I use Triode Wire Labs Power Cords as well as Triode Wire Labs Speaker Cables....excellent products, and Triode Pete is one heck of a nice guy. Oh and I use Oyaide power outlets. I have Synergistic Research interconnects in a second system as well...And I have a few pairs of Wireworld Power Cords as well
Jay Victor makes audio cables for a few company's as well as his own brand which is very very exxpensive...Clarus Cables. The owner of Audio Advisor asked Jay Victor to make a cable for him to sell as his house brand. That cable is Pangea". Audio Advisor owns Pangea brand name.
Its a simple as( to me that is), if you have stock stable power, no difference, waste of money. If you have dodgy power, or dodgy wiring between house circuits etc etc...may well make a difference.
Many would disagree. I would say that you have an advantage in Oz with the 240v - but plenty of Aussie audiophiles use after market cables.
Well, I cant attest to the 120V users, I have to admit that. Yes, power in general is very clean here.
I posted that I've tried expensive power cords and I didn't hear a difference, and my post gets DELETED! What is the agenda here?
This thread is not to debate the efficacy of high-end power cords, it is intended only to discuss which cords are recommended and the best value for those that believe high-end power cords improve equipment performance. I suspect your post will be deleted and mine with it but it is a waste of time to enter threads like this and offer opinions that are negative to the intent of the thread.
There are definitely some ideas that an audio manufacturer may try to market, that just don't make any sense at all. If anyone suggested using a lower conductivity material than copper, in a power cord, it would seem to me a perfect example of being absolutely absurd. Unless... of course... I heard it and it sounded better. Then I would suddenly and pridelessly transform my opinion.
I have never upgraded a power cord on anything, ever... but after reading some of the posts maybe I will give it a try.
I suggest you borrow one or more high-end power cords before committing to a purchase. No matter what people say is their favorite power cord, actual results vary tremendously. Just because somebody writes (and this includes audio reviewers) some Cardas power cord "transformed" their system, THEIR experience means nothing in reference to YOUR system. I sell power cords (among many other audio components). But I also loan out demos, and recommend potential buyers try them at home before forking out the big bucks.
Great minds think alike - there is a reason I never did it... but always willing to try for myself, I am always learning something new. I learn the best though when I hear / see it for myself though!
Never would have guessed that from the title though. If that was the intent it should have been titled something like recommended power cords or best value power cords. The tile for this thread would imply surprise that they work as marketed or that they work as marketed despite the disbelief of many. I do wonder if someone started a thread that read something along the lines of " expensive power cables don't offer any improvement and offered a reasonable scientific explanation as to why" how long it would last and how protected by the mods would it be. Just wondering. Anyways to the OPs post. I have some of Signal Cables Magic Power Cords in 8 foot lengths because I needed longer cables than came with my amp and DAC. They are well built and much nicer looking than the OEM cords. The two of them cost me less than 180 bucks delivered. As for sound anytime I mess with power delivery I'm concerned about making the sound worse I've heard cheap power strips gut amps. Just make the sound fuzzy and more restrained. The Signal Cable cords had no audible negative effects. Not that I expected them to but sometimes in this hobby you wonder about stuff like that. They also make a great extension cord specifically for audio gear that I might be getting. Definitely worth checking out. Power Cables
Is this a new forum rule, that I've missed? Any input to this type of thread should include a range of experience, so long as it's based on that rather than dogma and isn't offensive I understood we're on solid ground. Having looked at the current RRP of my cables and they're £200 each and I'm glad I purchased, the addition of a dedicated line was at least as important. I was lucky my fuse box was in my cellar and running the wire was easy and I just needed an electrician to connect it all up. I suspect the results you get are going to vary widely given all the possible variables, so at least try and get a loan of any cable you're thinking of buying.
PS Audio Perfect Wave, about $180 Douglas Connection Elite 12, $140 Here's what I use now: https://www.amazon.com/TRIPP-P007-0...840245&sr=8-10&keywords=Tripp+Lite+14AWG+NEMA
They certainly made a difference for me - Atlas - but on my headphone amp (Auralic Taurus + HD800) the result was too "etched" when I put the kit on my mana rack, so I went back to the original lead.