Monstrous power cables


Why?

I’m sitting in my listening chair looking at the over $1K power cable that came with my Running Springs Audio Maxim power conditioner.  The guy I bought the unit from said he auditioned three cables all costing over a grand and liked these the best.

The cables are about the diameter of the cardboard center of paper towels (maybe even thicker) and weighs about five pounds.  It’s absolutely monstrous!  I’ve got a piece of wood supporting it under the receptacle and use other items to support it under the Maxim.

The electricity is carried through my house probably using 14 gauge wire.  What’s the logic using more than that going from the outlet to any component?

I’ve got quite a few power cables of various diameters, the thickest (other than the one connected to the Maxim) being the AC9 s from Pangea.  And to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever AB’d power cables, having just assumed they do make (at least) some difference.

 

 

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Showing 2 responses by rolox

@jasonbourne52  you have absolutely no clue, sorry. You're just assuming things and obviously have zero actual experience in the matter. There are numerous articles explaining that a component isn't "at the end of hundreds of meters of Romex". As many have stated above, it's not water in a hose. That's not how electricity works. And if you would have TRIED a good power cord, you would know, because the right power cord for a given component will give more readily audible improvement than ANY interconnect or speaker cable swap. 

@jerryg123 there's merit in what you wrote but this is an audiophile forum, hence we are mostly hear to discuss sound and components, aren't we?