It's Done! Power Cord Shoot-Out-- 22 Power Cords Reviewed! - Page 13

I've tried a few power cords on various devices, it all depends on the device to whether theres a difference the cords seem to condition the power or block out RFI but it depends on how good the power circuits are in the device to whether the cord makes a difference, my power amp has the most expensive cord consiting of silver plated mk plug , 2m of belden 19364 and IeGo Silver Plated IEC and 2 ferrites and theres no difference between that and the stock cord same for my sub, my TV has a simlar cord silver plated perma plug, 1.5m of belden 19364 and martin kaiser Silver Plated IEC and 2 ferrites, I can see the difference between this and the stock cord theres less noise and the colours are deeper, my edifier s730 also sounds better with a fancy cord. I don't think theres a difference between a £50 shielded cord and a £500 shielded cord also the gauge of the wire makes no difference.

JRG, 

At least you did some testing. You need to get away from the Belden power cords to get a significant difference. Notice I say difference, not necessarily better.

I strongly suggest, at not too high of price points, the Mojo Audio 8 gauge ( not because of the gauge), and the JPS Labs Digital AC.

Silver power cords are excellent on video, but not on audio. I don't know why, and neither does anyone else ( at least I haven't heard of anyone knowing why).

Pure silver conductors give a better picture than silver plated conductors. But they are more expensive. If you're into DIY, Use a short all silver power cord to a PLC or high quality power strip. 

Best of luck !

I am in the UK , so my choice is limted to whats avaible here http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/ and here http://markgrantcables.co.uk/ , and i won't spend any more money on power cords the belden 19364 is good enough and the cable for my tv cost less than £30 it's the only cable i own where i feel i got my moneys worth, silver is more conductive than copper and brass yes but i fail to see where it makes a difference to a device that draws only 180watts, my power strip is a high quality strip it's a 6way silver plated block, with 2m of Lapp Olflex Classic CY and silver plated mk plug with 13amp pure silver hifi tuning fuse and large ferrite it doesn't seem to make any difference over the £10 tacima 6way it replaced.

Expensive fuses really rub me the wrong way. I've tried a silver fuse, and it did sound different, but not better. In a fuse shoot-out I read recently, the ceramic cased ones were favored over glass. The favorite was the Acme, which is a silver plated, relatively ordinary fuse, yet with the ceramic casing. PS Audio and Furutech make a similar fuse at a slightly higher price. But then it gets absurd after those. And the difference is very small, so beware of exotic fuse BS.

Since you are in the UK, there is Audusa, who makes a specialty power cord at a low price. They also import LAT from the US, which has been favored over many high priced cords.

In the US, there is Cobalt Cable, another well reviewed cable line, with low prices.

I've gone through several high priced power cords, and the ones I have kept are very good, but component specific. One may be excellent on a CD player, or tubed headphone amp, for example, and not very good at all on other equipment. Power cords are largely unpredictable. The only consistency I have experienced is with the pure silver on video screens, and solid core copper on tubed components.