The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance

It's not about the money, it's about the "REAL" audible return for the $$$$$.$$. That is where I was going with the thread. 

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.

The funny things about threads like these are the implied overlap of some rich douche paying what would be the cost of a home in a small town to those who'd pay a bit more for something better.

Conflating the two serves no real purpose, unless you recently lost an argument along similar lines.

As long as that dumb, rich, douche overpays for something that doesn't involve, say, a politician, then go with god is what I say.

All the best,
Nonoise

@dynaquest4 

I am not here to knock why or how people spend there money or get swallowed and swayed by ego and imagination created by marketing and flamboyant audio writers that play on words and illusions that play tricks on your mind. 

To each there own.

Not to nitpick, but the expression is to each his own. 😛

Ouch! Very ouch! 😩

I started reading this to see where it got me, the one thing i actually find interesting is AQ Niagara. Hurricane however good it is, seems absurdly expensive. Talking PS Audio's R20, I'd rather put 10K $ on acoustic treatments.

If all cables act like a filters to some degree and none is perfect and will never be, then there is no grail power chord or any wire/ cable out there since it's always system dependent?

Sometimes the truth is so simple that it is taken for a lie. The only way to avoid any kind of filtering-effect is to run solid core copper of adequate size, shielded is a plus but not neccesary in most systems.

zug; you are right, no pc can actually improve the current even if a 6-7ft long heavy solid-core pc will slightly improve the flow from a stranded in-wall cable because it will act as a condencer to the powersupplies.

Whitecamaoss made a good point and this is why most are tired of B.S. Reviews from paid or compensated reviews.

So I was sent this conversation by a friend of mine.... This is a very interesting thread that just opened up ... It looks like this is now the new format that generations are asking for. It appears to me that most people are getting sick of the old school mentality as far as magazine reviews and now they want REAL WORLD users to give an opinion. I think manufacturers won’t know what to do if this is the new trend on the decade of the 2020s.
The tables will turn as new generations are now in driver’s seat in many industries and they no longer want to read what is being written by older audiophiles. I have seen this trend occur not only with audio but also car industries where they are sick of reading motortrend magazine, etc. They want to see the guy that owns the Mclaren 720s talk about how fast it is and see him drive the hell out of it at the track. They want HIM to talk about headaches, issues, maintenance, etc and not the guys who write the magazines.
Think about it, Amazon wiped out Toys R Us, Kmart, SEARS, etc, etc. Tons of retail stores are closing which includes: MACYS, JCPenney, LOWES, etc. and we don’t think this massive change is going to impact the way the audio industry rolls? Ok, then i will leave you with this thought: when you go out to a restaurant or you want to buy a product somewhere (whatever that may be), dont you go and read the reviews that ACTUAL users leave? i use amazon CONSTANTLY for everything in my house and i ALWAYS read what actual verified buyers are leaving as far as feedback because i dont care to read WHAT THE HELL a magazine said and i am sure you guys are doing the same thing too?

Mark my words, this is just the beginning of what will happen in this decade.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/would-you-donate-a-dollar-to-have-these-members-review-a-prod...

I don’t think being paid or compensated to review something should prevent anyone from learning from or being entertained by the reviewer. One objective of a review is obviously to sell the Product under review. Remember, if an audio component or device or tweak is not promoted something terrible happens. Nothing.

Going to give NRG Custom Cables The 5 power cord a try, I am hearing really good things about the company, Any comments out there?

With cables the real price to performance is based on what you’re willing to pay.
Let say you have a $1000. Power cable and you really like it. Most people would say you’re crazy to pay that much for a power cable. For yourself you know to get what that power cable does at $1000. You can’t get with a power cable at lets say $300. That’s the real price to performance; what your willing to pay for it not what it cost to make.

Exactly hiendmmoe / +1

blumartini,

Did you have a chance to try the NRG cables.

i just found your review