@clearthinker : what is 'low quality' electricity? Why do you say that it fills a capacitor first before 'high quality' electricity. So you've invented a new phenomenon for the "golden ears" crowd to obsess over!
Effects Of Power Cords On Electrostatic Speakers
Several weeks ago I took delivery of a pair of Martin Logan CLX ART speakers. I hooked them up with the supplied power cords from the seller. The sound was pretty underwhelming, so I let them settle in. After about 4 days the sound had not changed significantly. I decided to rob a pair of PI Audio power cords from my phono stages and put them on the CLX. Signicant change and was getting the sound I expected.
The question I ask myself is why? This is a low current power supply that just feeds the stators.
If it is indeed significant, and it seems to be, what level of cord is going to meet the needs? No reason to spend more than I have to.
Looking forward to reading your thoughts or experiences.
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Hi Jason. Re your first post, most of us keep our ESLs connected to power full-time. So when OP switched cords the speakers were already fully powered with electricity supplied via the low quality cord. The low quality electricity is what comes through the low quality wire. OK my tongue is a little way into my cheek. The high quality comes through the allegedly high quality wire. LIke in your book, wire is wire in my book, when it comes to power cords. The capacitor starts full of 'low quality' electricity because that is already in there via the low quality wire. The high quality electricity arrives only after the high quality wire is connected and replaces the low quality electricity over a period of time, related to the capacitor's storage capacity. This is quite large on the CLXs at least, demonstrable by disconnecting the power while the music is playing. So at the start of his AB on the trick cord, OP was still listening mainly via the low quality juice and was tricked by expectation bias. I'm just going out to buy a £3000 power cord to run my record player... NOT. But I might get one to power the lamp that lights the player. It will surely sound better under better light. |
@ricevs Did you seriously replace a quarter amp fuse with a 30 amp fuse? Classic audiophile idiocy! And feeding a 12V regulator with 30V means it has to burn off a lot of current, markedly shortening it's lifespan. But safety does not seem to be your primary concern. As for hearing a difference between power cables to your pre-reg, I say nonsense. |
@clearthinker +1! Unfortunately there are many here that do believe in the 'good' vs. 'bad' electricity fallacy, even to the extent that one needs an 'audiophile' wall outlet for purer voltage transfer. |
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