@jl35 +1 on focusing and testing in details any changes, sometimes negative upgrades etc!
Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers?
The reason I am asking is I feel manufacturers of high quality components include all that is ever needed, power cable wise. Sure, some people buy power cables because they need special lengths or have some out of the ordinary "noise" issues that need extra insulation. Some even like the visual aspect of the aftermarket cables. I’m just curious why many spend thousands of dollars on such when the manufacturer has taken the power cable into account when producing the product. I cannot see a High-quality audiophile component maker (especially some that sell volume) pass on a few dollars for a better sounding power cable if indeed the cable improved their product. I cannot see a person buying that $7000 amp is not going to balk if the product was introduced at $7100 (with the better cable).
I wonder if Luxman, Accuphase, McIntosh, Gryphon...you name it "dressed" their power cables up to look like expensive aftermarket cables, owners would be so quick to "upgrade"?
I’d be curious to hear Ralph’s opinion on the subject
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Yes indeed. Believe me, I would rather spend less than more, but experience has taught me that often spending more pays dividends equal to or exceeding this extra expenditure. I dont understand the motive behind getting us to deny the validity of our senses. This weekend our audio group compared DACs in a single blind setting. The DACs were: Thor Audio/Audio Logic DAC (over 20 years old), an Audio Note entry level kit DAC and a new Chinese resistor ladder S.S. DAC. They all sounded very different. Most thought the Audio Note the best with the Chinese coming in second. Guess which DAC probably measured the best? Then we listened to all of the same music on analog.
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@westcoastaudiophile As I explained earlier the wiring in the walls is far higher performance than most power cords so Voltage drops in it are less of a problem unless you're really drawing some current. Some audiophiles have 20Amp circuits installed on this account. |
@audition__audio +1 My sentiments exactly. |
I easily hear differences in interconnects and speaker cable on my mid level system. All my power cables are lower/ middle level Cullen and one Zavfino. They are the only power cords I use and I don’t have the energy or desire to compare to any others. Those who also have challenges getting behind their rigs will understand. I know this has been discussed to death. I can understand why cables in the music signal path will impact sound. But I still do not understand how two similar gauge cables of different purity metals and qualities, both delivering equal power to a transformer, can impact sound. EXCEPT if one has some sort of gizmo to filter noise out of the electricity if the power is "dirty" and the unit’s transformer can’t filter it |
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