Looking for a power cable for my Pass Labs Amp

most of us are saying that all are not snake oil, rather the absurd pricing is ridiculous. Listen, if you or anyone else can actually show me what justifies some of these 3-5 thousand dollar PC's I'd love to see it.

Just because the ruler you use is different than that of others, it doesn’t make you right nor it isn’t justified for others.


I have a Venom-HC, a supposed $300 msrp I believe, you can buy it all day long for $175. Is it any better than the Signal Cable variety that sells for a third, absolutely not.

And that means all other after market ac cables shouldn’t be any better? Absolutely not.

Bottom line is cable discussions on forums like this never accomplish anything. The majority of those that swear by high priced wire, do so with their own subjective bias.

I wonder who started this?

I'd be willing to bet that most don't even have a full and complete understanding of Ohm's law.

In the end if it makes you happy........ it's your money !

Not knowing Ohm’s law has nothing to do with one’s hearing ability. For what is worth, if you use any type of flash memory, chances are they have my design contributions.
 
Just because the ruler you use is different than that of others, it doesn’t make you right nor it isn’t justified for others.




And that means all other after market ac cables shouldn’t be any better? Absolutely not.



I wonder who started this?



Not knowing Ohm’s law has nothing to do with one’s hearing ability. For what is worth, if you use any type of flash memory, chances are they have my design contributions.

Are you saying there can be no correlation between laws of Physics and ones cognitive ability to hear ?

As for your 'ruler statement' ....... LOL, you obviously can't answer my question !
 
Are you saying there can be no correlation between laws of Physics and ones cognitive ability to hear ?

As for your 'ruler statement' ....... LOL, you obviously can't answer my question !

Here we go again. I refuse to get sucked into this.

Note to self: apparently “LOL” is not for everyone.
 
OK, so this can now be added to "settled science".
There are those that can hear a difference and those that cannot.
Now this thread, if continuing, is for those that can hear a difference.
 
Here we go again. I refuse to get sucked into this.

not the intent, sorry.

OK, so this can now be added to "settled science".
There are those that can hear a difference and those that cannot.
Now this thread, if continuing, is for those that can hear a difference.

jade, fine, so you educate me......... what difference do you hear ?
 
OK, so this can now be added to "settled science".
There are those that can hear a difference and those that cannot.
Now this thread, if continuing, is for those that can hear a difference.

It's not just about a difference, it's if it's any better. And if it's better, is it better in every way, or are there any drawbacks?
 
Isn't that what we sort out in every component we purchase?

My friend had been asking himself all the time where the midbass was in his system. Once he got rid of his power conditioning and all his fancy power chords, exchanging them for stock, he had his midbass back in all its glory. Kind of a big deal I would think.
 
It would seem logical that upon inserting the first piece of gear that negatively altered the tonal balance of the system that you would remove that item. Certainly not continue adding more detrimental pieces of gear.
At least thats what I would do.
I'm very happy for your friend that his system is back to it's glory.
 
When there is an item that makes my system sound worse, i always go for another one that could make it sound better.


In other words: power cables make the difference, just be careful.
 
When there is an item that makes my system sound worse, i always go for another one that could make it sound better.

In other words: power cables make the difference, just be careful.

1 - how do they make 'the difference'

2 - why should I / we be careful ?
 
1 - how do they make 'the difference'

2 - why should I / we be careful ?

You should just try some different cables and see if they make a difference in your system.
If they do, that's great. If not then at least you have tried and experienced it for yourself
Above all, enjoy the journey..
 
Jadedavid,

Thanks for the answer.


Mikado 463, i don´t want to provoke you but believe me when i say that the influence of the power cables in my system is so big, that is hard to me to understand that they do not make the same in all the systems.


Now, here it goes a good provocation: do you know what can make equal or maybe more difference than a power cable?


Fuses!!! :hide::amazing::yahoo1:
 
You should just try some different cables and see if they make a difference in your system.
If they do, that's great. If not then at least you have tried and experienced it for yourself
Above all, enjoy the journey..

I'm just trying to figure out / understand what differences I should be hearing. I have done one comparison (Signal Cable and the Venom HC ) and could not hear a difference. When I hear folks saying there are night and day differences it makes me wonder why hasn't Nelson Pass and others either adopted or at least endorsed said cables ?
 
I'm just trying to figure out / understand what differences I should be hearing. I have done one comparison (Signal Cable and the Venom HC ) and could not hear a difference. When I hear folks saying there are night and day differences it makes me wonder why hasn't Nelson Pass and others either adopted or at least endorsed said cables ?

So, you have tried power cables. And, you have not heard a difference.
That's OK. As is appearent on this and other forums, some people don't.
A recent audio sound bite had some people hearing Yanni while others heard Laurel. It seems we don't all hear the same.
If something works for you then great. If not then leave it behind you.
In your case you now have the money you would have spent on Power Cables available to do other upgrades (purchases) or just keep it in your pocket.
MOST IMPORTANT (a quote from Dick Olsher) "A day without music is like a black and white sunset".
Enjoy
 
If Shunyata is out of the question due to size you might want to try the AQ Dragon.


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While Shunyata is large diameter...they are surprisingly supple. If Shunyata doesn't suit the OP, then the. AQ storm cables will be like installing a joint of drilling pipe. They are great sounding cords with excellent build, but so stiff and unwieldy that they will be unusable for many people.
 
I'm just trying to figure out / understand what differences I should be hearing. I have done one comparison (Signal Cable and the Venom HC ) and could not hear a difference. When I hear folks saying there are night and day differences it makes me wonder why hasn't Nelson Pass and others either adopted or at least endorsed said cables ?

Dave, for me i heard better definition of the soundstage , the bass was also better defined , things seemed to get better in all ways . And i have to say i was really surprised that power cables and a distributor could make such a difference i was and am amazed . Now i also tried loudspeaker cables and can only say , wouuu , i did not expect that to be so much better than an already good Loudspeaker cable ( Yter , used in Bi Wire configuration )
 
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