What Power Cords for Rel S510 Subs?


I’m considering a pair of Rel S510s to go with my Diablo 300 and B&W 802 D2’s. I’ve invested quite a bit in cabling: Audioquest Dragon for my amp, Hurricanes for my source equipment, and Nordost Valhalla 2 for my speaker wire. I can clearly hear the difference between a Hurricane and a Dragon cord when powering my amp. The Dragon puts space and air around vocals and instruments with front to back depth.

There is no way I can afford anything better than two 3m Hurricanes for the Rel S510’s but my question is, how much do power cords matter for subs? Sadly for my wallet, I’ve found that higher grade cords do make a considerable difference for all my other components, verified through blind tests. Not as much as speaker cables, but still a big difference.

I also have a Innuos network isolation switch and also an Innuos USB reclocker, to support my Innuos Zenith Mk 3 streamer.

Does power cord quality matter less with subs than with everything else?

For the record I’ve seen other threads on this subject, with what seems to be consensus that power cords don’t matter with subs, but I was hoping others who, like me, appreciate the difference a top tier power cord can make, can comment on whether there truly is no benefit to using one when it comes to subs. Has anyone compared a Hurricane grade (or better) cord with a stock cord, connected to a high end sub?

 

nyev

@1971gto455ho - I assume that you believe that every audible difference can be easily measured.  I was a cable skeptic for the most part until a few months ago.  I got the itch dabble in the voodoo that is all things audiophile and opted to start with a pair of Waudio power cables that I picked up on Amazon for under $50 each.  I honestly didn't have high expectations and figured that the 10 awg cables would maximize whatever current capacity was available audible or not.  I put one on my Pathos Classic One MkIII and the other on my SACD player.  I immediately noticed a significant difference and then realized that I was listening using my DAC so the only change was the power cord on my amplifier.  I honestly had mixed feelings about the change because it was far more realistic sounding, but also was more sterile.  I considered the change to be objectively better, but part of me did miss the more full sound.  As a side note, I immediately didn't like the results with my SACD player and moved the power cord to the DAC where I've never noticed any difference from the power cord even after getting a more expensive Pangea for it.  My experience with the power cord on my amplifier convinced me to try a lower end Audioquest interconnect (DAC to amplifier) to replace my Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 and the result was that I kept the realistic sound but gained back the full/smooth sound that I felt had been lost.  The improvement was significant enough that I moved up the line (Chicago to Sydney) and again noticed an improvement in clarity with the tone remaining essentially the same.  I tried an Audioquest digital cable (Cinnamon) and didn't hear any difference compared to the Blue Jeans Cable that it replaced.

What have you heard (or not heard) that has you so convinced that cables cannot result in an audible difference?

When I was like 23 a bored guy in a HiFi shop, who obviously knew I couldn’t afford anything at all in the store, did a blind test with me using stock power cords, $300 cords (which blew me away at the time that they actually existed) and a cord that costed thousands. System was Krell monoblocks feeding B&W 800 speakers.  I had never heard a system worth more than $8,000 up to that point.  Anyways, I correctly picked the right cable every time. Being able to blind test and pick the cord with 100% accuracy was all the proof / measurement that was needed.

I can still perform this test with 100% accuracy at home. Really, no other measurement matters if you can objectively hear the difference and identify the cord without knowing which cable is connected.

 

 

1971gto....great user name but your post not  so much....if your just trying to stir the user pot that's one thing but if you honestly can't hear a difference changing cables ie power,speaker,ic....get a different hobby, audio is not your thang.

@missioncoonery 

The cables I was referring to was A/C power only. I do see value in researching interconnects and speaker cables. Perhaps if one chooses to read then critique they should stay on topic. As for the hobby my ‘thang’ is impeccably well engineered and formidable. Have a nice day…buddy

Cheers

Ok....if you don't hear differences in power cables,try another hobby.....and try not being such a tool,buddy