Originally Posted by RAQemUP
A few people are stating that its nothing more then placebo effect for these fancy power cables having any effect on sound quality while others say there is definately a noticable difference. It may not be a night and day difference but who would refuse any improvement regardless of said cost of cable.
Raising my hand.
Thirty years in the hobby, twenty in post production sound. Power cables, if they are constructed reasonably well, make no difference to the sound. The cable that came with your amp sounds exactly the same as the one that costs thousands.
As a newbie just putting together your first system, I can give you plenty of advice on how to get great sound. But it takes thinking things through. You can't just buy great sound with money. The most expensive equipment in the world, applied poorly will sound like crap. Likewise, an inexpensive system that has been put together with thought and skill will sound great.
You have to use your ears AND your brain.
See ya
Steve