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  How can power cords make a difference?
I am trying to understand why power cords can make a difference.

It makes sense to me that interconnects and speaker cables make a difference. They are dealing with a complex signal that contains numerous frequencies at various phases and amplitudes. Any change in these parameters should affect the sound.

A power cord is ideally dealing with only a single frequency. If the explanation is RF rejection, then an AC regeneration device like PS Audio’s should make these cords unnecessary. I suppose it could be the capacitance of these cables offering some power factor correction since the transformer is an inductive load.

The purpose of my post is not to start a war between the “I hear what I hear so it must be so” camp and the “you’re crazy and wasting your money,” advocates. I am looking for reasons. I am hoping that someone can offer some valid scientific explanations or point me toward sources of this information. Thanks.
Bruce1483  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-28-01
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06-25-01   Jadem6: why such hostility? i'm always open to learning, and ...   70242.241@

06-25-01   What's wrong, dekay? why would i not want to think or hear? ...   70242.241@

06-25-01   I do them all the time, it's my new life. where have you be ...   Dekay

06-26-01   702, is there a site that you actually enjoy? i know you d ...   Albertporter

06-26-01   I have had a psychologist friend of mine look at the posts m ...   Redkiwi

06-26-01   Well now i feel bad. when it's looked at that way red, it al ...   Jadem6

06-26-01   You guys are too kind. or are you?   Dekay

06-26-01   I've recently completed my pc test - results posted in a new ...   Jhunter

06-26-01   Don't you think you guys are going over the line re: 702? yo ...   Jhunter

06-28-01   Keep in mind jhunter that you have shown the integrity to tr ...   Jadem6

07-11-01   Albertporter: why do you say i don't care for audiogon or fo ...   70242.241@

07-11-01   7, no problem if ewe do real research, testing, & inwolvemen ...   Sedond

07-11-01   Sedond: why do you assume that i don't listen? that's part o ...   70242.241@

07-11-01   7, everyone here is still waiting to hear what kinda music e ...   Sedond

07-12-01   I must agree with sedond. the question of equipment is a to ...   Albertporter

07-12-01   Hi 702, unlike me you seem to have a good knowledge of elect ...   Brulee

07-12-01   Sedond: if i told you what i use, i wouldn't have the fun of ...   70242.241@

07-12-01   702, ewe can make yokes about it all ya want, but it still d ...   Sedond

07-13-01   Doug, you forgot "zip".   Dekay

07-13-01   Here is my guess. all levinson reference front end, watt pu ...   No_money

07-13-01   Hi 702, could you define "proper double-blind test" ...   Brulee

07-13-01   Hi bruce: no, i am afraid of burning the home front down wi ...   Dekay

07-14-01   702, so bill johnson, richard vandersteen, arnie nudell, mar ...   Frap

07-14-01   Thanks frap, one of the points that i have continually broug ...   Albertporter

07-14-01   Dekay- brulee just brought the subject of a pc to my attenti ...   Jcbtubes

07-14-01   Jc, just make hard connections to bruce's outlet and the com ...   Dekay

07-15-01   That is what i call a pc challenge. could be a hair raising ...   Brulee

07-15-01   I finally got bored enough to go through this thread, althou ...   Grungle

07-18-01   Marketing hype actually makes people more skeptical of a pro ...   Jaykapur

07-18-01   Holy crap this issue again!? don't you think that if powe ...   Mhubbard

07-18-01   Mhubbard. reasonable thinking about including high quality ...   Albertporter

07-18-01   I tink albert is correct. one fact that he fails to mention ...   Sedond

07-19-01   702 makes some valid points in my opinion. i rarely do blin ...   Lawyer@

07-19-01   Lawyer: i will be doing the very same test that you just pe ...   Dekay

07-19-01   Yes, we discovered that the ic that sounded best for playbac ...   Lawyer@

07-19-01   Good info to have as it will encourage me to play around wit ...   Dekay

07-21-01: Mhubbard
Albertporter. I dont know that people who buy Krell or any other super high end componet would have a problem with seeing a nice fat cord included with their hardware. I dont see many people saying that these aftermarket cords "hurt" performance; only that it does nothing, or it sounds better.
The mindset of most consumers is not "oh my god"! "look, I'm paying for this nice looking cord, and I dont need it". I would guess that most consumers would say "cool, look at this nice cord they "included" with my gear"! This is (in my opinion) the response most tech geeks(lovers) have to a product feature.

Or perhaps I'm the only one who feels this way?

Mhubbard  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


07-21-01   Mhubbard. as long as it was included and the price did not ...   Albertporter

02-15-03   Hello bruce, i myself have been wondering very much abou ...   Krazeeyk

02-16-03   Well according to the brochure i read, they filter noises, t ...   Jayctoy

05-03-03   I prefers krazeeyk's conclusion!!   Planckscale

05-18-03   a new creation in power cord design has just been released ...   Corona

05-18-03   Is it wireless and voice activated, or do i need to clap?:) ...   leme@


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