Hearing is believing?........power cables.......


For anyone who is skeptical about the difference a high quality power cord can make in your high quality audio system........try it.......hearing is believing. About 10 years ago when I bought my first "entry level" hifi system (B&K amp/preamp, Canton speakers) my audio advisor dropped off a Tara Labs Prism power cord. He said just try it for a week and if you don't think it makes a difference just return it. I, like most unfamiliar with high quality cables, was skeptical.......how could a cable 1 meter long from the wall to my equipment make a difference? I put it on the power amp and yes I could definitely tell there was a more defined bass and overall clearer soundscape. I'm a musicians, so I figured maybe the "non audiophile" can't hear the difference. So my brother-in-law who is a bricklayer came over and we did a blind listening test. I randomly switched the Tara, sometimes trying to fool him......told him I switched but didn't........he could tell every time I used the Tara! So I was convinced that it was "wishful thinking on my part or particularly sensitive ears. If you don't think a great power cable can make a difference........take the challenge. Try one for a week and see (hear) for yourself!
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Ya it makes a difference. It triggers expectation bias and lightens your wallet.  It doesn't however make the gear sound any different.
Hey, there's this big audio show coming soon in Los Angeles and I'd love to see someone who thinks PCs don't make a difference to stand on their soapbox and let loose with their beliefs, to openly debate it with some of the better makers of PCs out there. I need a good laugh.

All the best,
Nonoise
Very clever - just observational comments - Flat earthers and wing nuts and engineers to stupid to see danger!

Little things make little minds happy I guess.
On a serious note, science of the brain has exploded in last decade .

The human brain above all seeks to maintain a balance, having to change your mind about long held views/ knowledge can upset that balance which
can cause health problems, mental and physical . that can even result in
death .
Ever seen a hard-core racist change his mind through rational discourse ?
Neither has anyone else .
The brain is fully capable of and often does , make someone who learned and firmly believes that something can not make a difference UNABLE to hear,see or grasp that difference should it exist , if it knows balance will be upset .
It cares nothing about science.
People are not usually being bull-headed just to be same, most often
they are just following orders from headquarters .

If upgraded power cords don’t make a difference, how come Mel Torme was standing between my speakers this evening?

If an aftermarket power cord improves the sound, it doesn't mean the electronics are inferior.  One hasn’t changed the electronics, but only the power cord.

If electronics manufacturers were to include the best power cords with each sale and charge accordingly, how many overall sales would they lose or gain? 

And yes ... I am to the right of Darth Vader. :-)

Frank