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12-17-03
My point above is not at all combative. it would be a real ... Flex
12-17-03
Corona: "what string theory is asserting is that all re ... Zaikesman
12-17-03
Zaikesman, no i wasn't expecting a unification of all cable ... Flex
12-17-03
Zaikesman, here is the equation for resonance the nth harmon ... S23chang
12-17-03
Z: "...i'm congenitally allergic to overweening hyperbo ... Drubin
12-17-03
I haven't bothered to read all the posts, becuase if i recal ... Kt_88
12-17-03
Flex, here are some corona quotes cut and pasted from above ... Zaikesman
12-17-03
Z - i think we're in agreement :-) Flex
12-18-03
S23chang: ... Corona
12-18-03
"snake oil"? with all this talk about string theo ... Eldartford
12-18-03
Hey i got an idea. why don't we forget about strings, cable, ... Kt_88
12-18-03
Well, kt_88, what can i say. i threw out a question about pc ... Jetmek
12-18-03
Has anyone listened to corona's sahuaro cables? i'm curious ... Drubin
12-18-03
Hi guys: one of the many things i have discovered on my jour ... Corona
12-18-03
Jetmek, i just bought a power cord from you and you told me ... Jimmymac
12-18-03
Absolutely not and if you read thru the threads, you'll see ... Jetmek
12-19-03
In the search for decent power cords (i've heard substantial ... Hdm
12-21-03
Right on, hdm. nice posts, zaikes, but remember some belden, ... Subaruguru
12-21-03
Subaruguru: you said it takes you 2 and 1/2 hours to build a ... Corona
12-21-03
Corona, welcome to the "reality chatting" ( since ... S23chang
12-21-03
Corona, your response is pure crap. you log onto a consumer ... Flex
12-21-03
Flex, if you can make a cable say like a $10,000 nbs black s ... S23chang
12-21-03
Ernie: no slam on belden intended - just on anybody (not sug ... Zaikesman
12-22-03
Flex: in my 45 years of audio i have seen an endless stream ... Corona
12-22-03
Corona: i think people basically *are* saying theoretical ph ... Zaikesman
12-22-03
Uh, i think zaikesman just wrapped this thread up. Danlib1
12-22-03
Zaikesman: i think you missed the point. Corona
12-23-03
corona says: “if it tests good and sounds bad it’s bad" ... Flex
12-23-03
Flex: you are right there has been 80 years of "firmly ... Corona
12-23-03
Look at the mess it has created.... like acoustics, speaker ... Flex
12-23-03
Flex: is the one you are referring to? "i think people ... Corona
12-24-03: Bombaywalla
IMHO & in my limited experience, I found that MOST powercords on the market is pure, unadulterated Snake Oil!! This has been confirmed to me by various audiophile friends many of whom use inexpensive Chris VenHaus Flavour X power cords after having tried several other expensive power cords.
I know that my pre (especially) & my power amp are sensitive to power cords. Searching for a power cord that has no sonic signature of its own within a reasonable price has been a tough assignment for me. I cannot afford an Elrod or an Electraglide or a BMI or any such $1000+ power cord! I'm presently using the ESP Essence cord & I find that it doesn't degrade the sonics of my pre & power. This I can tell you confidently. Is it "improving" the sound? No it isn't! I feel that it has practically zero sonic signature of its own.
Any time I hear or read that a power improves the sound, I'm leary of the claim. I believe that power cords cannot improve the sound; they can only change the tone i.e. colour the sound. All those believing that power cords improve the sound are listening to some form of distortion or the other that they perceive as "improvement". During the novelty period, it sounds diff. from what they are used to & it is mistakenly perceived as an improvement. Extended & critical listening reveals the flaws in the power cord & you see it for sale on Audiogon!
Electronics & Electricity will always be based on Physics (aleast on this planet!) & so equipment in these 2 realms will always have to honour these physics laws. Any improvements will have to be measureable. I'm convinced that if it's not measureable then one hasn't made any improvements or lateral changes or one doesn't know how to measure.
The money you can spend to lay dedicated lines to your wall outlets & to clean up the electricity coming to your mains from the grid will go far, far more than any power cord can. A power cord cannot fix what is broken (i.e. cruddy electric power) because it is a passive device. If you have a problem with your power, fix it at the source - that big breaker box located in your garage/basement.
If the power is clean, an inexpensive DIY power cable (VenHaus or Jon Risch type) should do just fine.
In audio, 95% of the stuff is TOTAL trash! Shifting thru this c*** takes a life time!
IMHO. YMMV.
Bombaywalla (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
12-25-03
This attitude will guarantee stagnation. Corona
12-25-03
Wow, my head is spinning! Stevecham
12-25-03
I agree with bombaywalla. personally, i'd rather remain sta ... Onhwy61
12-25-03
A more important question to push the boundaries on is why v ... Flex
12-25-03
"when we compare what we know to what we don't know, we ... Corona
12-25-03
Corona is right on with his quote. the biggest problem i ha ... Nrchy
12-25-03
"the more i know about physics the more i'm drawn to me ... Geoffkait
12-26-03
Nrchy...science is not quite as primitive as you suppose. do ... Eldartford
12-26-03
Claiming that science hasn't reached a point to reliable mea ... leme@
12-26-03
I'll eat the mylar in my martin-logans when an article on th ... Onhwy61
12-26-03
To the people opposed to not making measurements:- you are ... Bombaywalla
12-26-03
There is no little irony in one poster (narchy) supporting c ... Clueless
12-26-03
We consider the power supply/power cable assembly as one uni ... Corona
12-26-03
Corona...i have never heard of "sign wave analysis" ... Eldartford
12-26-03
Corona: fwiw, i am not, among other things (like being an en ... Zaikesman
12-26-03
Sign wave analysis is heavy stuff and not for amateurs. he ... Clueless
12-26-03
Clueless, i always wondered what they were doing out there b ... Onhwy61
12-27-03
Clueless...nice toys! don't you think that zip cord is over ... Eldartford
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