Audio Power Cables / Cords - Do they really make a difference?

[Craigslist Joe]

This was just the first three I came to.

Everyone who has actually done the comparisons agrees there is a difference. Here's the first three reviews I came to. If that's not enough to convince you to demo it for yourself, you won't be helped. Notice I didn't say "can't"!

POWER UP! - a comprehensive power cord review - Part 4

Product Review

nordost brahma power cord

 

[slipperybidness]

Everyone who has actually done the comparisons agrees there is a difference. Here's the first three reviews I came to. If that's not enough to convince you to demo it for yourself, you won't be helped. Notice I didn't say "can't"!

POWER UP! - a comprehensive power cord review - Part 4

Product Review

nordost brahma power cord

Reviews, subjective. Let's see numbers, objective.

 

[markw]

And, your point is?

There's a lot of money to be made in the boutique audio market and they know it. Witness Machina Dynamica, Chris Belt, and many others.

I'm very, skeptical of these reviews because the nut-jobs that live and breathe this stuff are responsible for their livelihood, and that of their advertisers. And, reviewers get paid to write stuff that people want to read.

Google "machina dynamica product reviews" if you want to see what I'm talking about.

When you get into power cords that cost more than many people's systems you better be talking about at least night and day differences. Not an THINK I can hear something.

And, no, not everyone will hear differences as you claimed. That's statistically impossible in this case. That's where you instantly lost all credibility with me, and probably other sentient beings as well.

But,if you kept on pushing this on me in person like you're trying to do here, I'd probably say I heard it just to shut you up, too.

 

[Craigslist Joe]

Sam I am

Ever read Green Eggs and Ham? I'm not asking anyone to buy anything. I'm not suggesting you demo something you can't afford. Music Direct sells the Vishnu for $330, give or take. There are home audio stores that will let you borrow one for free! But again, you do not like green eggs and ham...

 

[Rickster71]

Everyone who has actually done the comparisons agrees there is a difference. Here's the first three reviews I came to. If that's not enough to convince you to demo it for yourself, you won't be helped. Notice I didn't say "can't"!

POWER UP! - a comprehensive power cord review - Part 4

Product Review

nordost brahma power cord

That exactly it.
The human senses can, and are, fooled every day.
They are thrown off by outside stimuli.

Those subjective opinions are exactly the same as those in my restaurant comparison.
The identical string beans and mashed potatoes where suddenly much better in the upscale restaurant.

 

[majorloser]

Everyone here can afford some politeness. It's free

So, "douchebag" would be inappropriate?

 

[its phillip]

Try hanging cat turds on your speaker terminals. Nice chocolatey sound

 

[gmichael]

So, "douchebag" would be inappropriate?

I don't know. Harshness is free too.

 

[markw]

Try this.

Stack, from the bottom up, a quarter, a nickle, a copper penny, and a dime, exactly 1" from the sides in the front outside corner of your main speakers.

Let me know if you can hear the change.

 

[gmichael]

Hey Rick,

I kinda like your signature though:

" There's what people want to hear.
There's what they want to believe.
Then there's the truth ".

May I add a couple more?

" I refuse to prove that I exist, says God...
For proof denies faith and without faith, I'm nothing "

" In science, contrary evidence causes one to question a theory...
In religion, contrary evidence causes on to question the evidence "

I refuse to prove that I exist," says God...
for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," says man, "the Babel Fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It proves you exist...therefore, you don't. QED."
"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

 

[gmichael]

Stack, from the bottom up, a quarter, a nickle, a copper penny, and a dime, exactly 1" from the sides in the front outside corner of your main speakers.

Let me know if you can hear the change.

Toss them in a port. You just may hear that.

 

[Craigslist Joe]

Theories

Aerodynamic principles dictate that the F117's shape cannot fly. And in fact, it is aerodynamically unsound. Yet the Air Force flies them every day... Must be the cat ****, stack of coins, or other tricks you added with your ever-so-constructive commentary.

 

[gmichael]

Aerodynamic principles dictate that the F117's shape cannot fly. And in fact, it is aerodynamically unsound. Yet the Air Force flies them every day... Must be the cat ****, stack of coins, or other tricks you added with your ever-so-constructive commentary.

The F-117 Nighthawk was aerodynamically unstable in all three axes and required constant flight corrections, is a correct statement.

Aerodynamic principles dictate that the F117's shape cannot fly, is an incorrect statement.

 

[its phillip]

The F-117 has been retired for several years.

 

[gmichael]

The F-117 has been retired for several years.

Thanks, I fixed my statement.

 

[Craigslist Joe]

An unassisted human cannot fly an F117. The computer flies the plane. The pilot simply tells the computer where to fly the plane. If the computer fails, the plane crashes.

 

[gmichael]

An unassisted human cannot fly an F117. The computer flies the plane. The pilot simply tells the computer where to fly the plane. If the computer fails, the plane crashes.

This is not the same as, "Aerodynamic principles dictate that the F117's shape cannot fly."

What you made was a false statement and your point fell short.

 

[Craigslist Joe]

The F-117 has been retired for several years.

Wrong! It still flies. It's just not in combat now. Thanks for your input.
WHY IS THE STEALTHY F-117 NIGHTHAWK STILL FLYING? | aviationintel

 

[its phillip]

Officially retired. Sure, they might have some still around as test platforms/research beds. Not in any active units.

 

[Craigslist Joe]

This is not the same as, "Aerodynamic principles dictate that the F117's shape cannot fly."

What you made was a false statement and your point fell short.

I was speaking rhetorically. The point is that technology today is yesterday's impossibilities. Thank you for your input.