Finding a Power Cord that sounds great


There are so many Power cords out there it is mind boggling. I have tried quite a few of them. Here is what I have tried over the few years. JPS +, Kimber Kable Palladian, Cardas Golden reference, Shunyata Python Helix. They all had their pluses and minuses and I kept looking. Some I enjoyed more than others. I recently tried a BPT L9cT(advertised here on Audiogon) and was surprised at how good it was for such a reasonable price. Chris Hoff of BPT(great guy to work with by the way) made a special L9cT Power Cord with the new Furutech FI50 connectors recently. Wow! Now I thought this is something special. It imaged better that any of the other Power cords I had tried with a deeper and higher image than I had experienced before. It is still a fast cord with excellent transients and great bass but with a much bigger sound stage. Also the Furutech FI50's seem to give the sound a relaxed realistic character to instruments. Pianos especially sounded nice. I have heard the Furutech powerflux power cord was an excellent. It was slightly higher priced than what I wanted to pay for a power cord. It uses the F150 connectors. So trying the BPT cord with Fi50s was a nice find.
Anyone want to share their experiences with the best power cord they have used? I know some of this is system dependent. Has anyone tried a BPT power cord or a power cord with FI50 connectors? Just wanted to say I had a very good listening experience with BPT L9CT with Furutech FI50s.
Thanks

My Equipment
Anthem D2
Theta Dreadnaught II
Naim CDx2
Kef reference 205s RL
Kef reference 204 center
Martin Logan descent Sub
PSB synch surrounds
Oyaide R1 outlets with Furutech covers
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Showing 3 responses by sherod

I found a relatively new power cord recently, made from NOS Western Electric wire, that is a bargain in sonics. This cord has been favorably compared to cords costing many times its price. I bought this on Ebay and am including a link to that ad, but here is the web site for more info. I'm not affiliated with the company other than being a happy customer.

www.mojo-audio.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/10-AWG-WESTERN-ELECTRIC-WIRE-AC-POWER-CORD-AUDIOPHILE-/320521119578?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4aa08c275a
I disagree with Hifisoundguy's claim of the conductors having no effect on the sound. In my opinion, the conductors have as much effect on the sound as the connectors. They are both equally important in the sum of the parts, and then there's the material the conductors are made of, the gauge of the conductors, the type of sheilding used, etc. which are also important parts of the equation.