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Ever hear a power cable make a huge difference?

I just had to share this. I went to synergistic research the other day to get some cables re-terminated. I saw some power cords on the floor and decided to ask about them. Ted, said they were all prototypes, would I like to listen. He brought me into the demo room and played some great music. He switched out the preamp power cord for one of the prototypes and man was it noticably better. Then, he left and came back into the room with a big smile on his face. He pulled a cable from the back that I swear was just recently built. He confirmed that no one had listened to it yet. He put the new power cable on the preamp and...................NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!! It was unbelieveable what a difference I heard. I could not believe how much bigger the sound stage grew, better focus, detail, and faster tighter bass. I had him switch the PC in and out because I just could not believe what I heard. Then he said "lets make it better." He brought it to his Tesla machine and gave it a quantum tunneling. He put it back in the system and to my surprise it was un believably better then what I had just heard. It now made the whole system easily sound 3 times as good. I just could not believe my ears. Then I had to know, how much could I get this cable for. I would think at least $2000 if not $3000. Nope, this will probably go for $500. Well Ted, sign me up for a few of those bad boys.
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mrtennis
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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.
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tboooe
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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.
rwwear
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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.
alun
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If a component is built to achieve a certain sound quality then why does the manuf. not supply components with the appropriate power cord? It seems a gross error on thier part not to include the cabling which helps make the component sound the best it can.
I don't understand the power cord game...
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tboooe
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alun, it comes down to money. Manufacturers have to produce to a COGS target in order to meet the price point they want and the achieve the desired margins. Unless a product is produced as no holds barred, everything is a compromise between price and performance. That is why most manufacturers have several models of a particular product, each one costing more and thus providing more performance. Adding a high end power cord, or resistor, or feature may push the manufacturing costs above the target price.
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