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The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance

This is a journey through real life experiences from you to everyone that cares to educate themselves. I must admit that I was not a believer in power cords and how they affect sound in your system. I from the camp that believed that the speaker provided 75% of the sound signature then your source then components but never the power cord. Until that magic day I along with another highly acclaimed AudioGoner who I will keep anatomist ran through a few cables in quite a few different systems and was "WOWED" at what I heard. That being said cable I know that I am not the only believer and that is why there are so many power cord/cable companies out there that range from $50 to 20-30 thousand dollars and above. So I like most of you have to scratch my head and ask where do I begin what brand and product and what should i really pay for it?

The purpose of this discussion to get some honest feed back on Price to Performance from you the end user to us here in the community.

Please fire away!


 


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turnbowm
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mwoh419,

What about the Shunyata Venom PC doesn't the Oppo-105 like?
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
From what I gather it only likes cords for storks. 
mwoh419
54 posts
 
@turnbowm

I can't anwer that specifically... but there was a definite change in frequency response.  Only way I can describe it, is that the highs went super airy to the point they were piercing... and the vocal range disappeared almost to the point of being inaudible.

Would it have gotten better if I left it in longer?  Don't know... I didn't wait to find out.
mwoh419
54 posts
 
I should add that it was the original Venom from a few years back.  It's been sitting around collecting dust because I was having a hard time finding a good spot for it.

During some recent interconnect and PC changes... I tried it on the Oppo. Yuck!!!

At this point it's gonna get Ebayed or traded in to the Cable Co towards another purchase.
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dimora
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Where’s the Atlanta guy with the listening challenge? I’m game. I’ve got an all-mechanical A:B switchbox I built with identical headphone amps that can A:B a pair of Oppos with whatever cords you want to battle. Level match with 1KHz test tone and VOILA! I’ll prove that nobody can hear a difference (consistently) between properly gauged power cords.

My Opps is a stock BDP-103. All we need is a second one and we’ve got a test rig.

My buddy has a PHD in statistics; I’ll have him assist me to build a test matrix that is scientifically valid.

Who in Atlanta who thinks they can hear a difference is game to prove it?
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