Here's some food for thought about longer lengths - It may just be true that a longer power cord could actually "sound better" BUT - this will vary from cord manufacturer to cord manufacturer. Why? Because many of the power cords are actually acting as a filtering device between the wall and the component, not just a power delivery device (or wire) that many of us suppose they must be. Recently I did a power cord shootout and discovered that quite a few of the respectable sounding power cords were also filtering as compared to some various DIY copper, silver, different sized guaged and cryod cords I had on hand (all of which were just designed to deliver raw power, period). With this in mind, it makes a perfect hypothosis that some cords will actually sound better (to a point mind you) if they are longer, since they may actually filter the noise to the component much better. Think about this guys, it actually makes sense!
BTW: None of my DIY cords could hold a candle sonically to some of the commercial cords that were obviously filtering in some way. (Have I perhaps uncovered one of "secrets" that differentiates the best cords from the also rans?)
BTW: None of my DIY cords could hold a candle sonically to some of the commercial cords that were obviously filtering in some way. (Have I perhaps uncovered one of "secrets" that differentiates the best cords from the also rans?)