Ever hear a power cable make a huge difference?

I find many of the posts in this thread “interesting” and thought I’d see what some of the more interesting posters had to say on other topics- enjoy!

11-27-05: Thezipper
“As far as speaker cables go, you'll do just fine with a decent 12-16 gauge zip cord.”
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1132940913&openusid&zzThezipper&4&5#Thezipper

11-21-05: Thezipper
“Do you really think that the wire is "broken in" or perhaps that you've become accustomed to what you're hearing?”
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1131509484&openusid&zzThezipper&4&5#Thezipper

08-05-07: Thezipper
“As long as the PC for that is 12 or 14 gauge then it should be fine. Your PC has one job...........get the electricity to the component, nothing more, nothing less. AC is AC.......a PC won't, nor should it, change that.”

06-07-06: Rwwear
“I held an 8' and 5' power cord up to my ear and I thought they both sounded the same. I guess I'm not an audiophile.”
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1149694664&openusid&zzRwwear&4&5#Rwwear

01-23-07: Heyitsmedusty
“I do love the rich language that people use to describe the vague sonic minutiae that they hear from switching components, and I also love when people hear those differences when it may be physically impossible to do so!
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1139558775&openusid&zzHeyitsmedusty&4&5#Heyitsmedusty

03-10-07: Rel
“So Apple maniacs confess! How many of you secretly hate authority, all big business, and Republicans?”

“I'd say around 99%....thanks for asking!”
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?icomp&1173483403&openflup&9&4#9

09-28-05: Audiofeil
“Disclosure: I am a Stealth Audio distributor.
There exists cables which should not be "cooked". For example, we warn all purchasers of Stealth Indra, up front, that under no circumstances should these interconnects be used with any break in device other than normal use in their system. No exceptions. The warranty is void when the purchaser uses such devices.”
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1127693186&openusid&zzAudiofeil&4&5#Audiofeil

After market power cords can be quite effective when connected to a 120V potential.

If not, they can appear lifeless and in many cases are indistinguishable from a stock power cord.

As always YMMV.

why do people argue over whether other people hear differences between any two components ?

if person a hears a differenc between 2 power cords, how does it affect person b's enjoyment of his/her own stereo system.

we are turning into perception police, monitoring and commenting on percptions with which we disagree. it is futile and irrational to be concerned with what another person hears. accept other people's perceptions and move on.

rwwear, thanks for the well thought out and very useful response....

thezipper, I have no problem with people who dont think pc make any difference. In fact, I am a bit on the fence in this regard as well. What I dont get is when people choose to jump on a thread and make fun of or challenge those who do think pcs make a difference. As you said, this is a hobby, a very subjective one at that. I say let people enjoy it in anyway they want to without having to defend their views or face ridicule. Anyway, just my measly two cents.

Thanks Tboooe. Though it wasn't that difficult it is much more useful than most of the silly thoughts most have come up with regarding this subject.