Power cables

[Rolf]

Hi all.

The other day I was presented with really expencive power cords. In US$ from $200 to $800 witch should improve the sound.

Anybody have experience with this???

Rolf

[Uncle Paul]

It's pure unadulterated

[Robh3606]

I only have one, opps 2 comments

It's not in the signal path

Why should any power cord, unless it's solid siver wire under the jacket cost $800???

As you can see I am not a believer and honestly have never seriously considered or tried it.

There are many that swear by them as well. Why don't you borrow both and see for yourself if you think you hear an improvement and if it's worth the cash for it. If you try it and you like it well frankly that's all that counts.

Rob

[Audiobeer]

I always wondered why anyone wants a high buck power cord. If the purchaser truly believes that it will improve the sound, why not rip all the wiring out from the fuse box to the plug in where your stereo is and start over? The wiring from my box to my setup is over 200' with all the twists and turns. I cannot see for the life of me why a $800 cord that is 6' long is going to straighten all the problems out from the previous stretch of 200'.

[boputnam]

Hey, Rolf...

You should read the Link to Whitlock's piece, here - he covers this issue quite emphatically...

http://audioheritage.csdco.com/vbull...ight=grounding

[Rolf]

Hey, Rolf...

You should read the Link to Whitlock's piece, here - he covers this issue quite emphatically...

http://audioheritage.csdco.com/vbull...ight=grounding

Hi. I understand what you mean. Unfortunatly we do not have this kind of electrical system in Norway. We have no "live" or "earth". What we have is + and - and ground. It does not matter what lead you connect to + or -, and you can drop ground if you don't want to use it. If you turn the plug on a amp or another product can hear the sound from the speakers getting better of not. Then you know witch way to plug them. Strange, but true. Maybe a special cord fix this, but I do not know. I will try later.

Thanks fro the advice.

Rolf

[JuniorJBL]

[QUOTE=Audiobeer]I always wondered why anyone wants a high buck power cord. If the purchaser truly believes that it will improve the sound, why not rip all the wiring out from the fuse box to the plug in where your stereo is and start over? The wiring from my box to my setup is over 200' with all the twists and turns. I cannot see for the life of me why a $800 cord that is 6' long is going to straighten all the problems out from the previous stretch of 200'. [/QUOTE


This would be my problem with them as well. Just as long as you size your cord for your application and you do not over-load your circuit then all is good.

But if you are so inclined to go that route then you better add this at well over a $100 per piece

http://www.wattgate.com/

All I can say is

[Rolf]

I only have one, opps 2 comments
It's not in the signal path

I know.

Why should any power cord, unless it's solid siver wire under the jacket cost $800???

I asked myself the same question. No Answer.

As you can see I am not a believer and honestly have never seriously considered or tried it.

Same as me, never thought this is really something.

There are many that swear by them as well. Why don't you borrow both and see for yourself if you think you hear an improvement and if it's worth the cash for it. If you try it and you like it well frankly that's all that counts.
Rob

I will, as soon as I have new cross-overs, and 2 new pairs of speaker cables. I want to do that first, as this is something I know will improve the sound.

Rolf