I assume you didn’t spend several thousands of dollars on a 5 feet power cord without installing a dedicated 20 amp circuit with 10 gauge wires from your panel?
Otherwise, what difference will the last 5 feet make?
New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound?
I bought new an expensive(for me) well known and reviewed power cord for my very good amp and plugged it directly onto the wall socket. After a couple of weeks of daily use I hear no change in the sound quality from a $500 cord. I don’t want to name it for fear of getting my thread deleted. You would know it or at least be aware of the company. Did I throw away several thousand dollars? Before I get the snake oil answer I want to let you know that I bought an upgraded cord for my pre as suggested by the pre’s manufacturer and am pleased with the results.
I guess for full disclosure the amp’s manufacturer said don’t bother. But I had had good luck with the pre so I thought it would be a good idea.
Anybody else have this happen to them?
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@invalid The electrons don’t care if you or I call the power cord the last or first five feet in a circuit that also involves 10 to 40 more feet of in-wall wiring. |
@mihorn Your comment “In my experience, a last 5ft power cord is much more important than in-wall wiring. Like a garden water hose, the nozzle only sees what it’s connected. The audio equipment draws the current from a power cord which is a bigger reservoir than in-wall wiring.” defies all logic and physics. You seriously think that your “high-end” 5 foot long power cord is a “reservoir” for energy/electrons/electricity?
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@eurorack of course if you change from a substandard, “crud” power cord to something that’s half decent you should notice a difference. That’s obvious. Crap is gonna limit anything in this world - power cords or not. What we discussing in this thread is if there’s a difference between a $100 power cord and a $500 power cord and a $4000 power cord.
That’s very different from the experience and situation you are referring to, I think. |