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I'm not surprised that you are confused with the assumptions you make

Howdy

Well, not everyone is like you. I need sound to sleep. Otherwise other distractions keep me awake.

I, Jon and others have answered, or at least tried to answer your other questions. I'm an EE and fully understand where you are coming from and used to be just as sure of myself and just as wrong. Listen for yourself, things make a difference and everyone has different systems, preferences and pocketbooks. You don't seem to understand that the components we use don't exactly match their mathematical models. A good engineer understands the limits of their models and keeps an open mind when things don't work like the math says it should. Better engineers figure out what's wrong with the models, refine them and build better products.

Is adding a $1000 power cord the most cost effective thing to do? It depends on your budget, how much your time is worth, how much custom engineering you are willing to do or pay for, etc. I never claimed it was the best for you. You also may note, that I don't use $1000 cords myself, but I have friends who do and I sure as heck can tell the difference in their systems when cheaper cords are used.

Once again, the environment inside a unit isn't the same as outside, shielding is the most obvious difference. Also some of us have replaced internal point to point wiring with better quality wiring, others of us have bought components with high quality wiring already built in.

Ralph Vaughn Williams spinning here.

-Ted


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