Power Cable Break In - Such a Change!

fiesta75,

Perhaps you have purchased used cables in the past. But even with used cables they seem to take a couple of days to settle.

I must say though these Dragons were the most dramatic in change from break in.

ozzy

Wow, ~$4400 for a power cord, $1200 more than the cost of my Don Sachs' Kootenai KT88 amp.  It is vastly too expensive for my budget, but good for you finding joy with the cord.

Most of the cost is in the economy of scale.  They won't sell a lot of these high-end cables, so to make up for that, they have to charge a lot more.

whitestix,

To me the biggest improvements in my system has been with the AC power. That is the usage of dedicated lines, quality outlets, wire, grounding, power conditioning and the power cables. Get the foundation right and the audio equipment can perform at its best.

On the cost of the power cables, I’m thinking the high cost is also due to all the research that is conducted along with the trial and error. The materials are first rate.

ozzy

@sls141

I appreciate the effort but he’s only giving his opinion. First of all, who is he and what are his qualifications as a metallurgist or other scientist that deals with wiring and electrical measurements? Second of all, when he says simply bending a wire changes it's properties and therefore changes how your speakers will sound, he loses all credibility with me.

Several years ago I talked with an actual metallurgist and specifically asked him about cryogenic treatment of wires changing the crystal structure and when he stopped laughing, he said *if* that happens, the crystals will go back to their normal structure when they return to room temperature.

Until there is blind testing that shows differences more frequently than simple chance, it’s all just an opinion, and that goes for anything in the audio world.