Do good power cords have to be stiff?

The Shunyata power cords I use are very stiff, the Acrolink  power cord is very flexible.

May I ask which Acrolink. I have 7N-PC9700 and 8N-PC8100 and both are very stiff.

Based on my limited experience with different power cords, the stiff and heavy ones sound better than the flexible and light ones

akgwhiz

81 posts

01-26-2022 4:55pm

I’ve been using a Wireworld Aurora 7. 12 ga silver clad OFC. Its flat design makes it pretty flexible. I have it folded back with about an inch radius.

I have the Wireworld Elektra 7 which I believe is a higher model. It is quite flexible but the connection between the plug of the cord and component isn’t firm and always loose.

Performance wise, after comparing the Elektra 7 to Acrolink power cords, I figured out that the Wireworld is inferior in sound quality. It’s decent for DACs but does not sound good with amps.