I agree too. It's difficult at times though to make a clear distinction between the real science and the pseudo-science, especially for those of us that aren't scientists (or educated in electrical engineering or theory). I don't want to steer things way off-topic here (that's only allowed for BBQ
), but many years ago I was quite firmly entrenched in the "cord is a cord" camp, and openly laughed at some of the stratospherically-priced power cords being offered at the time. If a power cord was of sufficient gauge for the application (eg: negligible voltage drop for the length in use), was of quality construction and made of quality materials, then a power cord was a power cord was a power cord. Full stop. Then a friend sent me one of those cords I'd been laughing about, and my paradigm shifted...radically. The "science" behind it was still questionable, but did at least bear some plausibility (to me). Would the same money spent on that cord have yielded more substantial sonic improvements if spent on a better component....instead of the cord? Maybe. Probably, even. Point being (from my perspective) is that cords and cables *can* make a positive difference. The question is whether the juice is worth the squeeze, and that's a totally personal evaluation depending on one's priorities, desires, and disposable funds for things audio. I still laugh at some of these car-priced cables, but not because of the price. My laughter is almost always due to the marketing crap that comes along with them that even a non-engineer can recognize as either total BS or coming directly from a successful clone of Albert Einstein (who would not likely be spending time making cables for deranged audiophiles
). Just my opinion, FWIW.