Power cords at ridiculous prices?


Seems to me there's no shortage of "black magic" out there, people spending $1000 on power cords? If the equipment you own is well designed with hefty power supplies and adequate capacitive filtering on-board, the grunge from the AC lines will be dealt with. I'm not discounting upgrading stock cords with something of a little better quality, but it seems to me spending the equivalent of a mortgage payment, on a piece of wire, makes us audiophiles the subject of ridicule by any reasonable person. Okay, I'll stand back now and take my lumps....
jeffloistarca
Power cords at ridiculous prices?
If you have the money and want them, knock yourself out.
That’s what I call free market economy.
I went the route less traveled. I don't use power cords.  I don't use house AC power. 
I hear you Mikirob but does that really matter?  The way I see it power cables and other components bring whatever the recording medium and however it was recorded to your speakers as optimally as possible in your home.

Junk in junk out is true, but are you not adding insufficient reproduction by not optimizing your own system - because you are either adding or detracting once you drop the needle in the groove - why not make it pleasing as possible.
Hi Jeffloistarca!If you have tested and identified a powercord of a certain brand for ex(shunyata,  purist audio design, transparent etc etc...)that matches in an specific equipment, then the cable up in the line will perform neccesary better than the ones down in the line.So the question is how much is the amount of money are you able to spend in a power cord??....That depends on the importance you give it to the sound results, compared to your pockets.IMHO there should be a balance between cost and result.Anyway I would choose first the equipments I want to keep in my system, and then upgrading little by little with better powercords.Normally entry level powercords from renowned brands as Shunyata, Purist Transparent and others, have a very good result and doesn´t cost a fortune.Then if you are tempted to go up in the line ,is just up to you.Everyone has its own limits and take decisions accordingly.Cheers!Raf.
In all of the internet world, this has to be some kind of record.  resurrecting a FIFTEEN year old thread!!! Is there some kind of award for this?