I have no idea.
My system just sounded better with the Chord power cord. That’s why I kept it after auditioning it.
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Auditioning gear in your own system is the only reasonable way to make decisions in this hobby. And yes, power cable can make a difference on hifi system. Bigger in some systems, smaller in others. That’s why auditioning in your own system is the only way.
It seems your idea of „nothing to do“ just derived from a lack of experience. Which is just a consequence of being too little open minded or willing to dig deeper into certain areas.
Power has been a crucial element in the analoge as well as in the digital era of music reproduction.
But hey, at the end of the day everyone is follow a certain path based on their priorities and challenges.
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Yes, I think that’s right. I find that with education, scholarship, and some logical thought, one may avoid many unpleasant and/or boring experiences.
Perhaps. The trick is to avoid owning such hifi systems.
There’s a statement that’s hard to argue with. All of my powered systems critically depend on getting power!
I’m not sure why it’s necessary to consider such truisms here… Or state them.
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Still can’t work out the ‘modding’ logic.
@Bill_Janssen’s modded statement at least implies that those people who do listen to power cables live ‘empty lives’, and should maybe be ‘institutionalised’.
Enough said…
I can see how this can be interpreted as offensive, but I don’t think that’s what he meant.
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This argument just rolls on and on…
Neither side will convince the other, so why don’t we just agree to disagree and move on?
I’m sure there’ll be no shortage of equally contentious issues in the future to erm, discuss.
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I just can’t imagine buying a really expensive bit of kit, and being cool with the idea that it won’t be anywhere near its best unless I lay out extra $$ for a usb decrapifier and a new power cord. What were they thinking when they designed it? “Lets leave a little something for our power cord manufacturing colleagues”?
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I totally agree, all we ask is to listen…but😛
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(I didn’t know there was a picture for that… Is there a video too?)
I wonder if this can be construed as offensive for comparing certain people to stubborn horses.
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It’s an insult to a mule if the saying is correct ‘stubborn as a mule’
Hi Bruno. Maybe you could explain what is a “decent and isolated cable” made of ?
I agree with you that the cables are unbelievably expensive and that this is not justified, other than by the reasons you explain.
However, your experience would help members to make useful (and economical) choices
Pierre Johannet has studied in this field. I think you know him too. Do you validate his work?
Thanks.
I’m a fool for reading this thread, but you know, just looking for an accident to ogle.
Not to wade into this ‘discussion’ in any real way, I know better, but have to comment that you keep making this argument - is 4mm better than 1m, why not 1mm? - etc etc… which, as you yourself probably know, is disingenuous and somewhat annoying to read over and over. There are many reasonable points made on both sides in this thread, but this one is not. Any semi-knowledgeable person knows that EMI is highly dependent on frequency/material interaction, and frequency is 100% correlated to wavelength, which is 100% correlated to length of antenna, which in this case is the length of wire connected to a given chassis. So, yes, in this case, the length of the cable will have a major effect on the EMI susceptibility of the combined system. So, yes, 1m will be more reactive than 1mm.
You missed my point. I replied to the argument, that all the hundreds of meter cables in the walls of our house don’t count, but the last meter to the device is so important to justify a insane high price for this cable.
hence why the 1m power cable can make a difference after 100Km of power line.
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It is the first meter your equipment sees, not the last meter.
Depending on your country of residence, it could it be the first foot.
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Even though my cables are all produced in the US, they still are sold by the meter.
How far does your equipment “see”? Just curious…
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