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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Cables are not like pipes or water hoses.  Electrons don't flow thru them like a fluid.  Cable Geometry does matter.  The energy that is transferred is propagated thru the electromagnetic field.   

as prior have alluded to…much of this targets what I would call “mines is bigger and better than yours” male audio insecurity/vanity. I’ll choose two random power cable brands…Elrod and Electraglide. When you strip away all of the ornate decorative network boxes, heavy sheathing, and insulation and jackets, and individual cable path separations that then come back together at the termination…at the end of the day there are still only two ordinary wire metal conductors underneath, despite what perceived external visualizations might suggest….. sorry there just ain’t nuttin fancy happening as you grasp and marvel at that new stiff cord you just paid too much money for.

to add to my rant…why would anyone pay for audio anything labeled “Eros” or “Andros”…??? C’mon the subliminal targeting is anything but that…

I just purchased a couple of the Waudio cables from Amazon that mceljo recommend earlier in this thread. I installed the on my dac/preamp and amplifier yesterday. I had paused the song from MacBook, installed the new cables, and then pressed play again. Immediately it seemed to be louder and more bright. I cannot speak for other people's systems or what a $1000 cable can do but on my system with these cables over the stock ones, I did notice a difference. 

I've been told that the primary objective in cable design is to reduce resistance.

If you can’t put a sentence together, or your post is full of typo’s, spelling and/or grammatical errors, I tend to pretty much disregard anything you’re trying to say. Especially when you’ve never even tried the equipment or component in question.

It’s always the same "blow-hards" posting in here with zero experience screaming at the top of their lungs that something doesn’t or cannot work. Usually these people don’t have a system listed. Ever notice that?

If you can’t hear a difference in power cables, great.

Save your money and buy some better equipment.

A power cord can absolutely change the sound of a component. To say otherwise just shows complete ignorance and a lack of experience on the subject.