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


This is a journey through real life experiences from you to everyone that cares to educate themselves. I must admit that I was not a believer in power cords and how they affect sound in your system. I from the camp that believed that the speaker provided 75% of the sound signature then your source then components but never the power cord. Until that magic day I along with another highly acclaimed AudioGoner who I will keep anatomist ran through a few cables in quite a few different systems and was "WOWED" at what I heard. That being said cable I know that I am not the only believer and that is why there are so many power cord/cable companies out there that range from $50 to 20-30 thousand dollars and above. So I like most of you have to scratch my head and ask where do I begin what brand and product and what should i really pay for it?

The purpose of this discussion to get some honest feed back on Price to Performance from you the end user to us here in the community.

Please fire away!


 


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atdavid438 posts11-20-2019 1:00pm"For the same reason an RC-snubber across a diode or FET is not a Zobel network ...."

They both have a resistor in series with a capacitor. To me, that makes them the same except for the name. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
One point about high end cables: they all look a whole lot better than zip cord and Romex!
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!"
The capacity of Humans for self-delusion is apparently unlimited - Mr.Spock
Nicely said ... but here's the counter point.

Mr. Spock himself is the product of human unlimited self-delusion.  

To All,
This topic most certainly catches the eyes of many who have already gone down this road and many that have not, I myself wondered and asked why so mush for what and I still haven't heard a specific clear answer. What I can say is that  Jay Luong's  27 Best Audiophile Power Cables has been one of the best if not the best attempt to put things somewhat into perspective in regards to the manufactures, models, and prices as well as what to expect at there particular value proposition.

Still today this topic seems to be unsolved I as well many of us still believe that much of whats out there is still marketing hype which again us as the consumers takes the risk of the product not performing and ultimately ending up in the guinea pig walk of shame closest based on many of the above comments in this thread. That being said I invited most all of the manufactures Jay Luong  reviewed and even a few he did not to come to the table to set things straight to only get the age ole my cable is the best as a response along with some build recipes and or formula and why they are in there opinion.

Conclusion and Novel Thought for All:
I would think that by now it would be in everyone/s best interest if the manufacture would lay out what model should best coexist with what brand sound signature and what the consumer should expect to hear along with a 30 day total satisfaction guarantee as does only a few do out there.