Power cords? suggestions?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Gremal

False. Blinding is not natural in a listening environment and requires careful setup to be statistically significant.

This is the only comment I'm going to chime in on, and I'm going to keep it related to the specific issue above of the poster who listened to two different power cords and said he could tell a difference between the 3K cord and the 10K cord. In this specific instance it would have been very, very easy to do this test blind. The person having him listen simply didn't have to tell him which cord was which. He could have said "sit and have a listen" and then changed out the cord and then said the same thing again and then asked him if he could tell any difference.

[ryan4blu]

I guess this thread has gone somewhere else. i will seek elsewhere for some help on power cords and where to buy them. thanks anyways

[Oddiophile]

Check out the newly released Pangea power cables at Audio Advisor. Introductory priced at incredible savings. I have not tried them yet but the design and geometry is very similar to Ps Audio's for far less money.

http://www.audioadvisor.com/products.asp?dept=260

The AC9 is designed for power amps and current hungry components.
The AC14 is designed for lower power source components like DVD, Blu-ray players, etc.

[mdabb]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

so who has any suggestions for cables or sites to go to? sick of all the technical terms. please someone with some thoughts or help? thank you

(1) Hit up Audiogon here's a search for ya.

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch...cabl&submit=Go

(2) $100 range, look into Pangea, Signal Cable, Tributaries, Emotiva (I think) Or check out JohK's excellent "Take Five" DIY project.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Here's my opinion.

A/B tests and the like are a waste of time and effort. The only way to tell if a component (power cord, amplifier, speaker cable, source component, etc) has made an improvement or no difference at all, is to listen over time. You have to live with it. Give it a couple of weeks.

John

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by mdabb

(1) Hit up Audiogon here's a search for ya.

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch...cabl&submit=Go

(2) $100 range, look into Pangea, Signal Cable, Tributaries, Emotiva (I think) Or check out JohK's excellent "Take Five" DIY project.

thanks, i will check them out. i just signed up there.

[ryan4blu]

look at this site i found on audiogon

http://www.gttgroup.com/avframe.htm

[rded]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

look at this site i found on audiogon

http://www.gttgroup.com/avframe.htm

Ryan4blu,

Sorry for derailing your thread. I could not cut and past links with ease earlier as I was using my iphone. Try this power cord:

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/86725

It comes in 1M($50), 2M($75) and 3M(100)

I believe this is a good start. 3 M cable should be more than you need, I hope.

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by rded

Ryan4blu,

Sorry for derailing your thread. I could not cut and past links with ease earlier as I was using my iphone. Try this power cord:

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/86725

It comes in 1M($50), 2M($75) and 3M(100)

I believe this is a good start. 3 M cable should be more than you need, I hope.

no problem, thanks for the link

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by Oddiophile

Check out the newly released Pangea power cables at Audio Advisor. Introductory priced at incredible savings. I have not tried them yet but the design and geometry is very similar to Ps Audio's for far less money.

http://www.audioadvisor.com/products.asp?dept=260

The AC9 is designed for power amps and current hungry components.
The AC14 is designed for lower power source components like DVD, Blu-ray players, etc.

so what do you guys think of these power cables? 3m for $100. worth it?

i did go on audiogon and see some promising ones, some for only $50 or so. man the choices....

[rded]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

so what do you guys think of these power cables? 3m for $100. worth it?

i did go on audiogon and see some promising ones, some for only $50 or so. man the choices....

I would say try them out. I believe both audio advisor and music direct have a 30-day return policy.

[fdm]

To summarize what we've learned:

(1) Snake oil is always the first thing out of the keyboards of people who have systems for which such things wouldn't make a difference anyway.

(2) Try out the one(s) you're interested in in your system, if you don't hear any difference, return them for a refund. Repeat as necessary until you've made up your mind one way or the other.

[naturephoto1]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

I guess this thread has gone somewhere else. i will seek elsewhere for some help on power cords and where to buy them. thanks anyways

Ryan,

These may be a little beyond your budget, but you may wish to consider these from Kevin- Valab in Taiwan: These are some of Kevin's King Power Cords:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Rich

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by fdm

To summarize what we've learned:

(1) Snake oil is always the first thing out of the keyboards of people who have systems for which such things wouldn't make a difference anyway.

(2) Try out the one(s) you're interested in in your system, if you don't hear any difference, return them for a refund. Repeat as necessary until you've made up your mind one way or the other.

hey, thanks for your input

[ryan4blu]

found this one on audiogon website: http://www.needledoctor.com/Tara-Lab...AC-Power-Cable

i read somewhere that tara cables are decent cables. guy on there will sell me a brand new one in 8 ft for $80, good deal? i guess it retails for $150


another thing i wanted to ask is do these need to plug in to the wall plug or can it go into a power conditioner?

[rded]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

found this one on audiogon website: http://www.needledoctor.com/Tara-Lab...AC-Power-Cable

i read somewhere that tara cables are decent cables. guy on there will sell me a brand new one in 8 ft for $80, good deal? i guess it retails for $150

Tara labs make excellent cables. Where is this site you are talking about, if I may ask? I might just buy me some

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by rded

Tara labs make excellent cables. Where is this site you are talking about, if I may ask? I might just buy me some

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....cial-15-Amp-th


check it out.

[rded]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....cial-15-Amp-th


check it out.

I knew it!!! It's Brad Bossman! I know him. Really good guy and trust worthy. I bought a couple of Tara LAbs HDMI cables from him. Ships really fast.

[mdabb]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

found this one on audiogon website: http://www.needledoctor.com/Tara-Lab...AC-Power-Cable

i read somewhere that tara cables are decent cables. guy on there will sell me a brand new one in 8 ft for $80, good deal? i guess it retails for $150


another thing i wanted to ask is do these need to plug in to the wall plug or can it go into a power conditioner?

Solid choice !!! Your not gonna go wrong with many of the cable companies out there. It's your money & your hobby, have fun with it

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by rded

I knew it!!! It's Brad Bossman! I know him. Really good guy and trust worthy. I bought a couple of Tara LAbs HDMI cables from him. Ships really fast.

cool, didnt know you knew him. so are you going to buy more from him?

cool so he is trust worthy and ships fast, sounds like two big pluses already, thanks