phuture
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I would like to find out if replacing the power cords on my vistas will make a difference. I am looking at power cords from "pangea". Any input would be appriciated.:music:
I would like to find out if replacing the power cords on my vistas will make a difference. I am looking at power cords from "pangea". Any input would be appriciated.:music:
i think you should contact martin logan first and ask there opinion when i asked them they had a good answer. you might to try one first and see. you might be suprised on what you hear or don't hear. good luck
I think if you get one with the same spec as the stock unit you wont hear any changes, espicially some 14 Ga. generic cable.
My take on it, with my Summits, is that upgraded power cords did make an audible improvement. I went with Signal Cable.
If you believe that power cables improve the sound, chances are you will hear improvements.
Conversely, if you don't, you won't.
That's me. I believe I still understand enough of the physics involved, and cannot come up with anything that would explain how a power cord could make a difference at all.
I do use aftermarket power cords, though (Signal, Zebra and a non-US brand). They look nicer, and their extra stiffness prevents cable spaghetti.
That's good enough for me.
Sorry for hijacking the thread, but can someone explain to me, how in the world its possible to improve the sound with a great power cable when the wires in the wall are usually the cheapest cable the electrician found when he was building your house? They look always awful thin and are probably not 99.9999% pure copper if you ask me.
Greg
An entirely reasonable question.
The way I see it, a "good" power cord (as it immediately follows a high quality power conditioner) is important to help filter and/or shield any last vestages of supply noise that may eventually propagate through a component's power supply and into the audio signal. So I agree, shielding is important, quality terminations (plugs), and even some sort of HF filtering inherent in the design of the cord are all desirable attributes.
There is a lot of room for snake oil here... and the effectiveness of a power cord should be quite testable in the lab be simply applying a range of noise profiles onto the 60Hz 115VAC supply and measuring the performance of various cords under load.
My 2
Your walls are usually wired with 10 Ga. anything smaller than this will resist. For the nay sayers just try it & see, forget about the Talk.............
tsv will we ever disagree...............