Power cord recommendation for a dac?

@lak

There are those that apparently aren’t able to hear a difference when using different power cords, interconnects, etc. Therefore to them, they can’t hear a difference but that doesn’t mean that a difference doesn’t exist. Judge for yourself.

I really think it’s a matter of how resolving your gear is. If you’re running a $500 Yamaha amp though some low efficiency Polk speakers you will likely never hear a difference. The the sonic impacts that ICs, equipment isolation, and power cords only became really evident to me after my components started improving. I wonder how many folks with $25K+ in gear feel power cords make no difference compared to those whose complete rig is less than $5K?

I bought an AQ Thunder power cord for my Codex on the recommendation of my dealer. Money well spent.

@gdnrbob  Nice seeing your endorsement of the AQ Thunder.  I just ordered one today - a discounted dealer demo.  I've been noticing the AQ cables are less susceptible to ground noise and RF than my other power cords - even the cheaper AQ PCs.  I decided move up a bit to the Thunder for use with my amp. 

One dimensional thinking is tragically limiting in our understanding of the universe.  Just like one dimensional thinking where only DC laws of physics can apply to power cord performance.

A good example.  Laws of physics say I should move away from the source of heat to get cooler, right?  The sun's surface sits steady at temperature of roughly 5,500 degrees Celsius. No problem there. However, as the heat travels from the sun's surface to the layer a few hundred miles away from its surface (known as the sun's corona), it rises to a temperature of 1,000,000 degrees Celsius. Why?  We don't know but obviously the universe is much more dynamic than any one dimensional thinker would ever have guessed.

@kgbspy

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