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In Reply to: How do cables affect affect the quality of sound? posted by Rafaro on October 15, 2017 at 08:13:10:
I'll leave the "how" question to others. For the question of whether cables affect a system's sound, the answer is a definite "yes," and that includes power cables.
In any fairly high-resolution system, hearing the difference between cables isn't hard. I've never heard dramatic differences, but have often heard changes that, if not dramatic, aren't subtle either.
Years ago I made up the Venhaus DIY power cables and have used them since. I've never tried an A/B comparison with stock power cables, so can't say if they helped or not. (I made them because they were a cheap, fun little project that might help and probably wouldn't hurt.)
I have interconnects from Cardas, Kimber, Blue Jeans, and the Venhaus DIY silver. The differences are pretty substantial.
I haven't had many speaker wires, but changes there *can* be almost dramatic. Going from zipcord to Blue Jeans speaker wire made a big difference in detail and openness (whatever that is - I know it when I heard it) even on a bedroom TV system with Braun L300's driven by an old BGW amp. Also, going from mono-wiring to bi-wiring can make a huge difference in low-level detail and harmonics, provided you can keep the two pairs of wire separate by an inch or more for most of the run. I found this even with Spica TC-50's, which were not (by far) the last word in resolution. I use anti-cables for speaker wire, so it's easy to keep the pairs separate - they are stiff and stay where you put them. And... it *is* a dramatic change if you tape the two pairs close together - it's almost like pulling a curtain across in front of the speakers. So if you are bi-wiring with the two pairs of wires in a common sheath, you might want to consider cutting that sheath away and separating the wire pairs. I even have an answer to the "why" part for bi-wiring: Vandersteen's explanation of the Hull effect, which you can find in any of their speaker manuals or on their web site.
It may be that power cables can change the sound as well, though I can't prove it. I found it interesting that Sean Magee and Steve Berkowitz, when starting the Bob Dylan bootleg series by listening to the master tapes on a Studer machine, auditioned different power cables for the deck, and, to their surprise, heard differences.
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- "How"? Donno. "Do they affect the sound?" Yes. - Bill Way 11/26/1712:36:45 11/26/17 (0)
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