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Still mystified by mega expensive power cords

AC travels miles from the substation, enters my house, goes into a panel, then runs to my hifi equipment. Once inside the equipment it goes through whatever wiring the manufacturer used. I don't understand how the few feet from the outlet to the back of the gear can make some of the dramatic changes claim (low end goes down another octave, deeper wider soundstage, etc). My thought is that as long as the power cord is shielded so that it's not working like an antenna, properly grounded, and of sufficient guage so that you're not loosing juice to heat, and has contacts that make a solid connection, any power cable should sound like the next, especially since the AC coming in is rectified and smoothed.

I'm not looking for flames, but for those that believe in power cables, enlighten me. Or said another way, can that $11,000 plus power cable I saw today possiblet do more than fatten the manufacturer's wallet?
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grannyring
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Well you should be equally mystified why the capacitor, tranny, connector or wire or resistor etc...in your gear would make any difference! Same exact question should plague and not plague you for consistency sake.

Goodness, what can a few feet of wire or a passive part inside our gear do after all those miles and miles of power from the station to the house and then inside our house? Ha!

What about IC's and speaker cable? What can they do after all that spider web of power lines into and in our homes?

Well the simple answer to your question and all like is this. Gear and wire is designed to fix or maximize our music system because of all that comes ahead of it! You need a good power cord because of the very fact that miles and miles of stuff before it needs help to play the best sounding music possible in your home. Is that not the very definition of our need for high end gear and cables and conditioners etc...When you question the power cord you really question all of Hi Fidelity . No kidding.

Power supplies in our gear and on and on are designed and needed to help sort out and maximize the very thing that mystifies you.
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grannyring
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We do need to educate those not as wise as us seasoned Aphiles. Sometimes we just have to do the right thing. Ha!
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