Power lead

[Jimbo]

I have to agree with that. I think it's the quality of the shielding. Standard mains leads leak a lot of electrical noise. That's why as a network engineer, we'd avoid running network cables in the same conduits as mains cables. I'm sure that one of the main gains from using good quality leads is the avoidance of electrical noise from one cable, affecting the signal passing along another cable.

My thoughts exactly Rob!

Marco now I have kindly been offered a power lead by one of the folk up north, I am happy if this whole post is moved to another part of the forum for power lead discussion as obviously they work for some folk and others are still trying to find meaning!

[Marco]

Okay dokes

Let debate commence.....

Marco.

[Jimbo]

Cheers Marco.

Personally I would not spend a penny on anything unless I can hear a beneficial effect in my system and as much as I have found significant differences with interconnects, I have found beneficial effects with Mains power leads. At a minimum mine are all screened and as I run a rats nest behind my system this is essential. Interestingly it was only when I had replaced all my leads I heard the biggest effect.

As a geeky thing to do I actually took all my power leads out one by one and clocked any performance difference, then popped them back in one by one. Normal kettle leads were used in place of the screened cables.

The difference was not subtle especially when I went from no screened leads to all screened!

[sumday]

ohh, bitch.
at no point in my post did I suggest electron WRIGGLE from substation, through component and then back to substation....I merely suggested that a couple of extra feet of wire cannot compensate for problems incurred in the MILES of cable back to the source of the "juice".

my intention was to save a fellow member money....better spent on music perhaps.

also, may I suggest a component "upset and cranky" from a couple of feet of wire is either defective or poorly designed

NIGE

[Pieoftheday]

Indeed... If either of them do it again, they'll be getting a week's holiday (as per the rules stated), which being established members, they should've read and digested.

Marco.

What did I put,can't find it? I never meant any offence I have tried some leads and extension block from Russ Andrews, waste of money for my lugs

[Marco]

S'ok now, James. Just in future remember that threads in the classifieds section (where this one used to be until it was moved) are *solely* for folk buying or selling equipment. They're not places for holding debates or offering views on matters liable to adversely affect the needs of the buyer or seller

Marco.