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Re: How is it that power cords can make a sonic difference???

Howdy

Given that changing power cords on my transport makes a non-trivial difference and the transport is hooked up to the DAC with glass fiber, I agree, it's weird. Everything counts.

If you search here or on General or PropHeads you'll find a lot of speculation and argument about whether there is a difference and what it might be.

Some ideas that make sense to me:

Some PCs have better shielding from RFI, etc..

Some PCs have filtering of various sorts.

Some PCs have lower inductance so high current draw amps or switching supplies can get all the current they need when they want it.

Sometimes instead of asking how the cord helps the component it's hooked to it makes more sense to think of the cord as helping shield the rest of your system from the component it's hooked to.

Good luck and if you figure it out let us know :)

-Ted


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