Quick Question About Power Cables

I think your best bet would be Cardas… maybe interconnects and power cord. Cardas tend to emphasize bass. The lower level are softer on the treble as well… so it will be a mater of which level.

@spacegitarist

@unreceivedogma 

While it depends on the quality of your components, for highly resolving / high end audio components / systems power cords make a marked difference in system performace. As in you can hear a very important improvement with the right cords. An appropriate amp power cord will generally make the biggest difference, but they also make an important contribution to other components.

@unreceivedogma 

There are some folks that cannot hear audio improvements that are very apparent to many of us. I don’t have an explanation for this. I guess, consider yourself lucky. You can enjoy music to a greater extent with a lessor investment. 
 

A lot has to do with the enjoyment one gets from greater fidelity. I for one gain great enjoyment from small improvements in fidelity. I would much rather drive an older car and use lower quality TP in order to enjoy the lower noise floor and neutral balance of my AQ Hurricane than that of the very heavy copper power cord provided by the manufacturer. To me, the $2K is soooo obvious and worth the cost it is a no brainer.

This is why everyone should audition high end audio components in their system. Only invest in the ones that are worth it to you.

@unreceivedogma

I definitely did not say your hearing was defective, nor in any way have an obnoxious attitude. Hearing is only one aspect. What we turn our attention to and focus on also plays an important role… what we value as well. For decades I have met with audiophiles and traded commenting on very subtle nuances in audio systems and used nearly the exact same words and were clearly were talking about exactly the same thing. Then, occasionally there is someone that just can’t hear it.

My best friend is one of them. We have been friends for 55 years. He is an amateur guitarist and has a bunch of guitars, which he can tune… I absolutely cannot. He has struggled with his system… he has $10K components and it sounds simply terrible… well, we agree on that. But I can swap a cable and he can’t hear it… a friend of mine who knows nothing about audio has his jaw dropped the difference is so big… my novice friend tries to describe the difference… stumbling… not having the words… but it is clear he completely got it.

So, why can’t my best friend hear it? For most of our lives his hearing was fine. I don’t know. I honestly do not.

When my partner and I watch our home theater we will notice completely different things. Sure both of us notice the big explosion…but I will notice the brand of fountain pen, while she didn’t even notice there was a pen involved. She will notice something completely different. Maybe there is some emphasis that is different for us audiophiles… beats me.