[levesquejc]

I am going thru my power cords now to get my theater back up and running after a remodel. I view pcs as components in and of themselves; as they have characteristics of their own. They can affect the flow of the electrical current thru the cable in many ways. At minimum capacitance, inductance, resistance, etc. Like speaker cable each brings difference characteristics to the table. When we listen to these cables connected to our systems we are listening to the "interaction" of these characteristics across the audio spectrum.
That's why we are told to take it home and "listen".
John:bigsmile:

 

[levesquejc]

Not sure that's necessary; I installed balanced power transformers in the wall near the av center... so transmission line be what they may; once they get to my house and near my equipment - WATCH OUT- I'm going to tame you! A less expensive and significant impact can still be made with PS power outlet. I was redesigning the whole rool from scratch- running in-wall speaker wire, under floor cables, and with the horrible ac where I live something had to be done with the incoming line.
Once you tame it; keep it tame to the device. Should be fine from there. All electrical components can handle some degree of variance; question is how much and to what effect. I get so much bad vlotage at certain times of the day, I can hear my coffee machine transformer hum very loudly; that's mechanical vibration caused by the bad electrical signal coming into the house. The coffee machaine doesn't need clean power- but, my audio does.
John