Power cord length?


If I'm going to spring for an uber expensive cord-a 'final' purchase-say an MIT Oracle AC 2--is there any sonic benefit going to a 4 meter vs a std 2 meter? (I have absolutely no chance to audition). Technical details of 12 ft versus 6 ft power cord?
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I owned the most expensive MIT powercables. These days I know they are not the best anymore. The make instruments and voices too big in proportion. And yes longer powercables often sound better than shorter ones.
In the beginning Nordost sold only starting from 2 metres. After we tested a few 1 metre cabels I understood why.

But....beging commercial they started selling there powercabels also from 1 metre. How stuppid you can be.

The dynamics were better of the longer cables. Also the mid freq. had more boduf and sounded more natural.

In general a longer powercable is Always better in the lowest freq. When we gave a client a 1 metre and 1.5m version. Most of the time the bought the 1.5m version.
The difference between 1 metre and 2 metre powercables from Nordost was very clear. There was no education need for it!! I did compare Vishnu and Valhalla 1 metre with 2 metre.
Nordost did not sell less than 2 metres for a long time. But they change it for commercial benefit.

In the beginning they said that you should not make your cable less long than 2 metres.

One month ago I had contact with the distributer of Nordost in my country. I asked him about this issue. He agreed that for many years they did not want it. Cause of the commercial benefit they changed it.