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In Reply to: Power filtering reduces distortion posted by Ric Schultz on July 3, 2014 at 13:53:15:
Granted there can be noise on the AC line. I would agree that, if not removed, the noise can be amplified and will degrade the sound. I disagree that all noise is distortion, except in the very broadest sense of being an unwanted addition to the original signal. The two are measured and quantified separately. Noise is certainly not wanted, but that doesn't make it distortion. I maintain that there is not a device that will reduce distortion present in a musical signal without affecting the signal.
If a filter removes noise from the AC line, it probably will make your system sound better, or at least different. Conversely, I have heard a power filter, quite expensive and bulky, suck the air and life out of a system, and I didn't care a whit whether it removed noise or not. I am not aware that there is any type of filter that will make a bad recording sound good, which is what the original review claimed. If a recording sounds bad simply because of noise on the line, you've got bigger problems than power cords.
I recognize that you're pretty far ahead of me in technical knowledge, and I appreciate your insightful contribution to the discussion. I restate that I believe power cords will change the sound of most components, but they cannot make miraculous improvements to bad recordings. That's the snake oil part.
Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9
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