Otherwise intelligent people with too much unearned money will buy a $16,000.00 power cord merely so they can tell their friends, "That power cord cost me $16K." Then, when pressed, they will make up some BS about why such a power cord could possibly be a good value. None of which would have any real bearing on the cords ability to actually enhance the musical listening experience.
No one has ever conducted a verified A/B double blind test on exotic power cords where the result was any other than inconclusive. Save some money and stick with the good stock cord the manufacturer provided. |
Perhaps the "venom" isn't that at all. Maybe it is realists trying to keep the forum playing field level for newbies just tuning in. Some here will say a $4000 power cord will provide "jaw dropping" sound quality improvements. I do not believe that is scientifically possible; nor have I ever heard a power cord or any tweak provide "jaw dropping" anything. Accordingly, I have said so on this forum. Newbies need to know that those "audiophiles" here with their jaws dragging on the floor are not necessarly accurate...and, in their proclamations, need to, more often, use the words "in my opinion."
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JS: Unearned money can be from a number of sources...inheritance for instance. MAM says:
I began with the CD (OPPO-105) connected to my power conditioner using the stock cord. The sound was unlistenable.
I have an OPPO-105 and I use the stork cord. I have never, not even once, thought it put out audio that was unlistenable. At one time the 105 was the most popular disc player on the market...tested with a stock cord. My, your ears must be very picky....or a fan of high dollar accessories. Confirmation bias? |
@mikepowellaudio: Interesting marketing technique. However if you are a professional, I’d opine that you need to tone it down a bit. You really think forum members from around the world are going to stop their lives and come to your home in Atlanta just because you are hosting a test?
I get it, you know we won’t, can’t, don’t want to or just have no interest. Here’s an idea...raise your price ten times. There are forum members here who will buy for no other reason than an accessory is outlandishly expensive.
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One point about high end cables: they all look a whole lot better than zip cord and Romex!
Agree! And this is a legitimate reason to spend $$$ on them. Nothing wrong at all with "looking good!" |
atdavid: Not to worry about GK. Two things you can count on. One...he hawks this forum like a termite on a sawdust floor and will respond to just about any post within 5 minutes. Second...he will defend voo-doo audio magic as if you were challenging his heritage.
He is not a bad guy...just not one that believes science has any place in the manufacture of audio accessories; and offers personal insults in rebuttal.
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Dutchydog. Tip: take a breath now and then when posting and place a period at the end of each sentence. That will make your posts make more sense and easier to understand. Thanks. |
audiozen: Talking or debating with clearthink is like talking politics with the other party. No one changes their mind but everybody ends up pissed off. Clearthink clearly thinks there is always only one answer...his. To debate with him (or Geoff) is pointless. |
Boxer....your comment is of no real value.
Thyname...I am not at liberty to disclose my source. He is a professional audio and recording engineer with decades of experience in the business. My reference to him is true. If you do not trust me, no problem...I don't know you either. |
audiozen:
Power Cord magic believers will scoff at science because all that matters is what their ears tell them. Not what they hear, but what their ears tell them. They purchase a $1000.00 power cord; get behind their "stack" and replace the cord. Takes about 15 minutes. Then they listen and Holy Jesus!!! It is jaw droppingly better....absolutely game changing. You hear this over and over!
Two things. Any actual difference the new PC could/would make will be subtle. Any reasonable audiophile knows that's true. Second, audio memory is extremely perishable. In the 15 min it took to change the PC, your cranial encased audio processing/memory will be unable to recall an accurate audio reference for comparison with the new PC's performance. Instantaneous switching back and forth (while not knowing which is which) is the only way to compare subtle differences. And doing that (A/B switching) to test a power cord is nearly impossible for a home audiophile.
A recording engineer I know did, however, set up a blind A/B test pitting a $1.50 Benchmark power cord (that they recommend) vs a $3000.00 IEC cord in his studio. He used two Benchmark DAC 2s set up so that a single button push would switch between the two. The listening group were professional audio engineers that worked in the building (including a Grammy winner). None could tell any difference. No one heard any fidelity change.
We all want to have our gear sound better, but if I ranked things that were likely to make any improvement, power cords would be pretty much on the bottom...right above Geoff's green pens. Top three are almost always ranked as the quality of the recording, the acoustic environment and speakers.
I'll now push my keyboard away and stand by for clearthunk's veiled insults.
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Not to worry, bluemartini...your question has merit. Disregard those with a limited vocabulary and the grammatic inability to intelligently participate in the discussion. Instead, they just call you a troll.
I'm really getting tired of that useless word being used so often on this forum.
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Sorry to say but you’re a little bit behind the times. Don’t flip your gizzard.
OK... ACC Series - Articulation Control Console - $80,099.00. Probably cost something like $300 to build (if mass produced would cost $80). So it could be sold at $600 at a 100% margin, Not bad but, at this price, no one would buy such a strange, esoteric piece of equipment. However, price it above 50 grand and the rich dumb guys come out of their closets and get interested. One of the factoids of audiophilia. |
