When a power cord could obviously affect SQ


I have been a bit of a non-believer in power cords having magical effects on SQ but I have been discussing with Frank Ng a pair of PP 2A3 amps I am purchasing from TriodeLab.  He is supplying a pair of his preferred cables and he points out that the  2A3s’ cathodes are fed directly from the mains transformer.

The amps (UPS willing) arrive tomorrow - this should be quite an experience - it has been quite a game finding great tubes.

 

 

retiredaudioguy

@jea48 : My gear is all connected on the same AC line. I don’t hear any bleed-through from the switching power supplies on some of the gear. IMO this is much-ado-about- nothing!

That $499 WyWires Juice II Silver Series power cord is nice-looking audio jewelry!

@jasonbourne71 

From someone who states this: 

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Yes, the A - S1200 is a fine match. For the $3K+ you spent it better be! 

All amps of low noise, distortion and low output impedance will sound indistinguishable.

A Fosi V3 would suffice and save you a lot of money, though lacking the bragging rights of the A - S1200.

I don’t think anyone is shocked you don’t hear how clean or dirty your electricity is. 

Nice to see you loiter in another cable thread though. 

I have Franks Triode Lab 45 ffx monoblocks. They are amazing.

After trying several power cord with them, I clearly liked the Red Cords he makes best. They are very reasonably priced and I replaced my preamp pc as well, which now is on my Grimm MU2 since my preamp went away.

interestingly, at least to me, on the DAC I was using before my Grimm, I preferred a different cord, maybe due to more filtering (just a guess why).

I would opt for the red cords over the Zavfino that he also sells.

enjoy the amp!!!