are the same.  I swear this LP sounds more "untangled" now (that's the best way i can describe it).

I am an engineer and know intellectually this makes zero sense--is it some confirmation bias?  How can it be.. i didnt buy it expecting a sonic impact, i bought it because i couldn't make one that looks as cool (think of it as a necklace for my rig).  But I swear I think i hear a difference...  tell me it's all in my head.
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nonoise
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It's partially my bad. 🤔
The thread started with power cords and kind of went off on ICs and SCs and I just ran with the last few posts concentrating on speaker cables. 

Some of what I listed can still apply with PCs since not all power supplies are made the same and not all power sources are either when it comes to noise, wiring, substations, geography (as was pointed out on another thread where in the North East, the power somehow corrodes outlets at a level not experienced elsewhere-I'm sure weather has some factor in it as well).

Where I live the power is really quite good and regular, not varying +/-2V all day long and yet every PC I have sounds different. The three best I have are the TWL American Digital, with the Cullen Red Copper and Zu Mission coming in second, with little difference between the two. 

They're all made well with quality parts yet they're all made differently, and they all sound different. I can't explain it.

All the best,
Nonoise
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nonoise
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There are no shortcuts.
You won’t find a formula.
You have to try it out for yourself.
You simply need to start with something and go from there.
Your hearing is completely different from someone else.
You’ll have some overlap but your hearing is unique.
Your amp won’t have the same output specs as others.
Your speaker won’t have the same input specs as others.
If all amps and speakers had the same specs, then one cable would have been settled on ages ago.
Good luck.

All the best,
Nonoise
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