Best power cord for Devialet

[mdconnelly]

Actually for me it's less about whether there may be any perceived differences, and more about the fact that you know you're being taken for a ride - price wise - for a bit of twisted wire with chunky plugs and a posh sheath. Combined with the fact that for most of us the money would be better spent on other equipment / room upgrades. Most of these companies are predominantly marketing lead and to my knowledge have no real scientists/engineers involved. Am happy to be proven wrong of course.

But we all have different beliefs / priorities.

With all that said, Im happy to try an expensive cable with an open mind if someone wants to lend me one

Steve, I don't disagree that much of what is on the market is over-priced and over-hyped.  Most?   I don't know.  I will say that when I see power cords in the $2-4k US price range, I just laugh.  I suppose if I did spend that much on a power cord, expectation bias would sway me to believe I'd uncovered nirvana in order to justify the expense.   I can say it's crazy to spend that much on a power cord, but then I've got friends that think I'm crazy for having spent as much as I have on my Devialet (I don't tell them about the power cords ;-)

There are a number of "vendors" that simply buy terminations, wire, sheathing etc... - probably from China in bulk - that then build and brand the cable, make wild claims and jack up the price.   They're probably building the equivalent of a $30 cable, but they'll market it as a $400 cable.  (actually, more likely to market it as an $800 cable on sale - today only - for only just $399).

But I know that there are a few very good engineers that have dedicated a lot of time and effort to suss out what works and what doesn't (with ears AND a test bench) and take meticulous care to build the best they can.  The challenge is figuring out which is which.