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Is it worth to get 2 m Nodorst vs 1m

I have the opportunity to buy a couple of Nordost power cords, Tyr and Frey at a 15 discount. I auditioned the cords in a one meter length and they made a nice improvement. The dealer quotes NOrdost as saying, it will sound better in a 2 meter. I have a dedicated circuit for my Qbase strip which has the whole stereo plugged in. I thought i read somewhere that a dedicated circuit makes the longer length improvement questionable. Adding another meter to both increases cost by about 1000. They already cost close to 5,000 so this would be closer to 6,000.   I can’t test any of this. I just have to make a decision. Would like your thoughts. Thanks.

bossa
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joenies
258 posts
 

Greetings 

‘I recommend going with the 2m length. All my power cables are either 1.5m or 2m. 
Short cods can me quite hard to terminate due to the heavy gauge and there minimum bend radius.

‘I learned my lesson years ago when I purchased 1m long PS Audio power cords. They were so stiff that I couldn’t use them. I was trying to save money and all I did was waste money.

Never skimp on audio equipment you will regret if later.

Joe Nies

 

bossa OP
34 posts
 

The one meter works fine as far as length...i can use them.  It's about this claim that the sound quality is better at 2 meters vs one meter...any thoughts on that?

tablejockey
3,771 posts
 

The reasons for yes or no should be a good read.

I have read "facts" on both short/long.

Nordost user here.

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