Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords?

@mclinnguy

The guy who organised the whisky tastings was very quietly spoken and must have had pretty good hearing. He was an SAS instructor, and his reputed specialty was to disarm a knife wielding attacker while he was unarmed AND BLINDFOLDED. He used to spend weeks living off the land in the Northern Territory, observing joint US and Australian exercises while remaining unseen.

Another attendee knew a lot about transports - he flew Hercules including the final humanitarian evacuations from Saigon. Ended up as Wing Commodore for the RAAF’s VIP fleet

But I digress ...

Lagavulin 16…haven’t had that in a while. Love it. Great in cold weather paired with a nice cigar. 
P.S. I don’t want to even read about blending single malts…I skipped that part of the thread…that’s just criminal…

@audphile1 

Johnny Walker blends malts all the time.  Blue Label includes Lagavulin ...

The real crime in my book is adding ice

My point is that a tiny dram of another whisky has a chance of improving the single malt, which itself is likely a blend of many barrels,

Bit like changing a power cord on a CD transport really

"The guy who organised the whisky tastings was very quietly spoken..."

That is a sure way of identifying either the smartest or most dangerous person in a room. Or both...

While I looooove Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and yes The Macallan, my favorite for a while now has been the ridiculously affordable Bunnahabhain 12. 

As far as blending goes, the practice has definitely gotten bad press over the decades, but there are plenty of really great blends available. It's simply a way to highlight the character/strengths of more than one whisky in a single dram. In fact, my "daily drinker" has been The Famous Grouse for years - a bit of peat, a bit of fruit, and a balanced finish that is so satisfying. 

@richardbrand +1 on the "no ice" rule, but I do add a single or sometimes two drops of distilled water to my glass. I was very skeptical of how this could possibly change the profile of a potable with such a strong flavor to begin with, but one taste test later I was convinced. 

FWIW, I use "pretty good" PCs in my system (all AQ ranging from their Z series through Monsoon), but I confess I have not done a listening test, blind or otherwise. I can say I am a sucker for a pretty face, and they do look nicer than stock PCs.