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If only there was a business which rented out power cords for audiophiles to try in their system? That would save quite a bit of mistakes made in the past!
Thanks again everyone,To answer 95bcwh, what I am hoping to acheive thru either power cords or conditioning would be 1) blacker background, 2) more powerful bass and 3) a bigger soundstage. I don't feel that I need extra warmth or brightness so I suppose I would like a neutral sounding cable.
Please explain how a power cord is able to control the "rolling off" of high frequencies.
Moreover, it seems to me it ought to be a problem a manufacturer could design out of his components, rather than relying on an external power cord.
This I would readily believe, and have experienced myself when comparing a component to its newer version with upgraded power supply.
Personally no, though it wasn't something I was going to go to great lengths to experiment with.
Doesn't sound like a very solid theory to me. Anyway, vive la difference, I always say.
Quote from: 95bcwh on 4 Dec 2007, 04:15 pmThen why bother about the theory?Well, I've always found forum discussions were more interesting when there were opposing points of view.As for this "theory" -- an impartial observer reading over this thread would, I'd guess, wonder what the heck the theory was when he runs across statements like"What’s good for one component or person isn’t necessarily good for another"and"Tubes seem to prefer raw AC, at least for power amps" (based on what exactly?)and"maybe upgraded wall recepticals" (aha! what good is a good PC if your wall receptacle sucks?)and (my favorite)"any change that you make is not going to improve everything from top to bottom, you're going to gain some and lose some."...and much more besides.Doesn't sound like a very solid theory to me. Anyway, vive la difference, I always say.
Then why bother about the theory?